Increment Letters (A+1 = B)

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How do i increment the letters?
I want to be able to select cells A1, then B2, then C3 etc.
I can easily increment the rows, how do i increment columns?? thks
 

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On 2002-02-20 06:50, Anonymous wrote:
How do i increment the letters?
I want to be able to select cells A1, then B2, then C3 etc.
I can easily increment the rows, how do i increment columns?? thks

=OFFSET(A1,1,1) is B2
=OFFSET(A1,2,2) is C3

...therefore, the formula...

=OFFSET($A$1,ROW(A1),ROW(A1))

...references B2, and as this formula is copied or filled down it references each sucessive diagonally adjacent cell (i.e., C3, D4, E5, etc.).
This message was edited by Mark W. on 2002-02-20 07:57
 
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How to Increment Letters after "Z" like excel column (AA, AB, AC etc) is it Possible.

Thanks
 
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It is a lot better to work with numbers instead of letters to identify both rows and columns. That way column 26 is column Z and column 27 is column AA.

How to Increment Letters after "Z" like excel column (AA, AB, AC etc) is it Possible.

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How to Increment Letters after "Z" like excel column (AA, AB, AC etc) is it Possible.

something like this perhaps?

Code:
=ADDRESS(ROW(),COLUMN(Z1)+1)
 
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Thanks for reply

Can i get like A, B, C.... Z Than AA, AB, AC Like Excel column

Thanks again
 
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Code:
=LEFT(RIGHT(ADDRESS(1,COLUMN($Z$1)+ your increment here,4),2),1)
 
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Thanks dear
But i want Like this, if A1 = A than A2 =B .... =Z than AA, AB (Same as a excel Column name a to z than aa, ab..az)

Thanks for reply
 
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You meant "then" not "than" ?

one possible way is:

Code:
=SUBSTITUTE(ADDRESS(1,COLUMN($A$1)+ B2,4),"1","")

where B2 is the amount of increment.

or put this from A1 down

Code:
=SUBSTITUTE(ADDRESS(1,ROW(),4),"1","")

Have you considered tusharm / Juan PG suggestions instead of trying whatever approach you're doing now?
 
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