Jifunze Excel SEQUENCE(): Tengeneza Namba au Rows
1. SEQUENCE() Function – Utangulizi
SEQUENCE() ni function mpya kwenye Excel (Office 365 na Excel 2021+) inayotumika kuzalisha array ya namba kwa row, column, au series fulani.
Ni muhimu kwa:
Automation ya data
Generating lists za namba
Kutengeneza row numbers kwa tables
Randomized or structured sequences
Formulas zinazohitaji dynamic arrays
SEQUENCE() inazalisha dynamic array, ambayo ina-spill automatically kwenye cells zilizo karibu.
2. Syntax
SEQUENCE(rows, [columns], [start], [step])
rows → idadi ya rows unayotaka
columns → optional, idadi ya columns
start → optional, number ya kuanza (default = 1)
step → optional, increment ya number (default = 1)
3. Mfano Rahisi
Mfano 1 – 1–10 Vertical List
=SEQUENCE(10)
Inazalisha 1,2,3,…10 vertically (single column)
Mfano 2 – 1–10 Horizontal List
=SEQUENCE(1,10)
Inazalisha 1–10 horizontally (single row)
4. Kutumia SEQUENCE() na Start na Step
Mfano 3 – Start at 5, step 2
=SEQUENCE(5,1,5,2)
Output: 5, 7, 9, 11, 13 (vertical column)
Mfano 4 – Horizontal sequence start 10, step 3
=SEQUENCE(1,5,10,3)
Output: 10, 13, 16, 19, 22
5. SEQUENCE() Pamoja na Columns
Mfano 5 – 3 rows × 4 columns
=SEQUENCE(3,4)
Output:
1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8
9 10 11 12
Automatically spill kwenye table 3×4
6. Kutumia SEQUENCE() Pamoja na Formulas Nyingine
SUM, AVERAGE, INDEX, ROW, COLUMN
Generate dynamic IDs:
="ID-" & SEQUENCE(10,1,1001,1)
Generate monthly dates:
=DATE(2025,SEQUENCE(12),1)
Combine with RANDARRAY() or RANDBETWEEN() for simulations
7. Tips Muhimu
SEQUENCE() inazalisha dynamic array → automatically spill, haina drag down
Haina dependency ya helper column
Inafanya formula-driven tables na dashboards kuwa rahisi
Compatible na functions: FILTER(), SORT(), UNIQUE(), INDEX(), TEXTJOIN()
8. Matumizi Muhimu ya SEQUENCE()
Kutengeneza numbered lists
Kutengeneza tables za simulation
Kutengeneza dynamic arrays kwa formulas
Generating IDs au reference numbers
Filling months, days, weeks dynamically
Automation ya Excel reports na dashboards
Links Muhimu
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