Using the "$" as part of a cell reference
Could someone please explain in more detail the usage of above. I have seen this usage in:
=AVERAGE($6:$6) to yield a dynamic average across row 6. This does not seem to work in a Column setup. I am looking for more details, links, etc. Thank You. Alan |
Using the "$" as part of a cell reference
Hi the use of $ is to change a formula absolute to relatvie, you could use it
in a Column as =AVERAGE($A:$A) or in specific range or unique cell hth regards from Brazil Marcelo "awy32" escreveu: Could someone please explain in more detail the usage of above. I have seen this usage in: =AVERAGE($6:$6) to yield a dynamic average across row 6. This does not seem to work in a Column setup. I am looking for more details, links, etc. Thank You. Alan -- awy32 |
Using the "$" as part of a cell reference
Recent posting by Kassie...........
The $ sign is used to make a cell address an absolute one. If you copy any formula that refers to a cell address, say =SUM(A1:A10) to the next row, Excel changes the formula to read =SUM(A2:A11). If however, you copy a formula reading =SUM($A1:A10) , Excel changes the formula to Copy down =SUM($A2:A11). Copy right =SUM($A1:B10) If you enter the formula as =SUM($A$1:A10), it will change to Copy down =SUM($A$1:A11), Copy right =SUM($A$1:B10) The formula =SUM(A$1:A10, will change to Copy down=SUM(A$1:A11), Copy right =SUM(B$1:B10) If you enter it as =SUM($A$1:$A$10), and you copy it to any other location on your spreadsheet, it will still read =SUM($A$1:$A$10) In other words, the $ sign in front of a column reference loks subsequent copies to that column. The $ in front of a row reference, locks subsequent copies to that row. You can also insert the $ before the latter parts of the formula, to lock either the column or row reference, eg =SUM(A1:$A10), which can change as follows: Copy down =SUM(A2:$A11) Copy right =SUM(B1:$A10) =SUM(A1:A$10) will change to Copy Down =SUM(A2:A$10) Copy right =SUM(B1:B$10) Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP On Thu, 29 Jun 2006 18:56:08 +0100, awy32 wrote: Could someone please explain in more detail the usage of above. I have seen this usage in: =AVERAGE($6:$6) to yield a dynamic average across row 6. This does not seem to work in a Column setup. I am looking for more details, links, etc. Thank You. Alan |
Using the "$" as part of a cell reference
Along with Gord's explanation you might want to see what the F4 key will do.
Type =A1, then before hitting Enter, hit the F4 key four times and notice the reference changes. HTH Regards, Howard "awy32" wrote in message ... Could someone please explain in more detail the usage of above. I have seen this usage in: =AVERAGE($6:$6) to yield a dynamic average across row 6. This does not seem to work in a Column setup. I am looking for more details, links, etc. Thank You. Alan -- awy32 |
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