Keep cell constant Excel

Question

My Excel is high. I now have the 2013 edition. Previously, I used =A1/$A33 to keep the denominator konstant, like a normal person would. But now, instead of letters I have numbers at the top. So a cell looks like R119C2 indicating rows and columns. So now when I want to do a division it looks like:

 =R[-30]C/R[-30]C[41] 

Which previously would have been B88/RN88 or something. So R[-30] means take the cell 30 steps up. After / comes something that means 30 steps up and 41 steps to the left. Now I want to keep the denominator constant but using $ apparently does not work. I have tried using () around the denominator, tried appling it only before C like R[-30]$C[41] . Does not work. Does anyone have an idea how to do this?

Answer 1

Your excel is not high!

Go to file and select options.

Select formulas and untick "R1C1 reference style" as shown in screen shot below:

Or, if you prefer R1C1 style, you can just change the formula to constants by highlighting and clicking F4. So instead of R[-30]C[41], it will change to R50C50, assuming you want row 50 and column 50. Removing the square brackets turns them to constants.