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How to auto number a column based on cell value on another column in Excel?

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For instance, you have a range of data in Excel, and you want to number column A based on the values in column B as below screenshot shown. Now this tutorial will tell you a formula to solve this task in Excel.
Auto number a column based on values on another column

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Fortunately, there is a formula can quickly number a column based on values of anther column in Excel.

1. Type 1 into the first cell of the column you want to number. See screenshot:

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2. In the second cell of the column you want to number, type this formula =IF(B1:B13="Total","",COUNTIF($A$1:A1,">0")+1), and press Enter key.

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Tip: In the above formula, B1:B13 is the column range you want to number based on, and A1 is the cell you typed 1 into, and “Total” is the value you do not want to number.

3. Then drag the autofill handle to the column range you want to number. See screenshot:

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Anil Kumar D S
Anil Kumar D S
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Hi Sir,

When Cell 1 is Number this FT20240001 and Next need to auto calculate FT20240002 ( FT20240001 +1) in If function.

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sv
sv
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How do i take set values and add different varying values to it for projection.
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Mark Zago
Mark Zago
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Sales data and applying a sequential job number that grows by 1 for each entry?As sales data is entered into a table, at the time of the client acceptance a date stamp is applied to the relevant cell in that rowAcceptance is random and the row (client) to be next accepted is also random.
I have a Column of cells (Column A) partially populated by a numerical date range that increases as per the date
Without sorting the table.
How do I write a formula that will calculate a sequential whole number starting at 1 in the corresponding cellegcell A32020 Nov 15th 13:17:50 (time stamp)(equates to) 44150.5540549768
A10 next entry 2020 Nov 15th 11:48:16 (time stamp)44150.4918552083
A13 next entry
2020 Nov 15th 11:48:26 (time stamp)
44150.4919619213
etc
In the corresponding cellsC3 needs to return a value of 3C10 needs to return a value of 1C13 a value of 2etcgrowing by 1 each time
Any ideas?
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Neeraj Nagpal
Neeraj Nagpal
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This formula works but my first number based on the criteria is starting with 2 and then 3,4,5 onwards. How can I get it to start at 1?
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Sunny
Sunny     Neeraj Nagpal
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Hi, you can change the last argument 1 in the formula to 2, like =IF(B1:B13="Total","",COUNTIF($A$1:A1,">0")+2).
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Damphir
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Yo necesito hacer lo mismo que este ejemplo, pero en mi caso es requerido que me de un consecutivo segun un numero X en una columna, pero que si me varia el numero X en esa columna, me de un consecutivo diferente ej...

A B
1 1
2 1
3 1
1 2
2 2

Algo asi....
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AG     Damphir
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In cell A3 paste the following

=IF(B3=B2,"",COUNTIF($A$2:A2,">0")+1)
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How do i autonumber based on a value but in my case there is no "TOTAL". This is how my data is: UNKNOWN UNKNOWN UNKNOWN SEG034-PI-012.038 SEG034-PI-012.039 SEG034-PI-012.038 SEG034-PI-012.038 SEG034-PI-012.038 SEG034-PI-001.019 SEG034-PI-001.019 UNKNOWN UNKNOWN SEG034-PI-001.019 SEG034-PI-001.019 SEG034-PI-001.019 SEG034-PI-001.021 SEG034-PI-001.021 SEG034-PI-001.021 UNKNOWN UNKNOWN UNKNOWN UNKNOWN UNKNOWN UNKNOWN UNKNOWN UNKNOWN UNKNOWN UNKNOWN UNKNOWN UNKNOWN UNKNOWN UNKNOWN CT0034.0202.004 CT0034.0202.004 So i basically want to put number (ID), if the value repeats itll get the same value if it already has assigned (in the example data unknown repeats randomly). Please help.
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Hi there,
Hope this works. =IF(A3="";"";IF(IFERROR(VLOOKUP(A3;$A$2:B2;2;FALSE);"N/A")="N/A";MAX($B$2:B2+1);VLOOKUP(A3;$A$2:B2;2;FALSE)))
REMEMBER TO MAKE YOUR FIRST CELL ex. "B1", 1 THEN BELOW IT ADD THE FORMULA ex. "B2".


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Brandon
Brandon     sb
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Did you ever get an answer to this? I have the same question.
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sanjay
sanjay     Brandon
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Hi, I have similar question. I have a alphanumeric values of Column A, some times repeating some time unique.. So Base on the numerical values available in the Column A, I want the a serial number auto assigned in Column B as shown below.Can any help please?

COLUMN# A COLUMN# BWO/20-21/001 001-01WO/20-21/001 001-02
WO/20-21/001 001-03
WO/20-21/002 002-01
WO/20-21/002 002-02
WO/20-21/002 002-03
WO/20-21/002 002-04
WO/20-21/003 003-01


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