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Timothy_Neumann
Jan 03, 2021Copper Contributor
Locking a column in a table formula
in a normal excel formula (not in a table), I can lock a cell reference with a $, e.g. $A$1 locks in the cell to copy the formula. How do I accomplish this within a table formula to lock in a column, say column A in a table?
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- Riny_van_EekelenPlatinum Contributor
Timothy_Neumann I believe you can find the answer to your question here:
https://exceloffthegrid.com/excel-tables-absolute-references/
- guidupuyCopper ContributorFor anyone reading this: using this trick has massive performance downfalls when used repeatedly in big(-ish) tables. Just spent 2-3 hours fighting performance issues with a file that had a ~500-row table and ~100 columns, where even just opening the file took about 2 min. Removing those "fake range" references eliminated the issue completely.
- Timothy_NeumannCopper Contributor
- adversiIron Contributor
Timothy_Neumann You can read more about locking cells here:
$A$1 locks columns and rows
$A1 locks columns only
A$1 locks rows only
- Timothy_NeumannCopper Contributor