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How to quickly insert unique sequence numbers in Excel?

Do you need to insert sequential numbers in Excel? Sometimes you may need to insert some special sequential numbers, such as 000-001, or with other suffix and prefix. Here we are going to guide you how to quickly create or insert sequence numbers in Excel.

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Although there is not a command to insert sequence numbers in Excel, you can insert sequence numbers in contiguous cells with clicking and dragging mouse.

Step 1: Enter 1 in a cell, and enter 2 in a cell beside the first cell.

Step 2: Select both the cells, and drag the fill handle Description: Selected cell with fill handle across the range that you want to fill.

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With dragging this fill handle, you can also fill the column of cells with sequence numbers such as these formats: “000-001,000-002,000-003…” and the sequence numbers with prefix “KTE-0001, KTE-0002, KTE-0003… ”.

Notes: 1. This way is only able to insert sequence numbers in contiguous cells.

2. If you want to create the sequence numbers with suffix or prefix and suffix, this method will not work.


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The Insert Sequence Number utility of Kutools for Excel can help you customize and insert sequence numbers in contiguous cells, non-contiguous ranges of active worksheet, different worksheets, and different workbooks.

Kutools for Excel, with more than 300 handy functions, makes your jobs more easier. 

After installing Kutools for Excel, please do as below:(Free Download Kutools for Excel Now!)

Step 1: Select the range you want to insert the sequence numbers.

Step 2: Click the Kutools > Insert > Insert Sequence Number.

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Step 3: In the Insert Sequence Number dialog box, click the New button.

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Step 4: And it will expand the dialog, in the lower left panel, create your own sequential numbers and specify the sequence name and prefix or suffix as you like. At the same time, you can preview the result of your customized sequence in the lower right list box. See screenshot:

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Step 5: Then click Add button to add your created sequence into above list box, and select the item that you are created, then click Fill Range button to insert the sequence numbers into the selected range. See screenshots:

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The Insert Sequence Number utility makes it easy to insert unique sequence numbers into contiguous cells and non-contiguous ranges in Excel. What's more, you can continue inserting the sequence numbers next time in different worksheets and workbooks.


Insert random unique number with Kutools for Excel

If you want to insert numbers between 1-100 in to a range of cells randomly without duplicates as below screenshot shown, how can you quickly solve it? Here, Kutools for Excel’s Insert Random Data can help you handle it easily.
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After installing Kutools for Excel, please do as below:(Free Download Kutools for Excel Now!)

1. Select the cells you want to insert unique number randomly, click Kutools > Insert > Insert Random Data.
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2. In the Insert Random Data dialog, type the number range you need into From and To, check Unique values checkbox.
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3. Click Ok. The numbers are randomly inserted without duplicates.

Tip: If you do not need unique values, just uncheck Unique values. And the Insert Random data also can insert random dates, times, strings and custom list as you need.

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Thank You Sir For giving me information about create series in excel
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Thank You Much To Provide And Improve The Idea To Creat Excel Series
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I was successful in setting up 'Customize and insert unique sequence numbers with suffix and prefix' But, when I print it will only print the first number. It will not print my 50 pages with sequential numbers (201500941, 201500942, 201500943, etc) What am I doing wrong?
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Please guide me that i have Purchase order in one excel sheet i.e 200 pages i want to know any formula for footer page number which should be permanent Means i have 1st purchase order of 3 pages, 2nd purchase order for 4 pages and 3rd purchase order for 2 pages. each purchase order has different Serial number but all in one excel sheet i.e sheet1. i inserted footer page no of ? which generate 1 of 9, 2 of 9 etc. Please guide i want to segerate the footer page number for 1st page order 1 of 3, 2 of 3 and 3 of 3. 2nd purchase order should have footer page number 1 of 4, 2 of 4 etc and hence for 3rd purchase order. looking forward for your guidance Kind Regards Javed
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This was so helpful! Thank you!!
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I make bills to be paid in excel sheets. Is there any way that the bill no. gets incremented automatically when i open a new workbook..??
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Thanks a lot .It helped me a lot.Thankyou very much
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So what happens when I have created these entries, but after a while I deleted some. Will the numbers of the deleted ones "come back" again when i add new entries? I mean, my purpose is, these numbers are never "re-used"... Can this be done? Many thanks! Chloe
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