Using cell references
Cell references allow you to point to another cell in the spreadsheet and retrieve its value, which will help you avoid much of the manual work you have had to do up to this point. In this exercise, you'll replace hard-coded values with cell references and explore the extra functionality cell references provide.
Throughout this chapter, you'll be working with demographical and geographical data for the top ten most populous countries in the world.
This exercise is part of the course
Introduction to Google Sheets
Exercise instructions
- Set B2to the cell reference,B10.
- Update the value in B10toEuropeand notice what happens toB2.
- Change B5to point to theContinentinformation forIndiausing a cell reference.
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