Let's say I have the following in range A1:E5 of Sheet1:
| a | =A1 | =A$1 | =Sheet2!A1 | =Sheet2!A$1 | ROW 1 |
| b | =A2 | =A$2 | =Sheet2!A2 | =Sheet2!A$2 | ROW 2 |
| c | =A3 | =A$3 | =Sheet2!A3 | =Sheet2!A$3 | ROW 3 |
| d | =A4 | =A$4 | =Sheet2!A4 | =Sheet2!A$4 | ROW 4 |
| e | =A5 | =A$5 | =Sheet2!A5 | =Sheet2!A$5 | ROW 5 |
| COLUMN A | COLUMN B | COLUMN C | COLUMN D | COLUMN E |
Now, if I sort the range based on column A descending, I get that:
| e | =A1 | =A$5 | =Sheet2!A5 | =Sheet2!A$5 | ROW 1 |
| d | =A2 | =A$4 | =Sheet2!A4 | =Sheet2!A$4 | ROW 2 |
| c | =A3 | =A$3 | =Sheet2!A3 | =Sheet2!A$3 | ROW 3 |
| b | =A4 | =A$2 | =Sheet2!A2 | =Sheet2!A$2 | ROW 4 |
| a | =A5 | =A$1 | =Sheet2!A1 | =Sheet2!A$1 | ROW 5 |
| COLUMN A | COLUMN B | COLUMN C | COLUMN D | COLUMN E |
The outcome of the sort on columns B, C and E makes sense to me.
Column D, however, mystifies me. Why is the sort treating the formulas in column D as absolute, when they are in fact relative? I understand that the formulas in column D refer to another sheet. But that should not matter. Even if it's another sheet, relative means relative, right??? Thanks.