Dragging a cell to increment the last letter or digit

craigwojo

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Hi everyone,
I forgot how I was able to drag a cell and get the last letter or digit to incrementally follow the cells above each other.

If I input E24A in a cell (let's say G4) and drag the corner of the cell to make

E24A
E24B
E24C and so on...

Thank you all so much,
Craig
 

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I can't drag it down to your liking either, but I have a formula for you that might help u

If cell G1 contains "E24A", then in G2 enter this formula and copy it as needed, and you can change it according to your wishes

Excel Formula:
=CONCAT("E24",CHAR(CODE(RIGHT(G1,1))+1))
 
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I can't drag it down to your liking either, but I have a formula for you that might help u

If cell G1 contains "E24A", then in G2 enter this formula and copy it as needed, and you can change it according to your wishes

Excel Formula:
=CONCAT("E24",CHAR(CODE(RIGHT(G1,1))+1))
How could I have the option of having, after "E24Z" the numbers would go to "E24AA, E24AB, etc.

Thank you and God bless,
Craig
 
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What version of Excel are you using?

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="E24"&SUBSTITUTE(ADDRESS(1,COLUMNS($A$1:A1),4),1,"")
Scott, I think the OP is dragging down, not across ..
incrementally follow the cells above each other.
.. so
Cell Formulas
RangeFormula
G4:G33,G701:G709G4="E24"&SUBSTITUTE(ADDRESS(1,ROWS(G$4:G4),4),1,"")
 
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What version of Excel are you using?

I suggest that you update your Account details (or click your user name at the top right of the forum) so helpers always know what Excel version(s) & platform(s) you are using as the best solution often varies by version. (Don’t forget to scroll down & ‘Save’)
The Office365 subscription
 
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The Office365 subscription
Please then update your Profile, as described in that link, so people will easily be able to see what version you are using.
 
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