FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTER

USING MICROSOFT EXCEL

HOW TO ADD COPY AND MOVE WORKSHEETS WITHIN EXCEL WORKBOOKS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Pat wants to copy a formula into an adjacent cell. Which action should she take?
A
Right-click the mouse button.
B
Hold down the left mouse button on the fill handle and drag to the right.
C
Drag the fill handle and move to the right.
D
Right-click the mouse button.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Select the cell with the formula, and hover the mouse cursor over a small square at the lower right-hand corner of the cell, which is called the Fill handle. As you do this, the cursor will change to a thick black cross. Hold and drag the fill handle down the column over the cells where you want to copy the formula.

Detailed explanation-2: -Select the cell that contains the formula you want to move. Click Home > Cut (or press Ctrl + X). Select the cell you want the formula to be in, and then click Paste (or press Ctrl + V). Verify that the cell references are still what you want.

Detailed explanation-3: -If you’re copying cell content to adjacent cells in the same row or column, the fill handle is a good alternative to the copy and paste commands. Select the cell(s) containing the content you want to use, then hover the mouse over the lower-right corner of the cell so the fill handle appears.

Detailed explanation-4: -If you want to maintain the original cell reference when you copy it, you “lock” it by putting a dollar sign ($) before the cell and column references. For example, when you copy the formula =$A$2+$B$2 from C2 to D2, the formula stays exactly the same. This is an absolute reference.

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