This post explains how to return an array of numbers using an excel formula in excel.

Create an Array of Numbers

If you want to create an array of numbers, you can use a combination of the ROW function, the INDIRECT function or OFFSET function or INDEX function or MIN function to create a new formula.

For example, to create an array of numbers like {1;2;3;4;5}, you can use the following formulas:

=ROW(B1:B5)-MIN(ROW(B1:B5))+1

=ROW(INDIRECT(“1:5”))

=ROW(INDEX(A:A,1):INDEX(A:A,5))

={1;2;3;4;5}

=ROW(B1:B5)

When you entered the above formula into a single cell, it just display only the first element in the array. And you need to press F9 to display the actual array result in the formula bar.

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