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    relative cell reference not working

    Hi Friends,

    My Client is using MS Excel home & office.

    He is facing with a problem of relative cell referencing.

    When he puts a formula in B1 (For Eg:- "=A1") then when he drags the formula row wise downwards then formula in B2 must be "=A2". But still it is "=A1".

    Does anyone knows the solution for this.

    Thanks in advance.
    Regards,
    Vaibhav

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    Re: relative cell reference not working

    Do you actually see =A1 in the cell or a result of the formula?
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    Re: relative cell reference not working

    I see the result in the cell.. however in the formula bar i see A1

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    Re: relative cell reference not working

    Possible to attach sample file so we can see what's going on?

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    Re: relative cell reference not working

    actually its working fine on my machine.. but it is not working fine on my clients machine..
    and i dont have the sample file with me right now..

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    Re: relative cell reference not working

    Are you sure it's not just the results...that look repeated...

    i.e. if you press F9, does it change anything?

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    Re: relative cell reference not working

    i'll definately try..

    also i have mailed my client to send the excel file which i'll post once i get it..

    are there any other modifications that needs to be done and that you can think of instantly..

    Thanks & Regards,
    Vaibhav

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    Re: relative cell reference not working

    Not really.. until I see file.. if F9 works, then you probably need to check Tools|Options and in Calculation tab should be set to Automatic calculations...

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    Re: relative cell reference not working

    Was there a solution to this, and if so, please explain.

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