← Working With Sheets

Lesson 3 of 5

Copying formulas and locking references

What you will be able to do

Copy a formula down a column, predict what happens to its references, and use $ to hold one of them still.

You wrote the line total once. Now it needs to be on all twelve rows, and the branch manager wants a tax-inclusive column that uses one rate stored in one place. This is where most people's first spreadsheet quietly breaks.

0 XP

Step 1 of 6 Β· 1 point

G2 holds =E2*F2. Copy it down to G13 so every order has a line total.

ABCDEFGHIJKLMN
1OrderDateBranchProductQtyUnitPriceSales tax rate0.08BranchTarget12
540042026-01-07NorthgateBall valve 1/2in19.259.25
640052026-01-07BrooksideCopper pipe 1/2in 10ft131.4031.4
740062026-01-08BrooksideCopper pipe 1/2in 10ft131.4031.4
840072026-01-08BrooksideInterior latex paint, 5gal3138.00
940082026-01-08BrooksideCordless drill 18V5209.001045
1040092026-01-09FairviewBall valve 1/2in39.2527.75
1140102026-01-09NorthgateRoller and tray set614.2085.2
1240112026-01-09BrooksideWater heater element 4500W624.10144.6
1340122026-01-10NorthgateCordless drill 18V1209.00
Rows 5 to 13 of 13