I did same as you told, it look this:

See attached

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previous_2.xlsx (9.5 KB, 7 views)

That didn't help me, It's just a worksheet with serial numbers from 85.


My question is how to add dot after numbering series?

It was an example how to get automatic numbering with dot at end. As you provided only a screenshot from middle of nowhere from your worksheet, I had nothing to work with at all. So I created a fake Table to show what you have to do.

You can add any number of rows above Table, so the Table starts e.g. from any row. You can have any info entered into rows at top of Table, assured you leave the row immediately above Table table headers empty. What is entered into Table columns right at serials doesn't count at all - it doesn't affect how serials are calculated.

In case you want the numbering start from some other number (e.g. from 85), you can define a Name (Formulas > Name Manager) like FirstNo with '=85' in Refers to field, and then modify the series formula like
In case you want something different, you have to provide enough information.


What do you mean here? Why odd and even rows are colored differently? This is how defined Table behaves. Blue is default color, but you can select different color schemes when you want - I never bother.

Btw. When I write 'table', then I mean a table you get when you enter some column headers into worksheet, and the you enter some data into those columns below header row. When I write 'Table', then I mean you select any cell of your table, and then you select from menu Insert>Table, confirm that you want to create a Table, and that the Table will have a header row. And preferably you edit the name of Table in some meaningful way - by default Tables are named like Table1, Table2, etc. Later you can access Table properties from Design menu, which is displayed whenever you activate any cell in Table.

An example with Defined Table - Serie number is added automatically whenewer a new row is added. When any rows are deleted from table, Serie numbering is corrected automatically so numbers are alwais continuous.

To add rows into table, you
a) press Tab key with righmost field in last row active;
b) type info into any cell immediately below last row of Table, assured Table column doesn't contain formula;
c) insert a full row anywhere in Table's datarange;
d) select any cell of Table, and from Design menu click on Resize button. Enlarge the number of Table rows.

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SerieNo.xlsx (9.2 KB, 6 views)

Why did you add "blue" to your attachments? My question is not for colors. I am asking how to add dot after numbering series?

Comment to your post #19

I simply don't know what you are talking about.
In the file attached to post #17 (previous_2) I entered 85. manually in cell A120 and then I entered the formula

=previous+1&"."

in cell A121 and copied this formula down to A126 whereafter these cells contain 86. 87. 88. 89. 90. and 91.

If that's not what you asked for in your original question then you must really explain better.

I think office 2013 gives me like this (using formula =previous+1&".") :





your using office 2016 that's why your trick not working for me (office 2013).

No, that's not the reason.

What exactly do you have in Name Manager?

So you haven't looked what I had in Name Manager in my workbokk in post #17.

=MID(Sheet1!A120,1,LEN(Sheet1!A120)-1)

Before you enter the formula in post #25 above in Name Manager you must select cell A121.

That's what I did in post #10 including image also.

If I shall try to help you any further then you must upload your own workbook so that I can see what you are doing wrong. It works absolutely fine for me.

To use this formulae: previous+1&"." I need to edit Name Manager of A121.