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Is is possible to get Excel to insert an absolute reference when clicking on cells to build a formula?

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Mar 15, 202618177 views
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If you build a formula by clicking on a cell to insert its address into the formula, is there a way of making this reference absolute rather than relative? I've been using Excel for many years but never come across a way of doing this. I've tried the obvious SHIFT+ click, CTRL+click and ALT+click.

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Click the cell and then hit F4. As you keep hitting F4, it will cycle through various level of absolute. Example: Click the cell A1, type '=', then click the cell B1. Hit F4. The reference to B1 becomes $B$1. Hit F4 again. The reference becomes B$1.…

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