Copying Formulas from a Range of Cells Without Changing the Absolute or Relative References

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» Copying Formulas from a Range of Cells Without Changing the Absolute or Relative References

CATEGORY: Working with Formulas

VERSIONS: All Microsoft Excel Versions

To copy/paste Formulas from a range of cells without changing the Absolute or Relative references:

1. Select the range of cells containing the formulas and press Ctrl+H.
2. In the Find what box, type the = sign.
3. In the Replace with box, type the # sign (to change the formulas to text).
4. Click Replace All, and then click Close.
5. Copy and paste the cells to a new location.
6. Repeat steps 1 through 3, reversing the # and = signs (to change the text to formulas).

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Thanks
SMuthu wrote on December 31, 1969 19:00 EST

Thanks for the tip. Saved me a load of time!

you are a LIFE SAVER
Patti wrote on December 31, 1969 19:00 EST

Thank you so much for this tip. I've been looking all over to find how to do this, and the simplicity of it all is amazing. THANKS!

AWESOME
Kas wrote on December 31, 1969 19:00 EST

such beautiful simplicity - thank you so much for sharing!!!

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