# Automatic Text Numbering Command [GstarCAD 2021](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2021/Index.md) → [Commands](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2021/Commands/(Commands).md) → [T](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2021/Commands/T/(T).md) ### Automatic Text Numbering Adds sequential numbering to text objects. The numbering can appear as a prefix, suffix or replacement text.After selecting one or multiple texts, you can set the text sorting method, the starting number and increment of text sorting and generated numbers placement mode. **Menu:** Text \>Automatic Text Numbering **Command Entry:** TCOUNT **Operation steps:** 1.Start the command. 2\.Select TEXT, MTEXT or ATTDEF objects: 3\.Sort selected objects by \[X/Y/Select-order\]  X:Places numbers by increasing the x-coordinate value of the selected text.  Y:Places numbers by decreasing the y-coordinate value of the selected text.  Select-order: Places numbers according to the order in which the text was selected. After specifying the method of order, the following prompts will be displayed in the command line: 4\.Specify starting number and increment (Start increment) \<1,1\>: Enter the starting number and increment, separated by a comma, or press ENTER Note:Negative increments (decrements) are supported. Precede decrements with a minus sign. 5\.*Specify the placement of numbers* *in text \[Overwrite/Prefix/Suffix/Find\&replace..\] \< Prefix\>:*, Enter an option or press ENTER Overwrite**:** Replaces selected text strings with numbers Prefix**:** Adds the number as a prefix to text Suffix: Adds the number as a suffix to text Find\&replace: Replaces a user specified text string with a number **Usage Example:** 1.Starting number \= 1, increment \= 1 added as prefix:  2.Starting number \= 20, increment \= -10 added as suffix:  3.Starting number \= 2, increment \= 2, Overwrite:  --- Gstarsoft Co.,Ltd