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One suggested method is:</paragraph> 41cdf0e10cSrcweir<list type="ordered"> 42cdf0e10cSrcweir<listitem> 43*93b21526Smseidel<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3150439" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U">Select the cell containing the formula.</paragraph> 44cdf0e10cSrcweir</listitem> 45cdf0e10cSrcweir<listitem> 46*93b21526Smseidel<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3154319" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U">Choose <emph>Edit - Copy</emph>, or press <switchinline select="sys"><caseinline select="MAC">Command</caseinline><defaultinline>Ctrl</defaultinline></switchinline>+C to copy it.</paragraph> 47cdf0e10cSrcweir</listitem> 48cdf0e10cSrcweir<listitem> 49*93b21526Smseidel<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3159155" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U">Select the cell into which you want the formula to be copied.</paragraph> 50cdf0e10cSrcweir</listitem> 51cdf0e10cSrcweir<listitem> 52*93b21526Smseidel<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3153728" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U">Choose <emph>Edit - Paste</emph>, or press <switchinline select="sys"><caseinline select="MAC">Command</caseinline><defaultinline>Ctrl</defaultinline></switchinline>+V. The formula will be positioned in the new cell.</paragraph> 53cdf0e10cSrcweir</listitem> 54cdf0e10cSrcweir</list> 55*93b21526Smseidel<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3149961" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U">If you want to copy a formula into multiple cells, there is a quick and easy way to copy into adjacent cell areas:</paragraph> 56cdf0e10cSrcweir<list type="ordered"> 57cdf0e10cSrcweir<listitem> 58*93b21526Smseidel<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3149400" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U">Select the cell containing the formula.</paragraph> 59cdf0e10cSrcweir</listitem> 60cdf0e10cSrcweir<listitem> 61*93b21526Smseidel<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3154018" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U">Position the mouse on the bottom right of the highlighted border of the cell, and continue holding down the mouse button until the pointer changes to a cross-hair symbol.</paragraph> 62cdf0e10cSrcweir</listitem> 63cdf0e10cSrcweir<listitem> 64*93b21526Smseidel<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3150749" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U">With the mouse button pressed, drag it down or to the right over all the cells into which you want to copy the formula.</paragraph> 65cdf0e10cSrcweir</listitem> 66cdf0e10cSrcweir<listitem> 67*93b21526Smseidel<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3153714" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U">When you release the mouse button, the formula will be copied into the cells and automatically adjusted.</paragraph> 68cdf0e10cSrcweir</listitem> 69cdf0e10cSrcweir</list> 70*93b21526Smseidel<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3156385" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U">If you do not want values and texts to be automatically adjusted, then hold down the <switchinline select="sys"><caseinline select="MAC">Command</caseinline><defaultinline>Ctrl</defaultinline></switchinline> key when dragging. Formulas, however, are always adjusted accordingly.</paragraph> 71cdf0e10cSrcweir</section> 72cdf0e10cSrcweir<section id="relatedtopics"> 73cdf0e10cSrcweir<embed href="text/scalc/guide/relativ_absolut_ref.xhp#relativ_absolut_ref"/> 74cdf0e10cSrcweir</section> 75cdf0e10cSrcweir</body> 76cdf0e10cSrcweir</helpdocument> 77