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- %C%%H2%PipeDream 3 Help file
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- This file gives a summary of the mouse operations available in
- PipeDream 3. It also gives a list of the expression operators and
- spreadsheet functions. It is intended as a reminder rather than an
- exhaustive reference. For more information refer to the PipeDream 3
- User Guide.
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- %C%%H2%Mouse operations
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- Many of these mouse operations are described interactively in the RISC
- OS !Help application when used in conjunction with PipeDream 3.
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- %H2%Opening a Pipedream window
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- To open a new PipeDream window, click Select on the PipeDream icon on
- the icon bar.
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- %H2%Bringing up menus and choosing commands
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- With the pointer in a PipeDream window, click Menu to bring up the top
- level menu.
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- To bring up a sub-menu, drag the pointer over the arrow to the right of
- the menu name.
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- To choose a command, click Select on the command name. this carries
- out the command and removes the menu from the screen. If you click
- Adjust, the menu remains on the screen.
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- %H2%Loading documents
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- To load a PipeDream document, either double-click on its icon, or drag
- its icon onto the Pipedream icon on the icon bar.
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- To insert a file at the caret position, drag the file's icon into the
- window.
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- %H2%Positioning the caret
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- Click Select to position the caret in the first slot to the left which
- can overlap the slot underneath the pointer.
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- Click Adjust to position the caret in the slot underneath the pointer.
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- %H2%Marking blocks
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- To mark a block within one column, drag select down the column.
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- To mark multiple columns of text, drag Adjust across them.
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- To mark all the rows in a range of columns, drag Select across the
- column borders.
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- To mark all the columns in a range of rows, drag Select down the row
- borders.
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- To mark all the columns in a single row, double-click Select in the row
- border.
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- To mark all the rows in a column, double-click Select in the column
- border.
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- To mark a single slot, double-click Select in the slot.
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- To mark the whole document, double-click Select in the top left-hand
- corner of the border.
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- To clear any marked block, double-click Adjust in the top left-hand
- corner of the border.
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- To adjust a marked block after marking it, move the pointer to the
- point at which you now want the block to end and hold down Shift whilst
- clicking Select. The marked block will now end where you clicked
- Select. The starting point will remain the same.
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- %H2%Entering slot references into the editing line
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- To enter a slot reference into the editing line whilst you are editing
- an expression, click Select or Adjust in the slot. The slot can be in
- the current window or in another, in which case you will insert an
- external reference.
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- %H2%Scrolling the window
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- Position the pointer on the scroll arrow and click Select to scroll one
- line in the direction of the arrow. Hold down Select to continue
- scrolling. Click Adjust to scroll in the other direction. The caret
- always remains within the PipeDream window, staying as near as possible
- to its original position.
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- Position the pointer on the darker part of the scroll bar (above the
- slider to scroll up, below the slider to scroll down) and click Select.
- The next windowful of the document will appear. Click Adjust to scroll
- back the other way. The caret always remains within the PipeDream
- window, moving, if necessary, to the point nearest to its position
- before scrolling.
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- %C%%H2%Expression operators
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- %L%Condition operators
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- %L%!
- %L%&
- %L%|
- %L%<
- %L%<=
- %L%<>
- %L%=
- %L%>
- %L%>=
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- %C%%H2%Arithmetic operators
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- %L%^
- %L%*
- %L%+
- %L%-
- %L%/
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- %C%%H2%Spreadsheet functions
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- %L%abs(n)
- %L%acs(n)
- %L%asn(n)
- %L%atn(n)
- %L%atn2(x,y)
- %L%avg(list)
- %L%choose(n, list)
- %L%col
- %L%col(ref)
- %L%cos(n)
- %L%count(list)
- %L%cterm(int, fv, pv)
- %L%date
- %L%davg(range, cond)
- %L%day(date)
- %L%dcount(range, cond)
- %L%dcounta(range, cond)
- %L%ddb(c,s,l,p)
- %L%deg(n)
- %L%dmax(range, cond)
- %L%dmin(range, cond)
- %L%dstd(range, cond)
- %L%dsum(range, cond)
- %L%dvar(range, cond)
- %L%exp(n)
- %L%fv(pmt, int, term)
- %L%hlookup(key,range,off)
- %L%if(cond, e1, e2)
- %L%index(c, r)
- %L%int(n)
- %L%irr(guess, range)
- %L%ln(n)
- %L%log(n)
- %L%lookup(key,r1,r2)
- %L%loopc
- %L%max(list)
- %L%min(list)
- %L%mod(x,y)
- %L%month(date)
- %L%monthdays(date)
- %L%npv(interest, range)
- %L%pi
- %L%pmt(pcpl,int,term)
- %L%pv(pmt,int,term)
- %L%rad(n)
- %L%rand
- %L%rate(fv,pf,term)
- %L%read(file,col,row)
- %L%round(n,p)
- %L%row
- %L%sgn(n)
- %L%sin(n)
- %L%sln(cost,salv,life)
- %L%sqr(n)
- %L%std(list)
- %L%sum(list)
- %L%syd(c,s,l,p)
- %L%tan(n)
- %L%term(pmt,int,fv)
- %L%var(list)
- %L%vlookup(key,range,off)
- %L%write(file,col,row,exp)
- %L%year(date)
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- %L%not
- %L%binary and
- %L%binary or
- %L%less than
- %L%less than or equal
- %L%not equal
- %L%equal
- %L%greater than
- %L%greater than or equal
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- %L%to the power of
- %L%multiply
- %L%plus
- %L%minus
- %L%divide
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- %L%Absolute value of n
- %L%Arc cosine of n
- %L%Arc sine of n
- %L%Arc tangent of n
- %L%Arc tangent of x and y
- %L%average of values in list
- %L%nth value in list
- %L%number of column containing expression
- %L%number of column containing slot reference
- %L%cosine of n
- %L%number of numeric slots in list
- %L%number of compounding periods for investment
- %L%return the current date
- %L%average of slots in range which satisfy condition
- %L%day number of date
- %L%count of numeric slots in range which satisfy condition
- %L%count of all slots in range which satisfy condition
- %L%depreciation allowance of asset
- %L%number of degrees in n radians
- %L%maximum of slots in range which satisfy condition
- %L%minimum of slots in range which satisfy condition
- %L%standard deviation of slots in range which satisfy condition
- %L%sum of slots in range which satisfy condition
- %L%variance of slots in range which satisfy condition
- %L%e to the power of n
- %L%future value of investment
- %L%horizontal lookup of key in range with offset
- %L%if cond is true return e1 else return e2
- %L%value of slot in column c and row r
- %L%integer part of n
- %L%internal rate of return
- %L%natural log of n
- %L%base 10 log of n
- %L%lookup key in range 1; return corresponding value in range 2
- %L%current loop number in iterative process
- %L%maximum value of list
- %L%minimum value of list
- %L%x modulo y
- %L%month number of date
- %L%number of days in the month of date
- %L%net present value of future cash flow
- %L%3.1415926535898
- %L%payment on a loan
- %L%present value of series of payments
- %L%number of radians in n degrees
- %L%random number between 0 and 1
- %L%periodic interest for investment
- %L%read entry from linking file
- %L%round n to p places
- %L%number of row containing expression
- %L%sign of n
- %L%sine of n
- %L%straight line depreciation
- %L%square root of n
- %L%standard deviation of values in list
- %L%sum of values in list
- %L%sum of year's digits depreciation
- %L%tangent of n
- %L%number of payment periods of investment
- %L%variance of values in list
- %L%vertical lookup of key in range with offset
- %L%write expression to linking file
- %L%year part of date
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