Selecting alternate cells

J

Jackie D

I'm using Office 2003 with XP Home.

I like the function in excel to generate numbers in a series. This is
achieved by selecting a an unbroken series of cells first and then going to
Edit/Fill/Series.

What I would like to do now is place the series of numbers in alternate
cells. Is this achievable? If it is, how do I select alternate cells? I can't
figure out a way to do it.


Many thanks
JD
 
R

Ron Coderre

Try this:

Put your start value in the first cell
Select the range to be filled

<edit><fill><series>
Step Value: 0.5
Click the [OK] button

With the range still selected......
<edit><replace>
Find What: *.5
Replace with: (leave this blank)
Click the [Replace All] button

Is that something you can work with?
***********
Regards,
Ron

XL2002, WinXP
 
C

CarlosAntenna

Another way:

First value in A1, next value in A3.
Select A1:A4
Grab the fill handle and drag it down as far as you need.
 
K

Kevin Vaughn

That's clever.
--
Kevin Vaughn


Ron Coderre said:
Try this:

Put your start value in the first cell
Select the range to be filled

<edit><fill><series>
Step Value: 0.5
Click the [OK] button

With the range still selected......
<edit><replace>
Find What: *.5
Replace with: (leave this blank)
Click the [Replace All] button

Is that something you can work with?
***********
Regards,
Ron

XL2002, WinXP


Jackie D said:
I'm using Office 2003 with XP Home.

I like the function in excel to generate numbers in a series. This is
achieved by selecting a an unbroken series of cells first and then going to
Edit/Fill/Series.

What I would like to do now is place the series of numbers in alternate
cells. Is this achievable? If it is, how do I select alternate cells? I can't
figure out a way to do it.


Many thanks
JD
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J

Jackie D

I would never have thought of that! Thanks. SImple but effective.
--


Many thanks
JD


Ron Coderre said:
Try this:

Put your start value in the first cell
Select the range to be filled

<edit><fill><series>
Step Value: 0.5
Click the [OK] button

With the range still selected......
<edit><replace>
Find What: *.5
Replace with: (leave this blank)
Click the [Replace All] button

Is that something you can work with?
***********
Regards,
Ron

XL2002, WinXP


Jackie D said:
I'm using Office 2003 with XP Home.

I like the function in excel to generate numbers in a series. This is
achieved by selecting a an unbroken series of cells first and then going to
Edit/Fill/Series.

What I would like to do now is place the series of numbers in alternate
cells. Is this achievable? If it is, how do I select alternate cells? I can't
figure out a way to do it.


Many thanks
JD
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J

Jackie D

Maybe it's early in the morning (7.23 am in the UK to be precise) but I don't
think I understand.
 
R

Ron Coderre

Thanks, I appreciate the feedback.

***********
Regards,
Ron

XL2002, WinXP


Jackie D said:
I would never have thought of that! Thanks. SImple but effective.
--


Many thanks
JD


Ron Coderre said:
Try this:

Put your start value in the first cell
Select the range to be filled

<edit><fill><series>
Step Value: 0.5
Click the [OK] button

With the range still selected......
<edit><replace>
Find What: *.5
Replace with: (leave this blank)
Click the [Replace All] button

Is that something you can work with?
***********
Regards,
Ron

XL2002, WinXP


Jackie D said:
I'm using Office 2003 with XP Home.

I like the function in excel to generate numbers in a series. This is
achieved by selecting a an unbroken series of cells first and then going to
Edit/Fill/Series.

What I would like to do now is place the series of numbers in alternate
cells. Is this achievable? If it is, how do I select alternate cells? I can't
figure out a way to do it.


Many thanks
JD
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C

Carlos Antenna

Assuming you want to number every other row beginning with 1 and increment
the number by 1 each time:

Enter 1 in cell A1
Enter 2 in cell A3
Click in cell A1 and drag to cell A4
Now you should have four cells shaded with a small square at the lower right
corner of the selected area (that's the fill handle).
Click on the fill handle and drag it down the column as far as you wish.
The numbering will follow the pattern you have set up in the first four
cells.
 
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