what is the absolute symbol in excel
So the first red arrow is pointing to cell A2, and the second red arrow is point to cell A3. This is what was copied. If you want the correct answer in cell B3, you have to stop Excel from using this Relative Cell Referencing that it's currently doing. What you need is Absolute Cell Referencing. Absolute cell referencing involves nothing more than placing a dollar symbol ( $ ) before each letter and number.