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Automatic Numbering
Hi,
I am trying to resort to automatic numbering each time I start a new header. For example, Topic 1 in row A1 which will be 1. Topic 2 in = row A10 which will be 2. and so on say upto topic 100 which will be = formula row(A100) This would be simple enough if I used the formula Row(A1), Row(A2)etc. However each time a topic is inserted in between the numbers it does not automatically change and the sequence of numbering will have to be changed manually which becomes very difficult. For example if I try to insert row 15 , then the existing 15 will have to be changed manually to 16 and 16 will have to be changed 17 etc all the way down and it is a very cumbersome process. Is there a formula where we can automatically number. I have been told to use the formula =Header1 and Header2 but it does not seem to work. Is there a formula which will take care of automatic numbering. Thanks |
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Automatic Numbering
Fortune,
You need to be more specific. Are topics and numbers in the same column? Are topics in col A and numbers in col B? How do you tell if something is a topic? Do you want numbers only next to topics? (the last one is probably a yes, so much I can tell from your message). Regards, Kostis Vezerides Fortune wrote: Hi, I am trying to resort to automatic numbering each time I start a new header. For example, Topic 1 in row A1 which will be 1. Topic 2 in = row A10 which will be 2. and so on say upto topic 100 which will be = formula row(A100) This would be simple enough if I used the formula Row(A1), Row(A2)etc. However each time a topic is inserted in between the numbers it does not automatically change and the sequence of numbering will have to be changed manually which becomes very difficult. For example if I try to insert row 15 , then the existing 15 will have to be changed manually to 16 and 16 will have to be changed 17 etc all the way down and it is a very cumbersome process. Is there a formula where we can automatically number. I have been told to use the formula =Header1 and Header2 but it does not seem to work. Is there a formula which will take care of automatic numbering. Thanks |
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