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am making a form for signing up items. Need to number column cells (1, 2,
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One way...

Assuming you want column A to number as you enter data in column B.

Enter this formula in A2 and copy down far enough to account for future data
addition in column B.

=IF(B2="","",COUNTA(B$2:B2))

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In your first cell, say A1, enter 1.
In your second, say A2, enter =a1+1
Now drag this formula down your column as far as you want to go.

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