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Absolute referencing

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by - delegate Daniel [1 post] (2007 Jul 2 Mon, 13:49) Reply

What is the formula for this?

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RE: Absolute referencing

by - trainer Amanda diamond contributer [1091 posts] (2007 Jul 3 Tue, 14:31) Reply

Hi Daniel

Thanks for your question.

An absolute cell reference in a formula has $ signs in front of the column letter and the row number, e.g. $B$3

To create an absolute reference, press the F4 key after you have clicked on the cell to enter it into a formula.

Amanda

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