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Introduction

There are two types of cell references: relative and absolute. Relative and absolute references behave
differently when copied and filled to other cells. Relative references change when a formula is copied to
another cell. Absolute references, on the other hand, remain constant no matter where they are copied.

Relative references

By default, all cell references are relative references. When copied across multiple cells, they
change based on the relative position of rows and columns. For example, if you copy the formula
=A1+B1 from row 1 to row 2, the formula will become =A2+B2. Relative references are
especially convenient whenever you need to repeat the same calculation across multiple rows or
columns.

Example

Absolute references

There may be a time when you don't want a cell reference to change when copied to other cells.
Unlike relative references, absolute references do not change when copied or filled. You can
use an absolute reference to keep a row and/or column constant.

An absolute reference is designated in a formula by the addition of a dollar sign ($). It can
precede the column reference($D13), the row reference(D$13), or both($D$13).
You will generally use the $A$2 format when creating formulas that contain absolute references.
The other two formats are used much less frequently.

When writing a formula, you can press the F4 key on your keyboard to switch between relative
and absolute cell references, as shown in the video below. This is an easy way to quickly insert
an absolute reference.

Example (Solve using Absolute as well as Mix cell References)

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