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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...
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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 https://support.office.com/en-us/article/switch-between-relative-absolute-and-mixed-references-dfec08cd-ae65-4f56-839e-5f0d8d0baca9.

 

Hope that helps

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    sk1325
    Copper Contributor
    Feb 22, 2019
    wow!
    it worked.

    thanks

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