Formula Bar

Use this bar to enter formulas.

Name Box

Displays the reference for the current cell, the range of the selected cells, or the name of the area. You can also select a range of cells, and then type a name for that range into the Name Box.

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Name Box

Function Wizard

Opens the Function Wizard, which helps you to interactively create formulas.

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Function Wizard

Sum

Inserts the sum of a cell range into the current cell, or inserts sum values into selected cells. Click in a cell, click this icon, and optionally adjust the cell range. Or select some cells into which the sum values will be inserted, then click the icon.

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Sum

Function

Adds a formula to the current cell. Click this icon, and then enter the formula in the Input line.

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Function

Cancel

Clears the contents of the Input line, or cancels the changes that you made to an existing formula.

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Cancel

Accept

Accepts the contents of the Input line, and then inserts the contents into the current cell.

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Accept

Input line

Enter the formula that you want to add to the current cell. You can also click the Function Wizard icon to insert a predefined function into the formula.