This was never a problem in Excel 2003. I am trying to copy and paste a row
in new rows I have inserted. I have tried relative references, but then the
formula in the cell I copied remain the same. The self help section for this
says that if a formula is copied and pasted the relationship will not change,
but it does.
Here is my formula: =SUM((B138-B137)/G138)
I used this to automatically figure my gas mileage and ran out of rows, so I
need to insert rows with the same formulas across the row. When I copy the
row, the formula changes to this for the copied cell =SUM((B138-B136)/G138).
None of this ever happened with Excel 2003. I could create new rows, copy and
paste the formulas and the reference would remain the same.

"Gord Dibben" wrote:

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See help for more on relative and absolute references.


Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP


\On Thu, 5 Jul 2007 11:00:02 -0700, Susan
wrote:

If you are referencing a cell in a formula and you want it to remain the same
when you copy and paste the formula into another cell, how do you enter it?

Susan