Briefly explain about Absolute Relative and Mixed Reference

     

  • Cell reference changes whenever we are changing formula from one cell to another cell
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  • F4 is the shortcut key to change the reference type
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  • By default option is ABSOLUTE and press F4 untill you get the required reference
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    We can classfity the references into 3

     

  • Absolute Reference:Both row number and column number are constant, those are freezed.
  • Relative Reference:Both row number and column number will change, those are not constant
  • Mixed Reference:Only part of the CELL ADRESS got changed. i.e eiher row number or column number
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    Absolute Reference Example

     

  • Example for Relative references
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