User's Manual

Using mathematical functions in a table

In a table in a Writer document, it is possible to use some of the mathematical functions

which are normally implemented by the OpenOffice.org Calc application. This facility is

useful when you need to write an invoice or a bill.

Figure 24 shows an example of an invoice containing a table where all the numeric values of

the last column have been computed using some simple math functions.

Figure 25. Example of an invoice

The upper part of the invoice is a transparent table containing text, image and date. The lower

part is a normal table with borders.

Each cell in a table is identified by a letter-number combination corresponding to its

coordinates. The letter identifies the column, the number the row.

The identifiers are used when you want to perform arithmetic operations with the numbers

contained in a cell. In Figure 26 you can see the identifiers for each cell in the table being

used.

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