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sk1325
Copper Contributor
Feb 22, 2019

fill formula to next row

i'm trying to copy this formula =COUNTIF(A2:R155,B2) to the next row and fill the it to =COUNTIF(A2:R155,B3). what happens when i drag the box =COUNTIF(A3:R156,B2) . if i copy the formula and paste i get=COUNTIF(A2:R155,B2)

 

please advise

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  • Haytham Amairah's avatar
    Haytham Amairah
    Silver Contributor
    Feb 22, 2019

    Hi,

     

    You have to make the criteria range absolute (Locked) by preceding the row and column references by the dollar sign as follows:

    =COUNTIF($A$2:$R$155,B2)

     

    This will prevent the range from changing when copying the formula down.

    To learn more about that, please check out this link.

     

    Hope that helps

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