The "$" "freezes" that part of the reference when filling or copy/pasting.
If D4 contains =$C4 and you copy it and paste it to cell Z12, you'd see
=$C12 -- the column remains "frozen". If D4 contains =C$4 and you copy it to
Z12, you'd see =Y$4. If D4 contains =$C$4 and you copy it to Z12 you'd see
=$C$4, and if D4 contains =C4, if you copy it to Z12 you'll see =Y12.
HTH

"xtrailer" wrote in message
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That did the trick, thanks! What is the function of the $ symbol?

"Bob Umlas" wrote:

Take out the "$" in your formula.

Bob Umlas
Excel MVP

"xtrailer" wrote in message
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I am buidling a speadsheet in which one worksheet access info from
another.
I
want to fill out an "access" formula horizontally in one of the
worksheets.

The fomula is: 'Access Info'!$C3 which I want to fill out to D3, E3,
F3
etc
horizontally. I tried the fill handle, but it just copies the same
formula
(and formatting) over. Help!