How to disable Excel's automatic cell reference change after copy/paste?

Question

I\'ve got a massive Excel 2003 spreadsheet I\'m working on. There are a lot of very large formulas with a lot of cell references. Here\'s a simple example.

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Answer 1

Click on the cell you want to copy. In the formula bar, highlight the formula.

Press Ctrl C.

Press escape (to take you out of actively editing that formula).

Choose new cell. Ctrl V.