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What does the fill handle do?
Short answer. Copies the formula to the cells you drag over.
How do you stop an address changing?
Write it as $C$1.
Copy down
| Cell | Formula | Result |
|---|---|---|
| D2 | =B2+C2 | 137 |
| D3 | =B3+C3 | 150 |
| D4 | =B4+C4 | 121 |
Remember
| Drag the fill handle down |
| Row numbers change by themselves |
| Use $C$1 to lock a cell |
Typing the same total forty times? There is a faster way. Drag the fill handle down. D2 adds B2 and C2. D3 adds B3 and C3. D4 adds B4 and C4. Three things to remember. Drag the fill handle. Row numbers change. Dollar signs lock a cell.
This clip is from the full lesson: Copying a formula — 7 minutes, with the tables, the quick answers and the whole lesson in text.
Useful for: NIOS Secondary Data Entry Operations (229)
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