Call Referencing - R.D.Sivakumar

1. R.D.SIVAKUMAR, M.Sc.,M.Phil.,M.Tech.,
Assistant Professor of Computer Science &
Assistant Professor and Head, Department of M.Com.(CA),
Ayya Nadar Janaki Ammal College,
Sivakasi – 626 124.
Mobile: 099440-42243
e-mail : sivamsccsit@gmail.com
website: www.rdsivakumar.blogspot.in
CALL REFERENCING

2. CALL REFERENCING
In the Marks worksheet example, you typed the formula =C3+D3+E3+F3 in cell G3 and
then copied it to the cells G4:G7. Click on the cell G4. Note that the formula in this cell is
=C4+D4+E4+F4.
For example, consider the formula in cell G3. StarClac reads this formula as
• Add the value in the cell 4 columns to the left of current cell
• With the contents of the cell 3 columns to the left of current cell
• With the contents of the cell 2 columns to the left of the current cell
• With the contents of the cell 1 column to the left of the current cell.
So, when this formula is copied to the cell G4, it does not read as = C3+D3+E3+F3 but as
• Add the value in the cell 4 columns to the left of current cell
• with the contents of the cell 3 columns to the left of current cell
• with the contents of the cell 2 columns to the left of current cell
• with the contents of the cell 1 columns to the left of current cell
That is, = C4+D4+E4+F4.

3. CALL REFERENCING
This type of cell referencing is called Relative cell addressing
Relative cell addressing is the default type of cell addressing used by StarOffice
Calc.
Relative cell addressing is also the reason why formulae are automatically
recalculated every time the contents of the cells used in the formulae change.
The other type of referencing used in spreadsheets is Absolute cell addressing. A
cell address can be made absolute by using the $ (dollar) sign in front of row and
column names.
For example, the C4 becomes absolute when you enter it as $C$4.

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