Opens a submenu, from which you can insert a formula into the cell of a table. Place the cursor in a cell in the table or at the position in the document where you want the result to appear. Click the Formula icon and choose the desired formula from the submenu.
The formula appears in the input line. To specify a range of cells in a table, select the desired cells with the mouse. The corresponding cell references also appear in the input line. Enter additional parameters, as necessary, and click Apply to confirm your entry. You can also enter the formula directly if you know the appropriate syntax. This is necessary, for example, in the Insert Fields and Edit Fields dialogs.
Formula
Summary of Formula Options
Basic Calculation Functions
Addition
+
Calculates the total.
Example: <A1> + 8
Subtraction
-
Calculates the difference
Example: 10 - <B5>
Multiplication
MUL or *
Calculates the product.
Example: 7 MUL 9
Division
DIV or /
Calculates the quotient
Example: 100 DIV 15
Basic Functions in the Submenu
Sum
SUM
Calculates the sum of the selected cells.
Example: SUM <A2:C2> displays the sum of the values in cells A2 to C2
Round
ROUND
Rounds a number to the specified decimal places.
Example: 15.678 ROUND 2 displays 15.68
Percent
PHD
Calculates a percentage
Example: 10 + 15 PHD displays 10.15
Square Root
SQRT
Calculates the square root.
Example: SQRT 25 displays 5.00
Power
POW
Calculates the power of a number.
Example: 2 POW 8 displays 256.00
Operators
You can insert various operators in your formula. Choose from the following functions:
List Separator
|
Separates the elements in a list.
Example of using a list:
MIN 10|20|50|<C6>|<A2:B6>|20
Equal
EQ or ==
Checks if selected values are equal. If they are unequal, the result is zero, otherwise 1 (true) appears.
Example: <A1> EQ 2 displays 1, if the content of A1 equals 2.
Not Equal
NEQ or !=
Tests for inequality between selected values.
Example: <A1> NEQ 2 displays 0 (wrong), if the content of A1 equals 2.
Less than or Equal
LEQ
Tests for values less than or equal to a specified value.
Example: <A1> LEQ 2 displays 1 (true), if the content of A1 is less than or equal to 2.
Greater than or Equal
GEQ
Tests for values greater than or equal to a specified value
Example: <A1> GEQ 2 displays 1 (true), if the content of A1 is greater than or equal to 2.
Less
L
Tests for values less than a specified value
Example: <A1> L 2 displays 1 (true), if the content of A1 is less than 2.
Greater
G
Tests for values greater than a specified value
Example: <A1> G 2 displays 1 (true), if the content of A1 is greater than 2.
Boolean Or
OR
Tests for values matching the Boolean OR
Example: 0 OR 0 displays 0 (false), anything else results in 1 (true)
Boolean X Or
XOR
Tests for values matching the Boolean exclusive OR
Example: 1 XOR 0 displays 1 (true)
Boolean And
AND
Tests for values matching the Boolean AND
Example: 1 AND 2 displays 1 (true)
Boolean Not
NOT
Tests for values matching the Boolean NOT
Example: NOT 1 (true) displays 0 (false)
Statistical Functions
You can choose from the following statistical functions:
Mean
MEAN
Calculates the arithmetic mean of the values in an area or a list.
Example: MEAN 10|30|20 displays 20
Minimum Value
MIN
Calculates the minimum value in an area or a list.
Example: MIN 10|30|20 displays 10
Maximum Value
MAX
Calculates the maximum value in an area or a list.
Example: MAX 10|30|20 displays 30.00
Trigonometric Functions
You can choose from the following trigonometric functions:
Sine
SIN
Calculates the sine in radians
Example: SIN (PI/2)
Cosine
COS
Calculates the cosine in radians.
Example: COS 1
Tangent
TAN
Calculates the tangent in radians.
Example: TAN <A1>
Arc Sine
ASIN
Calculates the arc sine in radians.
Example: ASIN 1
Arc Cosine
ACOS
Calculates the arc cosine in radians.
Example: ACOS 1
Arc Tangent
ATAN
Calculates the arc tangent in radians.
Example: ATAN 1
Variables for document properties
The following document properties are also found under File - Properties - Statistics.
