There are three types of cell references.
Absolute – This means the cell reference stays the same if you copy or move the cell to any other cell. This is done by anchoring the row and column, so it does not change when copied or moved.
Relative – Relative referencing means that the cell address changes as you copy or move it; i.e. the cell reference is relative to its location.
Mixed – This means you can choose to anchor either the row or the column when you copy or move the cell, so that one changes and the other does not. For example, you could anchor the row reference then move a cell down two rows and across four columns and the row reference stays the same. We will explain this further below.