
NOTE: If all you want to do is paste the result of the formula into the destination cell, select Paste Values from the Paste drop-down menu when pasting into the destination cell. Every time the results change in the original cell, the total displayed in the destination cell updates as well. However, this time, the Formula Bar displays an absolute reference to the original cell containing the formula. You will notice that, again, the total from the original cell displays in the destination cell. Click the Paste button in the Paste section of the Home tab to display the drop-down menu. To do this, select and copy the original cell with the formula again and click the cell into which you want to paste the link to the original cell. There is a way you can copy and paste a cell containing a formula to a destination cell such that the results of the formula in the original cell always display in the destination cell as they change. NOTE: Copying and pasting a formula into a destination cell does not mean that the formula will be updated in the destination cell when it is updated in the original cell. You will notice that the total displays in the destination cell from the original cell, and the formula that displays in the Formula Bar for the destination cell contains the same absolute references as the original formula in the original cell. Click the arrow on the Paste button in the Paste section of the Home tab.

Make sure the Home tab is the active tab on the ribbon. To copy the formula entered using absolute references and preserve the cell references, select the cell containing the formula and copy it ( Ctrl + C) and click the destination cell into which you want to paste the formula.

You can pause while entering each cell reference in the formula to press F4 until you get the right reference type for the current cell reference.

