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Assume the list to be randomized is in A1:A5 A1:A5 can contain any type of list, e.g.: the numbers 1 - 5, Text1, Text2 ... Text5, etc Put in say, E1: =RAND() Copy down to E5 Put in B1: =INDEX($A$1:$A$5,MATCH(SMALL(E:E,ROW(A1)),E:E,0)) Copy down to B5 B1:B5 will generate a randomized, non-repeating scramble of whatever's in A1:A5, with each recalc Just tap / press F9 to regenerate afresh -- Rgds Max xl 97 --- Please respond in thread xdemechanik <atyahoo<dotcom ---- "Jules" wrote in message ... How do I generate random numbers within a range of cells and not equal to each other? If I have 5 cells, and I want 5 random numbers between 1 and 5, but with each cell having a different number than any of the other cells, how do I do this? |
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