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    Question Auto fill decimal sequence using custom fill or formula

    Hi,

    I am trying to use auto fill to do a sequence like this instead of having to type many rows of something that is very repetitious:

    ZCT150 5.0
    ZCT150 5.5
    ZCT150 6.0
    ZCT150 6.5
    ZCT150 7.0
    ZCT150 7.5

    ETC.

    I tried a custom fill, but that does not do what I expected. It just does the same as the auto fill.

    I'm thinking maybe a formula will do it, but I'm not sure how to build such a formula.

    Any help is greatly appreciated!

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    Re: Auto fill decimal sequence using custom fill or formula

    Hi,

    Will the sequence always begin with "ZCT150" followed by a space followed by a decimal which is 0.5 greater than that in the previous entry?

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    Re: Auto fill decimal sequence using custom fill or formula

    Sorry, I did mess up! The ZCT150 will change also.

    ZCT150 5.0
    ZCT155 5.5
    ZCT160 6.0
    ZCT165 6.5
    ZCT170 7.0
    ZCT175 7.5

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    Re: Auto fill decimal sequence using custom fill or formula

    Perhaps:

    ="ZCT"&145+5*ROWS($1:1)&TEXT(4.5+ROWS($1:1)/2," 0.0")

    and copy down.

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    Re: Auto fill decimal sequence using custom fill or formula

    ="ZCT150 "&TEXT(4.5+ROWS($1:1)/2,"0.0")

    Or try this
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    Re: Auto fill decimal sequence using custom fill or formula

    I have used with expandable range.

    Please try this as well.
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    Re: Auto fill decimal sequence using custom fill or formula

    Quote Originally Posted by XOR LX View Post
    Perhaps:

    ="ZCT"&145+5*ROWS($1:1)&TEXT(4.5+ROWS($1:1)/2," 0.0")

    and copy down.

    Regards
    Thank you so much! I used this one first and it worked great. We are just having a formatting problem with the Excel spreadsheet that I need to address. It works fine in a general format, but the spreadsheet that the person I am helping is using is a text format. I have had this problem before and should be able to work it out.

    Thanks again!

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    Re: Auto fill decimal sequence using custom fill or formula

    You're welcome.

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