Set the letter's value in the Refers To box. You can create a value from data in a cell in the worksheet or you can add your own number. By default, Excel puts a reference to the currently selected cell in the box. If this contains your value, keep the default.
Gravely (the adverb) comes from the adjective, which comes from Latin (gravis), where it meant heavy or serious (this is where we get gravity--heaviness). Gravely ill means seriously ill, not soon to be in the grave. (and proof [1]). Bonus tidbit: grave (the noun) comes from words that originally meant to dig then a place dug, as for burial or, a grave. This is the same root as engrave.
See more synonyms on Thesaurus.com. Ominous, portentous, threatening, menacing, fateful are adjectives describing that which forebodes a serious, significant, and often harmful outcome. Ominous, derived from omen âa predictor of outcomes,â usually suggests evil or damaging eventualities: ominous storm clouds; an ominous silence. Portentous, although it may suggest evil results, often stresses a momentous or very important outcome: a portentous moment in history; a portentous escalation of hostilities.