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How to Apply a Formula to an Entire Column on Google Sheets on Android

This How.com.vn teaches you how to replicate a formula in every cell of a column using Google Sheets for Android.

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  1. How.com.vn English: Step 1 Open Google Sheets on your Android.
    It's the white table on a green background in the app drawer. You may also find it on the home screen.
  2. How.com.vn English: Step 2 Tap the file you wish to edit.
  3. How.com.vn English: Step 3 Type a formula into the first cell of a column.
    This the formula that you'll want to apply to the whole column.
    • If you don't want the formula to change relative to each cell, put a “$” before the letter and number of each cell used in the formula. For example, =PRODUCT(A1:C1) would become =PRODUCT($A$1:$C$1).
  4. How.com.vn English: Step 4 Tap icon.
    This runs the formula in the current cell.
  5. How.com.vn English: Step 5 Tap and hold the column header.
    This is the letter at the top of the column in which you entered the formula. This selects the column and displays a row of buttons.
  6. How.com.vn English: Step 6 Tap ⁝.
    It's the last button in the row.
  7. How.com.vn English: Step 7 Tap AUTO-FILL.
    This applies the formula to the entire column.
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      How.com.vn English: Nicole Levine, MFA
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      This article was co-authored by How.com.vn staff writer, Nicole Levine, MFA. Nicole Levine is a Technology Writer and Editor for How.com.vn. She has more than 20 years of experience creating technical documentation and leading support teams at major web hosting and software companies. Nicole also holds an MFA in Creative Writing from Portland State University and teaches composition, fiction-writing, and zine-making at various institutions. This article has been viewed 26,247 times.
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      Article SummaryX

      1.Open Sheets.
      2.Tap the file.
      3.Type a formula.
      4.Tap the check mark.
      5.Tap and hold the column letter.
      6.Tap ⁝.
      7.Tap AUTO-FILL.

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