When the formula is copied to another cell its cell reference change is called?
A reference is a cell's address. It identifies a cell or range of cells by referring to the column letter and row number of the cell(s). For example, Show The reference tells Formula One for Java to use the contents of the referenced cell(s) in the formula. If a formula requires a number, you can substitute a reference to a cell that contains a number. You specify a range of cells by placing a colon (:) between two cell references. For example,
Entering Cell ReferencesYou can enter cell references in formulas in three ways:
Absolute and Relative ReferencesThere are two types of cell references: relative and absolute.
References that are part absolute and part relative are called mixed references. The following table lists the reference types.
Using Relative and Absolute ReferencesYou can copy and paste absolute, relative, and mixed references to create worksheets that are easy to update and that are smaller than worksheets where each formula is created separately. For example, in the following worksheet, the values in column A need to be multiplied by the percentages in row 1.
To do these calculations, you could enter the formula A better way to do it would be to enter the formula
The resulting worksheet calculates all the figures using multiple copies of that one formula. Only one formula must be kept in memory.
If you change the percentages in row 1 or the figures in column A, the calculations in the worksheet will automatically change because of the absolute references to those cells. This makes the worksheet easy to update. References to Other Worksheets You can reference cells in other worksheets in
the same workbook by placing an exclamation mark between the sheet name and the reference. The sheet name is the name found on the worksheet tab. For example, Sheet names with spaces. If the sheet name contains spaces, you must enclose the name in single quotes: Cells on two worksheets. You can make a reference to cells on two different worksheets by placing a colon between the two sheet names. For example, Sheet1:Sheet2!A1 refers to two cells: cell A1 in Sheet1 and cell A1 in Sheet2. Order of sheet names. References to more than one worksheet must list the worksheets in the order in which they appear in the workbook.
References to Other WorkbooksReferences that point to cells on worksheets in other workbooks are called external references. An external reference is created by placing the workbook name in brackets, followed by the worksheet name, an exclamation point, and finally a cell or range reference.
External references will work only if both workbooks are open in the Workbook Designer. If the referenced workbook is not open when you create the external reference, an Invalid Formula Syntax error message will appear. The following are examples of external references using absolute, relative, and mixed references.
Paths in External ReferencesAfter you enter an external reference, Formula One for Java will change the format of the reference to show the absolute path to the workbook you referenced. For example, say you entered this reference to a workbook named September in the Payroll directory on your C drive: [September]Payroll!C2:C420After you enter that reference, if you return to the cell where the reference was entered, you will note that Formula One for Java has changed it to: `[C:\Payroll\September.vts]Payroll'!C2:C420This absolute path is recorded in the worksheet. If you later move the September workbook, the external reference should still work, as long as you open September.vts in the Workbook Designer at the same time as the workbook that references it. |