Editing How to Change Excel References from Absolute to Relative

A lot of document developers (especially business owners) find themselves in situations where large amounts of simple, tedious work needs to be performed. This covers a wide range of possible problems but one of the most common is the need to refine an Excel spreadsheet for cell references. This is very common when large spreadsheets of information need to be appropriately altered. It is also common for students who wish to modify lab reports or other Excel spreadsheets. While checking a spreadsheet for cell references is an easy task, the repetition and monotony can definitely wear on an individual. There's always the standard approach to Excel spreadsheet clean up. This involves opening the spreadsheet and combing through it. Then start reading through the spreadsheet and looking for how the references are typed in. If a cell needs to subtract the value of cell B1 from cell A1 then the formula would be entered as (= A1 – B1). If this formula must always use cell A1, then it would be altered to show (= $A$1 – B1). This technique is quite inefficient and a massive waste of your time. Excel also has a built in ‘Filter' option to enable spreadsheet clean up. To utilize this feature, first choose any cells you want to check for duplicate information. Then, click the ‘Data' tab in the ribbon bar across the top of the Excel window. Pick the ‘Filter' option and then select ‘Advanced Filter'. Then, use the options available inside the Advanced Filter box to specify locating any cells using a ‘$' as an absolute reference. However, this only works in the event of [http://www.hothotsoftware.com/excel_change_cell_reference_type_software/ altering an absolute reference] to a relative reference. A huge productivity boost can be found through a simple stop at www.hothotsoftware.com. Simply searching for ‘How to Change References of Multiple Excel Cells' results in a program purposely written to meet your Excel file needs. The program is actually written to operate within the Excel spreadsheet program itself, also known as a plugin. This means that upon opening Microsoft Excel, you will notice an additional tab in the ribbon bar across the top of the window. This new tab will say ‘Change Reference Type'. This tab consists of a classic user interface that permits even a basic computer user to learn and master the software in a short amount of time. From here, any number of cells inside the spreadsheet can be selected. Then, click the [http://www.hothotsoftware.com/excel_change_cell_reference_type_software/ ‘Change Reference Type'] tab. This will bring up a box with two possibilities for text modifications in the cells. These alterations include absolute cell references and relative cell references. The right side of the box permits the changes to be applied to the selected cells, whole spreadsheet, or entire Excel workbook. To learn more about boosting your document efficiency, please visit http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ust8cyJUgew#t=116. [http://www.hothotsoftware.com/excel_change_cell_reference_type_software/ Cell references] can be quite crucial and they must be inputted correctly. Don't waste your time and worry about making a mistake. Let this software handle it for you and put your mind at ease.

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