Fill Down Question

I understand how to use "Fill down" when all fields are on the same row.
A1-B1, D1-E1 etc.
But When there is a constant as in the formula A1-A4, A1-A5, A1-A6 etc How do I get the fill down to work without changing the A1. (I surely would not like to have to manually enter the formula for over 200 lines)
Thanks
-Sandy

Yes, That did the trick.
Thank you very much.
Sandy
+Now my hope is Appleworks is sold to a third party developer sometime soon.+
+I still use it for the shell of my websites (saving WP in HTML) & quick little easy graphics using draw and paint.+

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