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Absolute
references
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An absolute
reference
tells Spreadsheet
the specific address of a ceg. An
absolute reference
is like telling someone
your exact address: 3628 Sixteenth
Avenue. When you copy a formula from one location to another, Spreadsheet
does not adjust absolute references.
Use an absolute reference
when you
want to refer to the same cell, regardless of where you may copy the formula
in the spreadsheet.
(For detaiis on copying formulas, see page 95.)
For example,
when
performing
financial
calculations,
you might want
to refer
to a specific
cell containing
an interest
rate; for example,
8% in cell B3. When
you want
to copy
the formula,
the reference
to cell B3 must
not change.
Otherwise
each calculation
would
be based
on a different
interest
rate. To
ensure
that all copies
of the formula
use the value
in cell B3, you enter
the
absolute
reference
$1153. (For more
information
on the financial
function,
see
Using Built-in
Functions
in Formulas
on page
88. Also see the Appendix
for a
listing
of the financial
functions.)
REFERENCE
TYPE
B3
Relative
reference
$B_
A_,aut,
reference
Relative
B$3
column,
absolUte-r_w
Absolute
$83
€olumn,
R,4ative row
To enter
an absolute
reference,
enter
the address
with a dollar
sign before
the
column
and/or
row indicators.
B3 is a relative
reference.
$B$3 is an absolute
reference,
with both
the column
and the row
absolute.
You can also create
hybrid
references
making
either the column
or row absolute
and the other
relative,
as shown
in the table
on the left.
Spreadsheet
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