<p class="Head1"><help:paragraphinfo state="U" number="20" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help"/><help:key-word value="formulas; in table cells" tag="kw68081_1" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help"/><help:key-word value="calculating; with formulas" tag="kw68081_3" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help"/><help:key-word value="references; in table formulas" tag="kw68081_2" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help"/><help:to-be-embedded Eid="formulas" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help"><help:link Id="68081">Calculating With Formulas</help:link></help:to-be-embedded></p>
<p class="Paragraph"><help:paragraphinfo state="U" number="21" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help"/>All formulas begin with an equals sign. The formulas may contain numbers or text, and other data is also possible such as format details. The formulas also contain arithmetic operators, logic operators or function starts.</p>
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<p class="Paragraph"><help:paragraphinfo state="U" number="39" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help"/>Remember that the basic arithmetic signs (+, -, *, /) can be used in formulas using the "Multiplication and Division before Addition and Subtraction" rule. Instead of writing =SUM(A1:B1) it is better to write =A1+B1.</p>
<p class="Paragraph"><help:paragraphinfo state="U" number="42" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help"/>Parentheses can also be used. The result of the formula =(1+2)*3 produces a different result than =1+2*3.</p>
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<p class="Paragraph"><help:paragraphinfo state="U" number="23" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help"/>Here are a few examples of <help:productname xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help">%PRODUCTNAME</help:productname> Calc formulas:</p>
<p class="Paragraph"><help:paragraphinfo state="U" number="25" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help"/>Displays the contents of cell A1 plus 10.</p>
<p class="Paragraph"><help:paragraphinfo state="U" number="48" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help"/>Displays the result of the multiplication of A1 and A2.</p>
<p class="Paragraph"><help:paragraphinfo state="U" number="27" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help"/>Rounds the contents in cell A1 to one decimal place.</p>
<p class="Paragraph"><help:paragraphinfo state="U" number="29" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help"/>Calculates the effective interest for 5% annual nominal interest with 12 payments a year.</p>
<p class="Paragraph"><help:paragraphinfo state="U" number="34" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help"/>Calculates B8 minus the sum of the cells B10 to B14.</p>
<p class="Paragraph"><help:paragraphinfo state="U" number="36" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help"/>Calculates the sum of cells B10 to B14 and adds the value to B8.</p>
<p class="Paragraph"><help:paragraphinfo state="U" number="51" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help"/>Sums all numbers in column B.</p>
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<p class="Paragraph"><help:paragraphinfo state="U" number="30" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help"/>It is also possible to nest functions in formulas, as shown in the example. You can also nest functions within functions. The Function AutoPilot assists you with nested functions.</p>