Creating an Absolute Reference in a Formula

Sometimes when you copy a formula, you don’t want one of the cell references to change. That’s when you need to create an absolute reference. You use the dollar sign ($) to indicate an absolute reference.

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Image Type the equal (=) sign in the cell where you want to place the formula answer.

Image Type the reference to the first cell of the formula. If this reference is to be an absolute reference, add dollar signs ...

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