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How to increment numbers when value changes in another column?

Author: Xiaoyang Last Modified: 2020-12-25
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Supposing, you have a list of values in column A, and now you want to increment number by 1 in column B when the value in column A changes, which means the numbers in column B increment until the value in column A changes, then the number increment starts from 1 again as left screenshot shown. In Excel, you can solve this job with following method.

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To increment numbers based on another column when value changes, the following simple formula may help you.

1. Enter this formula: =IF(A2<>A1,1,B1+1) into a blank cell which beside your data, B2, for instance, see screenshot:

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2. Then drag the fill handle down to the cells that you want to fill sequence numbers and restart for every change in column A, see screenshot:

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Note: Here is another formula =COUNTIF($A$2:A2,A2) also can help you to create a number sequence that restarts for every change in another column.

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