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1.

Relative cell reference:


Assume we have a value of 5 in cell A1, and we want to add 2 to it in cell A2. The
formula in cell A2 would be "=A1+2". If we copy this formula to cell A3, Excel will
automatically adjust the reference to "=A2+2", which adds 2 to the value in cell
A2.

2. Absolute cell reference:


Assume we have a value of 5 in cell A1, and we want to always add 2 to it,
regardless of where we copy the formula. The formula in cell A2 would be "=$A$1+2".
If we copy this formula to cell B2, Excel will still reference cell A1 as
"=$A$1+2".

3. Mixed cell reference:


Assume we have a table of values in cells A1:B10, and we want to multiply the
values in column A by a fixed value in cell C1. The formula in cell B1 would be
"=A1*$C$1". If we copy this formula to cell B2, Excel will adjust the reference to
"=A2*$C$1", which still references cell C1 as a fixed value. However, the reference
to cell A1 changes to A2 because it is a relative reference.

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