That means when we copy the formula with the $ symbol, the row/column won’t move. Why the result now becomes 10 not 11? The reason is because we put a $ symbol in front of B in B3.Īs discussed before, the $ symbol makes the row number/column letter on its right absolute. What will happen if we copy the formula to cell G4 like before? The thing that will happen is this. Now, what if we add a $ symbol in front of the B3 column letter before we copy the formula? That means the B3 writing in the formula becomes $B3 like this. This makes the sum formula sums 5 and 6 instead of 1 and 2, which produces 11. B3 becomes C4 (one cell below and one cell right from B3) and C3 becomes D4 (one cell below and one cell right from C3). Why does the result become 11 not 3? That is because the cell references in the formula we copy also moves along with the copy direction.Īs we copy the formula to one cell below and one cell right, its cell references also move in that direction. If we copy the sum formula to cell G4, then the result becomes like this.
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The movement depends on the direction where we copy the formula from the source.įor example, take a look at the numbers and the manual sum formula in the screenshot below. You see, when we copy a formula in excel, the row and column in its cell references normally moves too. What does absolute mean? It means that the row number/column letter won’t move when we copy the formula to other cells! The $ symbol in excel, more specifically in excel formulas, means that the row number/column letter on its right is absolute. $ (Dollar Symbol) Meaning in Excel and Its Function
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