Increment selected cell by n

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Increment selected cell by n

For a sheet i am using i need to increment certain cells by a varying amount manually, what would be the easiest way to do this?

So far i have had to create a new formula, enter current cell value and then +n for each time.

Would it be possible to have a shortcut do that so that i do (example) cmd and numpad + then just enter the amount i want to increment the currently selected cell by?

The current cell value, which cell i need to increment and the value i need to add vary a lot, which is why i need a "manual" way instead of an automated formula.

MacBook Pro 14″, macOS 14.4

Posted on Sep 21, 2024 2:59 AM

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Answer 1

SGIII

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Sep 21, 2024 11:23 AM in response to SevenChords

SevenChords wrote:

how i can assign a keyboard shortcut to run that?

Open the shortcut in the Shortcuts app.
Click the circled i at the upper right
In the Details tab click the 'Add Keyboard Shortcut' button
Type the keyboard shortcut you want in the 'Run With:' box.

SG

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SGIII

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Sep 21, 2024 4:56 AM in response to SevenChords

Formulas in spreadsheets display the result in the cell the formula is in.

And you can have either a value or a formula in a cell, not both.

If you frequently need to vary the value in a cell and you don't want the result in a separate cell with a formula, then have you considered using a Slider.

Slider

Stepper:

You can find more on this in the User Guide here (or via Help > Numbers Help in the menu):

Add controls to cells in Numbers on Mac - Apple Support

SG

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Badunit

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Sep 21, 2024 9:49 AM in response to SevenChords

If you need to change a range of cells by the same amount, there is a Shortcut app shortcut for that.

https://www.icloud.com/shortcuts/c2d454bfaf324581a0dcd1db76557916

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SevenChords Author

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Sep 21, 2024 10:59 AM in response to SGIII

Those methods sadly wont work, as there is no set limit for the number that i need to increment frequently.

What i mean with the formula is that i have the cell with a number (e.g. 66).

I need to increment that by another number (e.g. 12)

Currently i am aware of two options for that:

do 66+12 manually (in my head, external calculator, etc)

press `=` to create a new formula, enter the old value (`66`), add the value to increment it by to that formula (`+12`), which in the end results in the cell becoming a number again, in this example 78;.

What i would like to do is instead of creating a formula with the old value and adding to that every time is to have a shortcut (like `cmd``+`) after which i only need to enter the value i want to increment it by (12 in the example above).

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SevenChords Author

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Sep 21, 2024 11:09 AM in response to Badunit

Thank you, that shortcut does what i need it to do, do you by chance know how i can assign a keyboard shortcut to run that?

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