In A1 type 54
In A2 use =A1+1
Copy down the column

OR of use the automatic fill featu type numbers in A1 and A2, select and
drag down the column

OR use Edit | Fill

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"pawnraider" wrote in message
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I'm trying to number cells but the way I would like to do it is in the
adjoining cell it will be the next number. Y'know like 1,2,3,4 and so on.
I
have two books on Excel but I can't find that info. Thanks for the help.