When a formula in a cell is copied to another cell, it changes to match the new cell.

In some situations, you may need to have the formula stay the same and not change, which is known as an absolute cell reference.

Below is a basic example demonstrating the difference between a basic relative and absolute reference.

When you copy this formula to another column and row, it still references column A, but it changes the row based on where its copied.

When you copy this formula to another column and row, it still references rows 1 through 3, but it changes the column based on where its copied.

As you copy the formula down the column, the B2 reference automatically changes to B3, B4, and so on.

Two dollar signs are added to the final element of the formula.

The F1 says that no matter where you copy this formula, that part of the formula always needs to point to F1.

Pressing F4 while the insertion point is touching the F1 reference is a fast way to add both dollar signs.

In the following example, you need to multiply H2 by A3 by C1.

The H1 will always point to H1, so you need both dollar signs in H1.

What if you screw up and press F4 too many times Keep pressing F4: It will toggle back to relative then absolute, then row absolute, then column absolute.

But even if you are really fast at doing AltE, D, C Enter, it can be a pain to do this many times in a row.

This beautiful command repeats the last command that you invoked.

Perhaps you just built a custom format to display numbers in thousands:,0,K.

If you see a few more cells that need the same format, select the cells and press F4.

For example, going into Field Settings in a pivot table and changing the number format and calculation is one that would be nice to repeat.

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