Quickly Create a Huge List of Numbers in Excel

Steps to Create a Huge List of Numbers in Excel Quickly

1. Type the first number of the list that you want:
   
2. Select that cell and go to the Home tab and then look to the right in the editing section and click the Fill button:
   
3. Then click the Series... option:
   
4. A window will open and now you need to fill-in the options for your list:
   
   Series in means if the list will go left and right in a single row (Rows option) or up and down in a single column (Columns option).
   Type determines how the list will grow and, for this tutorial, we need to keep it at Linear so it will grow in a constant manner.
   Step value says by how much you want each iteration of the list to grow.  So, do you want each row to grow by 1 or 10 or 20 etc.
   Stop Value is the number at which you want the list to stop.
5. We select Columns from the "Series in" section and keep the Step value at 1, so the numbers will increase by one each time, and then put  20000 in for the Stop value so the list will stop at 20000.
   
6. Hit OK and then you have your list.
   
   

This may seem like a lot of steps but, once you understand what to do, it will take you no more than a few seconds to create a numbered list of any size and any interval.

Make sure to download the accompanying spreadsheet if you want to see this list.