Need Excel to restart sequential numbering when a value changes? This tutorial shows how to restart numbering in Excel automatically using an IF formula, so each time an item recurs, its number will increase by 1, and the numbering will reset to 1 for a new item. You'll learn a simple IF formula trick that automatically resets numbering for each group of records — perfect for employee data, invoices, order items, or database uploads.

This video topic can also be described by:
- How do I auto number multiple recurring items in Excel
- How to make a numbered list in Excel restart the count (start over at 1) whenever the item in an adjacent column changes
- Sequential numbering that needs to start over as info in a different column changes
- How to give numbers to rows that reset every time the value of another column changes
- How to create a sequence number in Excel based on two columns

If you're preparing data for an HRIS, CRM, finance system, or any database upload, you often need sequential numbers that restart for each unique record. Instead of manually resetting numbers, this quick Excel formula does it automatically.

In this example, you'll see how to number employee skills for each employee ID, with the sequence restarting every time a new employee appears in the spreadsheet.

This technique is useful for:
• HR employee data uploads
• invoice line items
• grouped transaction data
• order records
• database imports
• any Excel dataset where numbering must restart by group

What you'll learn in this video
How to restart sequential numbering in Excel automatically
The IF formula that resets numbering when a value changes
How to number rows by group in Excel
A quick tip for preparing Excel data for database uploads

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TIMESTAMPS
00:00 Restart Numbering Automatically in Excel
00:16 Example: Sequential Numbers by Employee
00:36 Sort Data for Grouping Records
01:12 Create the IF Formula for Sequential Numbering
02:02 Copy the IF Formula Down the Column
02:24 Convert Excel Formulas to Values

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