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<title id="tit" xml-lang="en-US">Entering Formulas in the Formula Bar</title>
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<history>
<created date="2003-10-31T00:00:00">Sun Microsystems, Inc.</created>
<lastedited date="2005-08-09T11:51:09">converted from old format - fpe</lastedited>
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<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="index" id="bm_id3150868"><bookmark_value>formula bar; input line</bookmark_value>
<bookmark_value>input line in formula bar</bookmark_value>
<bookmark_value>formulas; inputting</bookmark_value>
<bookmark_value>inserting;formulas</bookmark_value>
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<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3150868" xml-lang="en-US" level="1" l10n="U" oldref="9"><variable id="formula_enter"><link href="text/scalc/guide/formula_enter.xhp" name="Entering Formulas in the Formula Bar">Entering Formulas in the Formula Bar</link>
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<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3145364" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="10">Click the cell in which you want to enter the formula.</paragraph>
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<listitem>
<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3150012" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="11">Click the <emph>Function</emph> icon on the Formula Bar.</paragraph>
<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3156441" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="12">You will now see an equals sign in the input line and you can begin to input the formula.</paragraph>
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<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3153726" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="3">After entering the required values, press Enter or click <emph>Accept</emph> to insert the result in the active cell. If you want to clear your entry in the input line, press Escape or click <emph>Cancel</emph>.</paragraph>
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<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3147394" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="8">You can also enter the values and the formulas directly into the cells, even if you cannot see an input cursor. Formulas must always begin with an equals sign.</paragraph>
<paragraph role="note" id="par_id3155764" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="6">If you are editing a formula with references, the references and the associated cells will be highlighted with the same color. You can now resize the reference border using the mouse, and the reference in the formula displayed in the input line also changes. <emph>Show references in color </emph>can be deactivated under <link href="text/shared/optionen/01060300.xhp" name="Tools - Options - Spreadsheet - View">Tools - Options - %PRODUCTNAME Calc - View</link>.</paragraph>
<paragraph role="tip" id="par_id3149210" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="7"><variable id="tip">If you would like to view the calculation of individual elements of a formula, select the respective elements and press F9. For example, in the formula =SUM(A1:B12)*SUM(C1:D12) select the section SUM(C1:D12) and press F9 to view the subtotal for this area.
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<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3150304" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="5">If an error occurs when creating the formula, an <link href="text/scalc/05/02140000.xhp" name="error message">error message</link> appears in the active cell.</paragraph>
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<embed href="text/scalc/guide/formulas.xhp#formulas"/>
<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3152993" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="13"><link href="text/scalc/main0206.xhp" name="Formula bar">Formula bar</link></paragraph>
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