Question

Absolute cell address uses a ______Symbol in front of column and row label.

• A. $ dollar
• B. &The ampersand
• C. # hash
• D. None of these

Answer 1

Answer:

A. $ dollar

Reference operators

• Two types of reference operators are Range and Union

Union

• Union includes two or more references.
• It consists of two or more addresses separated by comma.

         Eg : 'A1, B7 ,C9 refers to cells A1, B7 and C9.

• Excel records cell addresses in formulas and functions in three different ways.

                 Relative cell references

                 Absolute cell references

                 Mixed cell references

• In relative cell reference we call cells by their row and column label.
• Excel changes the cell addresses relative to the row and column they are moved to

           Eg : If we move an addition formula

                  = B1+C1 in D1 to cell D2 , the formula would be changed to '=B2+C2'

Absolute cell reference

• Absolute cell reference refers to the same cell.
• It doesn't change the cell address relative to the cells we copied the formula.
• Absolute cell address uses a dollar symbol ($) in front of column and row label.
• If we copy a formula '=C5+$A$1' in cell D5 to cell D6 formula will become       '=C6+$A$1( Relative cell reference C5 changes to C6 but absolute cell reference $A$1 does not change)

Mixed cell reference

• It contains absolute part and relative part.

            Eg : 'A$1+$C5' (Here row label of the cell A1 is fixed and column label of the cell C5 is                        fixed)

• We can add dollar sign ($) symbol in a cell reference by pressing F4 key.
• If we press F4 key once after entering cell address in to formula or functions.