{"id":13765,"date":"2020-01-22T10:57:12","date_gmt":"2020-01-22T09:57:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/?p=13765"},"modified":"2023-11-30T19:34:04","modified_gmt":"2023-11-30T18:34:04","slug":"sequence-formula-in-excel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/blog\/sequence-formula-in-excel\/","title":{"rendered":"SEQUENCE Formula in Excel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>What does it do?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Creates an array of sequential numbers<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Formula breakdown:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>=SEQUENCE(<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">rows<\/span>, <span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">[columns]<\/span>, <span style=\"color: #339966;\">[start], <span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\">[step]<\/span><\/span>)<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>What it means:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>=SEQUENCE(<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">number of rows<\/span>, <span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">[number of columns]<\/span>, <span style=\"color: #339966;\">[starting number], <span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\">[increment per number]<\/span><\/span>)<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Did you know that you can now generate a series of numbers with an Excel Formula? Yes you can! It is definitely possible now with <strong>Excel&#8217;s SEQUENCE Formula<\/strong>. It is a new formula introduced in <strong>Office 365 released in 2018<\/strong>!<\/p>\n<p>I explain how you can do this below:<\/p>\n<div class=\"after-post-box\">\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zjwKoJ_1o-U?rel=0 \" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/MyExcelOnlinecomtutorials?sub_confirmation=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignmiddle wp-image-111468 size-full\" style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/1.yt_.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"line-two\"><a class=\"IRPP_minimalist icon-download button small\" href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/SEQUENCE.xlsx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-leadbox=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/SEQUENCE.xlsx\" data-leadbox-id=\"147284833f72a2:12f08263ab46dc\"><span class=\"ctaText px-3 text-capitalize\">Download excel workbook<i class=\"fa fa-download\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"postTitle px-3\">SEQUENCE.xlsx<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"line-two\">\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>STEP 1:<\/strong><\/span> We need to <strong>enter the <i>SEQUENCE <\/i>function in a blank cell<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">=SEQUENCE(<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"SEQUENCE Formula in Excel\"  class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13778\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/SEQUENCE-01.png\" alt=\"SEQUENCE Formula in Excel\" width=\"541\" height=\"87\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/SEQUENCE-01.png 541w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/SEQUENCE-01-300x48.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 541px) 100vw, 541px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>STEP 2:<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0The <b>SEQUENCE <\/b>arguments:<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_57_1 counter-flat ez-toc-counter ez-toc-transparent ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title \" >Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li><a href=\"#\" class=\"scroll-to-download\">Free Practice Workbook<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/blog\/sequence-formula-in-excel\/#rows\" title=\"rows\">rows<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/blog\/sequence-formula-in-excel\/#columns\" title=\"[columns]\">[columns]<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/blog\/sequence-formula-in-excel\/#start\" title=\"[start]\">[start]<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/blog\/sequence-formula-in-excel\/#step\" title=\"[step]\">[step]<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"rows\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em><strong>rows<\/strong><\/em><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><strong>How many rows to fill with values?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Let us go for 10 rows.<\/em><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">=SEQUENCE(<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">10,<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"SEQUENCE Formula in Excel\"  class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13779\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/SEQUENCE-02.png\" alt=\"SEQUENCE Formula in Excel\" width=\"486\" height=\"79\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/SEQUENCE-02.png 486w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/SEQUENCE-02-300x49.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 486px) 100vw, 486px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"columns\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em><strong>[columns]<\/strong><\/em><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><strong>How many columns to fill with values?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Let us go for 3 columns.<\/em><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">=SEQUENCE(10, <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">3,<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"SEQUENCE Formula in Excel\"  class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13780\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/SEQUENCE-03.png\" alt=\"SEQUENCE Formula in Excel\" width=\"561\" height=\"64\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/SEQUENCE-03.png 561w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/SEQUENCE-03-300x34.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 561px) 100vw, 561px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"start\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em><strong>[start]<\/strong><\/em><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Which number do you want the sequence of numbers to start?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Let us have it start at the number 10.<\/em><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">=SEQUENCE(10, 3, <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">10,<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"SEQUENCE Formula in Excel\"  class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13781\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/SEQUENCE-04.png\" alt=\"SEQUENCE Formula in Excel\" width=\"450\" height=\"68\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/SEQUENCE-04.png 450w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/SEQUENCE-04-300x45.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"step\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em><strong>[step]<\/strong><\/em><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Which increment for each number in the sequence?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Let us increment it by 100. So that numbers should look like: 10, 110, 210, 310, and so on&#8230;<\/em><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">=SEQUENCE(10, 3, 10, <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">100)<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"SEQUENCE Formula in Excel\"  class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13782\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/SEQUENCE-05.png\" alt=\"SEQUENCE Formula in Excel\" width=\"408\" height=\"73\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/SEQUENCE-05.png 408w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/SEQUENCE-05-300x54.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 408px) 100vw, 408px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Try it out now and see that your sequence of numbers is generated magically!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"SEQUENCE Formula in Excel\"  class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13783\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/SEQUENCE-06.png\" alt=\"SEQUENCE Formula in Excel\" width=\"802\" height=\"514\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/SEQUENCE-06.png 802w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/SEQUENCE-06-300x192.png 300w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/SEQUENCE-06-768x492.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 802px) 100vw, 802px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>How to Use the SEQUENCE Formula in Excel<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ebooks.myexcelonline.com\/products\/101-most-popular-excel-formulas-e-book\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-10741\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/MyExcelOnline.com-Formulas-E-Book.png\" alt=\"SEQUENCE Formula\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/MyExcelOnline.com-Formulas-E-Book.png 1200w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/MyExcelOnline.com-Formulas-E-Book-300x157.png 300w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/MyExcelOnline.com-Formulas-E-Book-1024x536.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/MyExcelOnline.com-Formulas-E-Book-768x402.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; What does it do? Creates an array of sequential numbers Formula breakdown: =SEQUENCE(rows, [columns], [start], [step]) What it means: =SEQUENCE(number of rows, [number of columns], [starting number], [increment per number]) Did you know that you can now generate a series of numbers with an Excel Formula? Yes you can! It is definitely possible now [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":17910,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"cos_headline_score":0,"cos_seo_score":0,"cos_headline_text":"","cos_headline_has_been_analyzed":false,"cos_last_analyzed_headline":[],"om_disable_all_campaigns":false},"categories":[3,15,608],"tags":[142,112,609],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13765"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13765"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13765\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17910"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13765"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13765"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13765"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}