Leigh,
One way would be to put the largest number in the column
first row and then use a Formula field in the subsequent
fields.
The following example might work for you:
1000 in column first row
Enter the field {=(MIN(Above)-1)} in the second row and
paste to all 998 subsequent rows.
CTRL+a to select all and F9 to update fields.
>-----Original Message-----
>I want to auto number a column in a table in ascending
>order rather than descending order. Can anyone help!
>.