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Convert Excel Formulas from Relative to Absolute

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Convert Selected Excel Formulas from Absolute to Relative References or Vice Versa

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The Excel macro code below can be used to convert all Excel formulas from absolute to relative and/or relative to absolute. It can also give a mix of relative row, absolute column reference, or absolute row, relative column reference. Simply select the cells that should be changed, run the code and choose the reference type you want. There are 2 Excel macros below, the first is the fastest but can cause issues with mega formulas and/or array formulas . The second is slower, but less likely to cause issues. Thanks to Andy Pope . As with any code, save you Workbook BEFORE running the code.

TIP: You can toggle through the 4 reference types a formula can use by selecting the cell housing the formula, then click in Formula Bar, then the reference part (e.g A1, $A$1 etc) and push F4. Each push of F4 will toggle the reference type.

If you are not familiar with running Excel macro code, follow the steps below;

1) Go to the Visual Basic Editor, Tools>Macro>Visual Basic Editor (Alt+F11).

2) Insert a standard Module, Insert>Module.

3) Copy the code and paste directly in the Module just added.

4) Go back to Excel proper, click the top right X, or push Alt+Q and save!

5) Save you Workbook. Select your range of cells to run the code on.

6) Run the macro, go to Tools>Macro>Macros (Alt+F8) select the macro name and click "Run".

Sub MakeAbsoluteorRelativeFast()'Written by OzGrid Business Applications'www.ozgrid.comDim RdoRange As RangeDim i As IntegerDim Reply As String    'Ask whether Relative or Absolute    Reply = InputBox("Change formulas to?" & Chr(13) & Chr(13) _    & "Relative row/Absolute column = 1" & Chr(13) _    & "Absolute row/Relative column = 2" & Chr(13) _    & "Absolute all = 3" & Chr(13) _    & "Relative all = 4", "OzGrid Business Applications")    'They cancelled    If Reply = "" Then Exit Sub       On Error Resume Next    'Set Range variable to formula cells only    Set RdoRange = Selection.SpecialCells(Type:=xlFormulas)    'determine the change type    Select Case Reply        Case 1 'Relative row/Absolute column            For i = 1 To RdoRange.Areas.Count                RdoRange.Areas(i).Formula = _                Application.ConvertFormula _                (Formula:=RdoRange.Areas(i).Formula, _                FromReferenceStyle:=xlA1, _                ToReferenceStyle:=xlA1, ToAbsolute:=xlRelRowAbsColumn)            Next i        Case 2 'Absolute row/Relative column            For i = 1 To RdoRange.Areas.Count                RdoRange.Areas(i).Formula = _                Application.ConvertFormula _                (Formula:=RdoRange.Areas(i).Formula, _                FromReferenceStyle:=xlA1, _                 ToReferenceStyle:=xlA1, ToAbsolute:=xlAbsRowRelColumn)            Next i        Case 3 'Absolute all            For i = 1 To RdoRange.Areas.Count                RdoRange.Areas(i).Formula = _                Application.ConvertFormula _                (Formula:=RdoRange.Areas(i).Formula, _                FromReferenceStyle:=xlA1, _                ToReferenceStyle:=xlA1, ToAbsolute:=xlAbsolute)            Next i        Case 4 'Relative all            For i = 1 To RdoRange.Areas.Count                RdoRange.Areas(i).Formula = _                Application.ConvertFormula _                (Formula:=RdoRange.Areas(i).Formula, _                 FromReferenceStyle:=xlA1, _                 ToReferenceStyle:=xlA1, ToAbsolute:=xlRelative)            Next i        Case Else 'Typo            MsgBox "Change type not recognised!", vbCritical, _            "OzGrid Business Applications"        End Select         'Clear memory        Set RdoRange = NothingEnd Sub

Sub MakeAbsoluteorRelativeSlow()     'Written for www.ozgrid.com     'By Andy Pope     'www.andypope.info/         Dim RdoRange As Range, rCell As Range    Dim i As Integer    Dim Reply As String          'Ask whether Relative or Absolute    Reply = InputBox("Change formulas to?" & Chr(13) & Chr(13) _    & "Relative row/Absolute column = 1" & Chr(13) _    & "Absolute row/Relative column = 2" & Chr(13) _    & "Absolute all = 3" & Chr(13) _    & "Relative all = 4", "OzGrid Business Applications")          'They cancelled    If Reply = "" Then Exit Sub         On Error Resume Next     'Set Range variable to formula cells only    Set RdoRange = Selection.SpecialCells(Type:=xlFormulas)          'determine the change type    Select Case Reply    Case 1 'Relative row/Absolute column                 For Each rCell In RdoRange            If rCell.HasArray Then                If Len(rCell.FormulaArray) < 255 Then                    rCell.FormulaArray = _                    Application.ConvertFormula _                    (Formula:=rCell.FormulaArray, _                    FromReferenceStyle:=xlA1, _                    ToReferenceStyle:=xlA1, ToAbsolute:=xlRelRowAbsColumn)                End If            Else                If Len(rCell.Formula) < 255 Then                    rCell.Formula = _                    Application.ConvertFormula _                    (Formula:=rCell.Formula, _                    FromReferenceStyle:=xlA1, _                    ToReferenceStyle:=xlA1, ToAbsolute:=xlRelRowAbsColumn)                End If            End If        Next rCell             Case 2 'Absolute row/Relative column        For Each rCell In RdoRange            If rCell.HasArray Then                If Len(rCell.FormulaArray) < 255 Then                    rCell.FormulaArray = _                    Application.ConvertFormula _                    (Formula:=rCell.FormulaArray, _                    FromReferenceStyle:=xlA1, _                    ToReferenceStyle:=xlA1, ToAbsolute:=xlAbsRowRelColumn)                End If            Else                If Len(rCell.Formula) < 255 Then                    rCell.Formula = _                    Application.ConvertFormula _                    (Formula:=rCell.Formula, _                    FromReferenceStyle:=xlA1, _                    ToReferenceStyle:=xlA1, ToAbsolute:=xlAbsRowRelColumn)                End If            End If        Next rCell             Case 3 'Absolute all        For Each rCell In RdoRange            If rCell.HasArray Then                If Len(rCell.FormulaArray) < 255 Then                    rCell.FormulaArray = _                    Application.ConvertFormula _                    (Formula:=rCell.FormulaArray, _                    FromReferenceStyle:=xlA1, _                    ToReferenceStyle:=xlA1, ToAbsolute:=xlAbsolute)                End If            Else                If Len(rCell.Formula) < 255 Then                    rCell.Formula = _                    Application.ConvertFormula _                    (Formula:=rCell.Formula, _                    FromReferenceStyle:=xlA1, _                    ToReferenceStyle:=xlA1, ToAbsolute:=xlAbsolute)                End If            End If        Next rCell             Case 4 'Relative all        For Each rCell In RdoRange            If rCell.HasArray Then                If Len(rCell.FormulaArray) < 255 Then                    rCell.FormulaArray = _                    Application.ConvertFormula _                    (Formula:=rCell.FormulaArray, _                    FromReferenceStyle:=xlA1, _                    ToReferenceStyle:=xlA1, ToAbsolute:=xlRelative)                End If            Else                If Len(rCell.Formula) < 255 Then                    rCell.Formula = _                    Application.ConvertFormula _                    (Formula:=rCell.Formula, _                    FromReferenceStyle:=xlA1, _                    ToReferenceStyle:=xlA1, ToAbsolute:=xlRelative)                End If            End If        Next rCell             Case Else 'Typo        MsgBox "Change type not recognised!", vbCritical, _        "OzGrid Business Applications"    End Select          'Clear memory    Set RdoRange = NothingEnd Sub

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