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LibreOffice Calc: How to control which values are incremented on drag down?

I have a complex formula in a cell with various references to other cells.

=INDEX($Sheet1.B1:B100;MATCH(C1;$Sheet1.D1:D100;0))

I want all cell in the same column to have the same formula with only one reference incremented. But if I select the field and drag down the little square all references are incremented.

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So the following fields would have the values:

=INDEX($Sheet1.B2:B101;MATCH(C1;$Sheet1.D2:D101;0))
=INDEX($Sheet1.B3:B102;MATCH(C2;$Sheet1.D3:D102;0))
=INDEX($Sheet1.B4:B103;MATCH(C3;$Sheet1.D4:D103;0))
…

But what I need is:

=INDEX($Sheet1.B1:B100;MATCH(C1;$Sheet1.D2:D100;0))
=INDEX($Sheet1.B1:B100;MATCH(C2;$Sheet1.D2:D100;0))
=INDEX($Sheet1.B1:B100;MATCH(C3;$Sheet1.D2:D100;0))
…

That means all matrix should not be incremented, the single reference to column C has to be incremented. How can I do this, where it is not possible to to it manually as too many rows are affected?

Solution

  • Instead of:

    =INDEX($Sheet1.B1:B100;MATCH(C1;$Sheet1.D1:D100;0))

    use:

     =INDEX($Sheet1.$B$1:$B$100,MATCH(C1,$Sheet1.$D$1:$D$100,0))

    Place a $ dollar sign before each column and row you don't want changed. That is $B$1 .... $B$100 .......... $D$1 ..... $D$100