User's Guide

Tip: You can use cell names to make calculating functions easier to understand. For example, cells named Rent and
Groceries could be subtracted from a cell named Salary when calculating the money left for leisure activities after
monthly living costs.
Creating and modifying chart sheets
Chart sheets contain charts based on information from worksheets. When you change the information on a worksheet, the
chart is updated simultaneously.
• To create a chart sheet, select the worksheet cells that contain the information you want to include in the chart, press
Menu, and select Insert → New chart. Select the chart type, make the chart two or three-dimensional, change the color of
the background and axis, or add a title to the chart.
• To change the range of cells on which the chart is based, press Sheets/ Charts, select the worksheet your chart is based on,
and press OK. Select a new range of cells, press Menu, and select View → Sheets/Charts. Select the chart sheet, and press
OK. On the chart sheet, press Menu, and select Tools → Replace data. Press Replace ranges to confirm the change.
• To replace chart sheet data, press Sheets/ Charts. Select the worksheet, and press OK. Edit the information in the
worksheet, and press OK. Press Menu, and select View → Sheets/Charts. Select the chart, and press OK.
• To change the general appearance of a chart, press Chart settings. You can select the chart type, make the chart three-
dimensional, and change the color of the background and axis. You can also change the title shown in the chart.
• To format a chart in more detail, press Select object. Select the object you want to edit, and press OK. Press the enter key
to open a dialog where you can modify the relevant settings.
Tip: You can also select chart sheet objects by pressing the tab key.
• To switch to another chart sheet in the same workbook, press Sheets/ Charts. Select the chart, and press OK.
• To delete a chart sheet, press Menu, and select Chart → Delete chart.
List of functions
Functions are used to automate calculations. See Working with cells on page 50.
ABS(number)
Returns the absolute value of a number.
ACOS(number) Returns the arccosine of a number.
ADDRESS(row,column,paragraph,A1,pagename) Returns a reference to a row of a table.
ASIN(number) Returns the arcsine of a number.
ATAN(number) Returns the arctangent of a number.
ATAN2 (x_num,y_num) Returns the arctangent from x- and y-coordinates.
AVERAGE(number1,number2,...) Returns the average of its arguments.
CELL(type of info,reference) Returns information about position, formatting and contents.
CHAR(number) Returns the character for the number.
CHOOSE(index_num,value1,value2,...) Chooses a value from a list of values.
CODE(text) Returns the number of the first character.
COLUMN(reference) Returns the column number of the reference.
COLUMNS(array) Returns the number of columns in a reference.
COMBIN(value1,value2,…) Returns the number of combinations for a given number of items.
COS(number) Returns the cosine of a number.
COUNT(value1,value2,...) Counts how many numbers are in the list of arguments.
COUNTA(value1,value2,...) Counts how many values are in the list of arguments.
COUNTBLANK(range) Counts the number of blank cells within a range.
DATE(year,month,day) Returns the serial number of a particular date.
DATEVALUE(date_text) Converts a date in the form of text to a serial number.
DAY(serial_number) Converts a serial number to a day of the month.
DDB(cost,salvage,life,period,factor) Returns the depreciation of an asset for a specified period using the
double-declining balance method or some other method you specify.
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