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    Increment with letters in front

    I have been using excel for ever and I love to make tables. I know how to make a formula for a sequence of numbers, but I was wondering how I could make a formula for a sequence of numbers and letters. I want to make a table like this:
    Serial# Product Stock Value Price
    XXX000 Apples 15 $1 $2
    XXX001 Bananas 15 $1 $3
    etc.
    XXY000 Pork 15 $1 $2
    XXY001 Beef 15 $1 $1.50
    etc.

    I am trying to format the first column. The serial would have three letters and three numbers. I would start the "chain" by entering the first three random letters followed by 000 and then a formula to increment the numbers from there. And I could recycle the formula for my next set of three letters (if I could get a "-" between the letters and numbers that would be perfect ie XXX-000, but it would just be cosmetic so not necessary). I know there must be away to do this short of entering the serials manually.

    Thank you for the help

    edit: Thanks so much!
    Last edited by janschepens; 08-28-2011 at 09:38 AM.

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