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relative reference

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relative reference

An address or pointer that changes when the target item is moved or the relationship to it has changed. For example, in a spreadsheet, a cell with a relative reference changes its formula when copied elsewhere. Contrast with absolute reference.



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C:$C, which is an absolute reference to the highlighted column, but in this case we want a relative reference that can refer to any month, not just February.
The technical expertise acquired in the portfolio of proprietary products distributed in the relative reference markets puts AISoftw@re as the leading company in applied software and technologies for the banking and financial markets, digital radiology and broadband Internet solutions.
What you want is a command to get Excel to apply an absolute reference to the moved formula rather than a relative reference.
 
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