Page 41 - Plus_V2.2_C6_Flipbook
P. 41

To see how this works:
                   Enter 10 in cell A1.
                   Now select cell A2 and type =A1*2, and 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.

                 Cell references are especially helpful when you create complex formulas. There are three types of cell
                 references used in Excel: relative, absolute and mixed.

                      Relative References


                 In relative reference, you actually refer to cell that is above or below and left or right to a number
                 of rows or columns. When a formula that possesses a relative reference is copied from one cell to
                 another cell, the value 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 =B3*C3 formula to calculate the amount

                         to be paid for the product.
                 Step 2:   Click on the Copy command from 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.
























                                                                                  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.




                                                                               Formulas and Functions in Excel 2016  39
   36   37   38   39   40   41   42   43   44   45   46