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Add Auto-Numbering To Excel 2003 And Excel 2007 Spreadsheet

admin — Sun, 24 May 2009 04:20:16 +0000

Unlike Access, Excel does not have an auto-numbering feature that increments a number each time you add a new row. With Excel 2003 and 2007, you can use the Row function to add your own auto-numbering to a data list.

For example, say you are creating a list of all of your company’s products and their prices. Follow these steps to add your own autonumbering for the list:

In A1, enter this formula: =TEXT(Row(A1),”000-000″)
Enter the name of the first product in B1.
Enter the price of the first product in C1.
Copy cell A1 to A2.
Enter the name of the second product in B2.
Enter the price of the second product in C2.
Select A1:C2.
Go to Data | List and select Create List. (In Excel 2007, press [Ctrl]T, then click OK.)

Now when you type the name of the next product in B3 and press [Tab], Excel will automatically fill in the next number for you.

How To Keep Track Of Worksheet Changes With Excel’s Shared Worksheet Feature

admin — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 06:41:42 +0000

At the end of a quarter, you might distribute a summary sales worksheet to all department heads. To keep track of their changes, insertions, and deletions, you need to designate the workbook as a shared workbook before distribution. To do so, follow these steps:

Go to Tools | Share Workbook.
Under the Editing tab, select the check box, and then click OK.

In order to view changes as other users make them to the worksheet, follow these steps:

Open the workbook and go to Tools | Track Changes.
Click Accept Or Reject Changes.
Click the When text box and select Not Yet Reviewed.
Select Everyone from the Who text box.
Click OK.

Excel will walk you through all the changes since the last review. At each change, you can decide whether to keep (accept) or delete (reject) the change.