Microsoft Excel updates cell references when you copy an expression. Here are a couple of workarounds for those rare occasions when you don't want to change the cell references.

Cell references are at the core of how Microsoft Excel operates. Whether you're working with simple calculations or complex formulas, understanding cell references and mastering the different ...

Microsoft Excel relies on two fundamental reference types when addressing other cells. Absolute references -- which are denoted with a "$" -- lock a reference, so it will not change when copying ...

Cells in Excel are referred to using relative or absolute references. A formula with relative references changes when the cell's position does.

Locking cells in a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet is among the most commonly used functions. Here’s a guide on how to lock cells in Excel.

Safeguard your Excel worksheets from accidentally deleting formulas or data sets by locking important cells, while leaving the rest of the worksheet editable.

To lock your cells in Microsoft Excel, you just need to head into the program's "Protection" tab. Locking a cell in Excel will make it so viewers can't change the data inside of that cell, which ...

Excel found a problem with one or more formula references in this worksheet. Check that the cell references, range names, defined names, and links to other workbooks in your formulas are all correct.

If Excel is not highlighting cells in the formula, enable 'Allow editing directly in cells' and 'Enable fill handle and cell drag-and-drop' in Excel options.