Excel: Creating a Series of Letters

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SUMMARY

To create a series of letters from A to Z in Microsoft Excel, do the following:

  1. Type the letter A in cell A1.


  2. In cell A2, type =CHAR(CODE(A1)+1).


  3. Select cells A2 through A26.


  4. From the Edit menu, choose Fill Down.


Reference(s):

"Microsoft Excel Function Reference," version 4.0, pages 49 and 56
"Microsoft Excel Function Reference," version 3.0, pages 29 and 32

Additional query words: 2.20 4.00a 2.21


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Last Reviewed: March 21, 1999