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To see how this works, enter 10 in cell A1. Now, select cell A2 and type =A1*2, and then press
ENTER key. The value in cell A2 is 20. If you change the value in cell A1 from 10 to any value, the
value in cell A2 will also change.
Using cell reference After changing value
Cell references are especially helpful in case of complex formulas. There are three types of cell
references used in Excel: relative, absolute and mixed.
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. When a formula that possesses a
relative reference is copied from one cell to another cell, the value of the relative references in
the copied cell also changes.
To use the relative cell reference, perform the following steps:
Step 1 Select the cell that contains the formula in which the reference of other cells is used. In
this case, we have selected the cell D3 which contains the formula =B3*C3 to calculate
the amount to be paid for the product.
Step 2 Click on the Copy command form the Clipboard group under the Home tab.
Step 3 Select another cell in which you want to copy
the formula and click on the Paste command
from the Clipboard group under the Home tab.
Notice, in the Formula bar that the cell address
that you have used in the formula gets changed
accordingly. For example, if you paste the formula
in cell D4, the formula will become =B4*C4 Using relative referencing
Absolute References
If you wish to maintain the original references as they were, then you should make use of the absolute
references. If you want to make the formula retain the original reference when it is copied, then you
should precede the column reference and the row reference by a Dollar ($) symbol.
For example, if you want to give a discount of 10% on
each product then the discount will remain same for
all the products. To calculate the amount to be paid,
you should add the Dollar ($) sign with the cell that
contains the discount percentage. In this case, the
discount percentage is given in the cell D3. Hence,
the formula will be =((B3*C3)-((B3*C3)*($D$3))). Using absolute referencing
When you copy the formula to the next cell, address of the cell D3 will remain same as shown.
For example, if you paste the formula in cell D4, the formula will be =((B4*C4)-((B4*C4)*($D$3)))
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