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Thu 9 Jul 2009, 16:30 Delegate Mark said...

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Absolute calculations

Can you explain the difference between B$5 & $B$5

Fri 10 Jul 2009, 11:24 Trainer Simon said...

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Hi Mark,

Thank you for your question.

$B$5 - When the formula is copied to other cells, that exact cell reference is used in all the other formulas. So every cell is multiplied or added to/by cell B5.

B$5 - When the formula is copied to other cells, the row will not change but the column reference will.

Here is a link to explain it in some more detail with an example:

http://www.awardsites.com/tutorials/excel/cell_ref-01.htm

I hope this answers your question.

Regards

Simon

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