Sohu.com Inc. (Sohu) is an online media, search and game service company, which is engaged in providing online products and services on personal computers (PCs) and mobile devices in the People's Republic of China (the PRC). The Company operates through three segments: the Sohu segment; the Sogou segment, and the Changyou segment.
Toggle absolute and relative references. It's much faster and easier than typing $ characters manually. To convert an existing formula, enter cell edit mode, place the cursor in or next to the reference you'd like to convert, then use the shortcut. Note: in Excel 2016 for the Mac, you can also use fn + F4.
An absolute reference in Excel is a cell reference with the $ sign, like $A$1. The dollar sign fixes the reference to a given cell, so that it remains static no matter where the formula moves. In other words, using $ in cell references allows you to copy the formula in Excel without changing references.