I am trying to format Column "A" to automatically issue numbers
starting from 10001 to infinity. I am using thsis formula:

=IF(D8<"",COUNTA($D$7:D8)&".","")

It is important that the numbers generated in Column "A" based on the
contents of Column "D", so if there's no entry in "D", Column "A" will
be blank.

The problem I am having is that I can not start with 10001, I can
however start with 1.

Also, Excel is placing a dot after my numbers. I don't like dots! Please
help.

Eddie