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PaulaB

Alternating Fill Series
 
Could you please help me. I am trying to alternate numbers IE: 400001,
400251, 400002,400252, 4000032, 400253 etc. Need a total of 1000 records.
How can I make the fill series work with this?
PaulaB

Bob I

Alternating Fill Series
 
400001
400251
=A1+1
=a2+1

select cells A3 and 4 and drag down.

paulab wrote:

Could you please help me. I am trying to alternate numbers IE: 400001,
400251, 400002,400252, 4000032, 400253 etc. Need a total of 1000 records.
How can I make the fill series work with this?
PaulaB



PaulaB

Alternating Fill Series
 
Do I need to format my cells? I get 400002, 400252 repeated down to cell
1000 when I enter the
=A1+1
=A2+1
They do not increment

"Bob I" wrote:

400001
400251
=A1+1
=a2+1

select cells A3 and 4 and drag down.

paulab wrote:

Could you please help me. I am trying to alternate numbers IE: 400001,
400251, 400002,400252, 4000032, 400253 etc. Need a total of 1000 records.
How can I make the fill series work with this?
PaulaB


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Dave Peterson

Alternating Fill Series
 
What happens when you copy down?

Make sure you're in automatic calculation mode.

In xl2003 menus:
tools|options|calculation tab



paulab wrote:

Do I need to format my cells? I get 400002, 400252 repeated down to cell
1000 when I enter the
=A1+1
=A2+1
They do not increment

"Bob I" wrote:

400001
400251
=A1+1
=a2+1

select cells A3 and 4 and drag down.

paulab wrote:

Could you please help me. I am trying to alternate numbers IE: 400001,
400251, 400002,400252, 4000032, 400253 etc. Need a total of 1000 records.
How can I make the fill series work with this?
PaulaB


.


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Dave Peterson

Bob I

Alternating Fill Series
 
General, are you dragging down with the fill series handle?

paulab wrote:

Do I need to format my cells? I get 400002, 400252 repeated down to cell
1000 when I enter the
=A1+1
=A2+1
They do not increment

"Bob I" wrote:


400001
400251
=A1+1
=a2+1

select cells A3 and 4 and drag down.

paulab wrote:


Could you please help me. I am trying to alternate numbers IE: 400001,
400251, 400002,400252, 4000032, 400253 etc. Need a total of 1000 records.
How can I make the fill series work with this?
PaulaB


.



PaulaB

Alternating Fill Series
 
Thanks Dave,
I did have to turn on Formula calculation options to automatic in Excel2007.

"Dave Peterson" wrote:

What happens when you copy down?

Make sure you're in automatic calculation mode.

In xl2003 menus:
tools|options|calculation tab



paulab wrote:

Do I need to format my cells? I get 400002, 400252 repeated down to cell
1000 when I enter the
=A1+1
=A2+1
They do not increment

"Bob I" wrote:

400001
400251
=A1+1
=a2+1

select cells A3 and 4 and drag down.

paulab wrote:

Could you please help me. I am trying to alternate numbers IE: 400001,
400251, 400002,400252, 4000032, 400253 etc. Need a total of 1000 records.
How can I make the fill series work with this?
PaulaB

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Dave Peterson
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