# What is shortcut key for absolute cell references in iWorks Numbers?

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**Created:** [December 8, 2008, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-shortcut-key-for-absolute-cell-references-in-iworks-numbers/476292 "2008-12-08T19:38:46Z")\
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**Author:** ![Cagey\_Drifter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b2d939/32.png) [@Cagey\_Drifter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cagey_Drifter)\
**Post date:** [December 8, 2008, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-shortcut-key-for-absolute-cell-references-in-iworks-numbers/476292/1 "2008-12-08T19:38:46Z")

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I just switched to Mac recently, and I’m having a hell of a time doing what was the F4 function in Excel, which would make a relative reference (ex. D4) into an absolute ($D$4). What’s the shortcut key for this?

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**Author:** ![MilTan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71e660/32.png) [@MilTan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MilTan)\
**Post date:** [December 8, 2008, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-shortcut-key-for-absolute-cell-references-in-iworks-numbers/476292/2 "2008-12-08T20:20:11Z")

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I don’t know what the shortcut key is, but the same ‘$’ convention works in Numbers.