How to Copy Formulas Without Changing Cell References in Excel

In this video, I will show you how to copy and paste formulas om Excel without changing the cell references while copying.
When you copy a cell that has a formula in it and pastes it somewhere else, it automatically adjusts the cell references.
For example, suppose I have the formula =A1+A2 in cell B1. When I copy the cell B1 and paste it in B2, the formula automatically becomes =A2+A3.
This happens as Excel automatically adjusts the references to make sure the rows and columns now refer to the adjusted rows and columns.
Note: This adjustment happens when you’re using relative references or mixed references. In the case of absolute references, the exact formula gets copied.
When using relative/mixed references in your formulas, you may - sometimes - want to copy and paste formulas in Excel without changing the cell references.
Simply put, you want to copy the exact formula from one set of cells to another.
In this video, I will show you how you can do this using various ways:
-- Manually Copy Pasting formulas.
-- Using ‘Find and Replace’ technique.
-- Using the Notepad.
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The last two tricks were quite creative. Thanks! I can't believe it's 2020 and they haven't integrated this option into the "Paste Special" options yet.

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Its not, here is the easiest way: Copy the formula you want to the clipboard (just the text with the = sign). Select the range you want the same formula copied to. Chose Replace, leave the Find what field blank, and paste the formula with the = sign into the Replace with field and choose Replace All. It will fill the same formula in all the cells.

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