AUTO FILL
I need to create a list that runs from A through Z and then when that runs
out starts AA and so on (just the letters that run along the top of the worksheet. I know I can type all these in via a custom list - but is there an easier way? otherwise will take ages. |
Try this adaptation of a previous post by Glenn Schwandt in
..worksheet.functions (Mar 2001) Put in any starting cell, say, B2: =UPPER(IF(ROWS($A$1:A1)18278,CHAR(96+INT(MOD(ROWS ($A$1:A1)-18279,456976)/17 576)+1),"")& IF(ROWS($A$1:A1)702,CHAR(96+INT(MOD(ROWS($A$1:A1)-703,17576)/676)+1),"")&IF (ROWS($A$1:A1)26, CHAR(96+INT(MOD(ROWS($A$1:A1)-27,676)/26)+1),"")&CHAR(97+MOD(ROWS($A$1:A1)-1 ,26))) Copy B2 down to B257 to fill: A, B, C ... IV The formula can fill in the alpha series beyond IV to the extent of Excel's 65536 rows, viz. filling B2 to B65536 will return the alpha series: A, B, C .... CRXO ! If filling across, just edit replace :ROWS($A$1:A1) with: COLUMNS($A$1:A1) in the formula, viz. use in the starting cell: =UPPER(IF(COLUMNS($A$1:A1)18278,CHAR(96+INT(MOD(C OLUMNS($A$1:A1)-18279,4569 76)/17576)+1),"")& IF(COLUMNS($A$1:A1)702,CHAR(96+INT(MOD(COLUMNS($A $1:A1)-703,17576)/676)+1), "")&IF(COLUMNS($A$1:A1)26, CHAR(96+INT(MOD(COLUMNS($A$1:A1)-27,676)/26)+1),"")&CHAR(97+MOD(COLUMNS($A$1 :A1)-1,26))) -- Rgds Max xl 97 --- Singapore, GMT+8 xdemechanik http://savefile.com/projects/236895 -- "Avril M." <Avril wrote in message ... I need to create a list that runs from A through Z and then when that runs out starts AA and so on (just the letters that run along the top of the worksheet. I know I can type all these in via a custom list - but is there an easier way? otherwise will take ages. |
Assuming you'll start in cell A1 with "A", and make a column with this list, here's a formula you could copy all the way down: =LEFT(ADDRESS(1,ROW(B1),4,1),FIND("1",ADDRESS(1,RO W(B1),4,1))-1) -- Excel_Geek ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Excel_Geek's Profile: http://www.excelforum.com/member.php...o&userid=26423 View this thread: http://www.excelforum.com/showthread...hreadid=399048 |
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