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Lock formula in excel for mac

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With Shortcut of F4, you only can change one cell reference at once time, if there are multiple cell formulas need to change as below screenshot shown, how can you quickly handle it?

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To change the cell references from relative to absolute, you just need to select the cell and go to the formula bar, and place cursor at the cell reference you want to change, and press F4 key to switch cell reference. For stopping this changing, you need to add $ to the cell reference and change the relative reference to absolute reference. For example, you apply the formula is =A1+B1 in Cell C1, and it will change to F12+G12 as you copy it to the Cell H12.

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In default, the cell references are relative, such as A1, and if the formula you use contains relative reference, the cell references will change when you copy it from one cell to another. How to quickly add $ into Excel formulas?