You use a mail merge for consecutive numbering. I have a sample Excel file here,
Access is about the same. Scroll down.
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>I need to print tickets for a fundraiser and I would like them to be
> identical except for sequenced numbers beginning with 1. Does anyone know
> how to do this or should I go to a professional printer!!