Google-sheets – How to copy and paste a formula changing only the cell references made on this sheet

The =$A$1 notation can also be automatically moved if the value in (say) A1 is changed.

The only surefire solution is to enclose all your references in INDIRECT, e.g. =INDIRECT("$A$1") or even just =INDIRECT("A1").

The difficulty with either of these solutions is where you have many of the same formula, e.g.

=A1
=A2
=A3
...
=A99

Normally, you would fill in the first =A1 and then copy-and-paste (or drag down using autofill) to fill out the consecutive formula automatically. If, however the first formula is =$A$1 or =INDIRECT("A1") then this trick won't work (in fact, this is what $ is for - to prevent it being automatically changed).

If you have many consecutive formula, one solution is:

1. Create the formula as you normally (use plain =A1 and autofill)
2. Use the replace dialog (Ctrl+H) and use "search in formulas" to wrap all =A1, =A2 ... =A99 in the =INDIRECT("A1") etc. Note you have the option to use regular expressions when doing a find-and-replace.

You can copy the cell values and when pasting:

1. Right-click
2. Paste Special...
3. Paste values only