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Relative, Absolute, & Mixed References

The document discusses different types of cell references in formulas: relative, absolute, and mixed references. It provides examples of how copying formulas to other cells treats each type of reference differently. It also summarizes functions like IF(), VLOOKUP(), HLOOKUP() and how they are used to lookup values in tables based on criteria.

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Relative, Absolute, & Mixed References

The document discusses different types of cell references in formulas: relative, absolute, and mixed references. It provides examples of how copying formulas to other cells treats each type of reference differently. It also summarizes functions like IF(), VLOOKUP(), HLOOKUP() and how they are used to lookup values in tables based on criteria.

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Relative, Absolute,

& Mixed References


Relative Reference
(Address)
A B C D
1 5
2 6
3
4

 In C3, =A1+B2 means


Display sum of the content of cell which is 2 columns to the left and 2 rows above
and the content of cell which is 1 column to the left and 1 row above.
When this formula is copied to other cells, the same instruction is copied.
E.g., if the formula is copied to D4, it becomes =B2+C3.
Absolute Reference
(Address)
A B C D
1 5
2 6
3
4

 In C3, =$A$1+B2 means


Display the sum of the content of cell which is at A1
and the content of cell which is 1 column to the left and 1 row
above.
When this formula is copied to other cells, the same instruction is copied.
E.g., if the formula is copied to D4, it becomes =$A$1+C3.
Mixed Reference
(Address)
A B C D
1 5
2 6
3 7
4 8

 In C2, =$A$1+$B2 means


Add the content of cell which is at A1
and the content of cell which is in column B and in the same row.
When this formula is copied to other cells, the same instruction is copied.
E.g., if the formula is copied to C4, it becomes =$A$1+$B4.
Mixed Reference (cont.)
A B C D
1 5
2 6 7 8 9
3
4

 In B3, =$A$1+B$2 means


Add the content of cell which is at A1
and the content of cell which is in the same column and in row 2.
When this formula is copied to other cells, the same instruction is copied.
E.g., if the formula is copied to C4, it becomes =$A$1+C$2.
IF() Function
A B C D E F
1 Name Exam Grade
2 Adams 87 Pass
3 Benson 92 Pass
4 Carson 68 Fail
5 Danson 78 Pass
6

=IF(B2>=70,”Pass”,”Fail”)
IF() Function

 Form
 =IF(condition,
value-for-TRUE-case,
value-for-FALSE-case)
 Example
 Assume: B2 contains semester average
 Then, in C2, we can have:
=IF(B2>=70, “Pass”, “Fail”)
VLOOKUP() Function
 Suppose letter grades for exam scores are
assigned as follows:
A – 90 or above
B – 80 or above, but less than 90
C – 70 or above, but less than 80
D – 60 or above, but less than 70
F – less than 60
 Use VLOOKUP() function to assigning letter
grade to a score, buy looking up a table.
Grade Table Lookup
A B C D E F G H
1 Name Exam Grade
2 Adams 87 B
3 Benson 92 A
4 Carson 68 D
5 Danson 78 C
6 Criteria
7 0 F
8 60 D
9 70 C
10 80 B
11 90 A
VLOOKUP()
 Format
=VLOOKUP( Value to look up,
The range of the table,
The column number containing
the grade)
 For example,
In the preceding case
=VLOOKUP(B2, $G$7:$H$11,2)
With VLOOKUP(),
Remember…
 In the VLOOKUP(), the 2nd argument, the
range for the lookup table, should be in
absolute address.
 In the lookup table, values to be looked
up should be in ascending order (from
small to larger).
Tax Table Lookup
A B C F G H
1 Name Income Tax Rate
2 Adams 18000 0%
3 Benson 85000 15%
4 Carson 28000 10%
5 Danson 31000 15%
6 Erickson 125000 ? Tax Rate
7 0 0%
8 20,000 10%
9 50,000 15%
10 100,000 20%
11 200,000 30%
Your Turn

 Given the preceding table, look up the


Tax Rate for Erickson with the VLOOK()
function.
HLOOKUP
(Horizontal Lookup Table)
A B C D E F G H
1 Name Exa Grade
m
2 Adams 87 B
3 Benson 92 A
4 Carson 68 D
5 Danson 78 C
6
7
8 Criteria
9 0 60 70 80 90
10 F D C B A
11
HLOOKUP()
 Format
=HLOOKUP( Value to look up,
The range of the table,
The row number containing
the grade)
 For example,
In the preceding case
=HLOOKUP(B2, $B$(:$F$10,2)
With HLOOKUP(),
Remember…
 In the HLOOKUP(), the 2nd argument, the
range for the lookup table, should be in
absolute address.
 In the lookup table, values to be looked
up should be in ascending order (from
small to larger) from left to right.

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