How can I keep my numbering system consecutive when I sort?

I have created a spread sheet with a numbering system. I would like it to be
permanently consecutive when I do a sort...is there a way to create a
permanent row that is not affected when I sort the rest of the document?

Duchess

In top cell in a column enter =ROW()

Drag/copy that down as far as you have data.

When you sort, that column of numbers will remain untouched because row 1 is
always row 1 and row 2 is always row 2 etc.

This assumes you are sorting top to bottom.

If left to right use =COLUMN() across the row.



Gord Dibben Excel MVP



On Mon, 24 Oct 2005 12:46:03 -0700, duchess_2
<[email protected]> wrote:

>I have created a spread sheet with a numbering system. I would like it to be
>permanently consecutive when I do a sort...is there a way to create a
>permanent row that is not affected when I sort the rest of the document?

One way:

Say your row #1 starts on Row5.
In A5 enter:
=ROWS($1:1)
And copy down as needed.
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HTH,

RD
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"duchess_2" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> I have created a spread sheet with a numbering system. I would like it to
be
> permanently consecutive when I do a sort...is there a way to create a
> permanent row that is not affected when I sort the rest of the document?