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- ║ RANGES, CHECKING ACCOUNT, AND THE FORWARD SLASH (/) ║
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- RANGES
- A Range is one or more cells that are grouped together.
- It may contain some empty cells. Ranges are used to define
- certain area limits that encompasses the data:
- for example, C1 to C7 is a range.
- The same for A1 to C12.
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- TO SELECT A RANGE
- To select a range you must go to the command line where
- the commands are. You do this by pressing the
- forward slash (/) key.
- We want to select the range B1 to B7.
- Then we want to make each entry have a dollar ($) sign .
- This is how it is done.
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- ▀ Press the forward slash (/) key to bring up
- the Worksheet commands.
- ▀ The word Worksheet will be highlighted.
- ▀ Press the letter R for Range.
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- ▀ Format will now be highlighted. Since we are looking for
- the Currency command on the second line..we must Press
- <Enter> key to display Currency to the top line where
- we can use it.
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- ▀ Move cursor to highlight Currency.
- ▀ The Worksheet ask to enter number of decimals.
- Leave it at 2. Press <Enter> key.
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- *Note: You can press the first letter of the command.
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- ▀ Now we must tell the range we want to cover.
- In this case you will type in B1..B7.
- ▀ Press Enter key and all entries will have
- a dollar ($) sign. By using a range you can do
- all entries at one time.
- Ranges are used often in spreadsheets. They are necessary
- in order to speed up the calculations.
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- You will now see the word "Prompt" in the upper right corner
- saying Menu. If you press the slash (/) key you will be returned
- to the Worksheet command line.
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- THIS IS THE CYCLE FOR SLASH (/) KEY
- ▀ If you have just pressed the slash (/) key,
- you will get the Worksheet command line.
- You can't work on your worksheet when you
- are in the Menu Mode. You must select a command:
- for example, Range and continue your selections
- until you reach the Ready Mode.
- (It takes pressing the <Enter> key five times to reach
- the Ready Mode).
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- ▀ If you have the worksheet command line on the screen
- and want to get back to your worksheet ..
- ▀ Press <Esc> key and you will jump to your worksheet.
- You are back to the Ready Mode. You can then continue
- working on your spreadsheet.
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- ▀ The <Esc> key does not function when you are in
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- TIME SAVING TIPS
- If you want to work on your spreadsheet and you are not
- in the Ready Mode
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- ▀ Press the <Enter> key several times it will stop
- at the Ready Mode.
- ▀ Keep pressing the <Esc> key it will stop at the Ready Mode.
- Once you are in the Ready Mode neither the <Enter> key nor
- the <Esc> key have any effect on the worksheet.
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- TO START A NEW WORKSHEET
- ▀ Press Slash (/), then W E Y. This clears worksheet.
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- TO QUIT THE PROGRAM
- ▀ ((/) or Esc Q
- ▀ Press Y for Yes.
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- TO GET BACK TO THE COMMAND PANEL
- ▀ Press (/) or <Esc> several times...as needed.
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- TO ERASE CONTENTS OF A CELL
- ▀ First press (/) go to Worksheet.
- ▀ Then press R E.
- ▀ Press <Enter> to erase cell.
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- ▀ You can type over a cell to replace contents.
- ▀ Or you can press and hold down Spacebar, then press <Enter> key.
- to erase content of a Cell.
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- TO ERASE A COLUMN OR ROW
- ▀ Press (/) R E
- ▀ Enter range to be erased.
- ▀ Press <Enter>.
- ▀ The range is erased.
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- If you made a mistake you can still recover the erased cells
- by pressing the <Alt> key then the <F4> function key.
- The F4 key is the UNDO key.
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- SAVING YOUR WORK
- ▀ Press (/) F S
- ▀ Type in name of file (if not already present)
- ▀ If its an old file you want to replace it
- by pressing R.
- ▀ File is saved
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- HOW TO RETRIEVE A FILE
- ▀ Press (/) F R
- ▀ Press <F3> key (The name key).
- ▀ All files in the directory are displayed.
- ▀ Move cursor over name of file.
- ▀ Press <Enter>.
- ▀ File appears on screen.
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- ERASING A FILE FROM THE WORKSHEET
- ▀ Press (/) W E YES
- ▀ This will clear the work area of any text material.
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- THE COPY COMMAND
- The Copy command is used often. It will be discussed
- in more detail.
- You will use this command to save a lot of duplication.
- Copy will be your friend when you have to copy many cells.
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- HOW TO USE THE COPY COMMAND
- The Copy command is in the command panel that appears
- on the worksheet. To access Copy command you must be
- in the Menu mode. This is the Mode that has all
- the commands across the top panel.
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- TO BE IN THE MENU MODE
- Press the slash (/) key or the <Esc> key until you arrive
- at the Menu mode.
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- The following exercise will demonstrate how to use
- the Copy command to duplicate cells.
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- ▀ When you are in the Menu mode
- ▀ Strike the <Esc> key.
- You are now in the Ready mode, screen is clear.
- ▀ Press <Home> key to make sure that
- you are in cell A1.
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- ▀ Enter at the keyboard the number 101. Press the <Down Arrow>.
- The highlighted cell will drop to second row (A2).
- ▀ Now type in 102. Press <Down Arrow>.
- Cursor (Highlighted cell) will move down to cell A3.
- ▀ Type in 103. Press <Down Arrow>.
- This moves the cursor down to cell A4.
- ▀ Type 104. Press <Down Arrow>.
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- ▀ Press <Home> key.
- This will return cursor to home base (Cell A1).
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- USING THE COPY COMMAND
- You will now copy (duplicate) all of column A
- to each of Column B, C, D, E.
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- IT IS DONE LIKE THIS
- ▀ With cursor in cell A1, strike the slash (/) key.
- ▀ Instead of moving cursor to the Copy command, press "C".
- ▀ Worksheet will show "Copy From A1..A1
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- Since this is the range you want (it contains 101).
- Press <Enter> key.
- The top of screen will now show only A1 cell.
- You now have your range containing the cell you want copied. ▀ In the
- Next step you must "Anchor" your range.
- This is done by entering a period (.).
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- ▀ Using the right arrow move cursor to column E.
- The cells A1, B1, C1, D1, E1 will all be highlighted.
- This is the range that will have all 101.
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- LAST STEP
- ▀ Press <Enter> key.
- Columns B,C,D,E all contain the number 101.
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- The worksheet on the next page shows how all this is
- done in easy steps.
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- USING THE COPY COMMAND
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- ║ A B C D E F ║
- 1║ 101 101 101 101 101 101
- 2║ 102 102 102 102 102 102
- 3║ 103
- 4║ 104 To copy 103 from column
- 5║ 105 A to F place cursor in
- cell A3. Then follow Tip.
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- 7║ TIP: ▀ Press (/) or <Esc>.
- 8║ ▀ Press C (For Copy).
- 9║ ▀ Press <Enter> (for range).
- 10║ ▀ Press Period(.)
- 11║ to anchor.
- 12║ ▀ Move cursor to F1.
- 13║ ▀ Press <Enter> key.
- 14║ ▀ 103 copied from
- 15║ cell A1 to F1.
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- USING THE COPY COMMAND
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- ║ A B C D E F ║
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- 1║ 101 101 101 101 101 101
- 2║ 101
- 3║ 101
- 4║ 101 To copy 101 from column
- 5║ 101 A1 to F20. place cursor in
- Cell A1. Then follow Tip.
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- 7║ TIP: ▀ Press (/) or Esc
- 8║ ▀ Press C (For Copy)
- 9║ ▀ Press Enter(for range)
- 10║ ▀ Press Period(.)
- 11║ to anchor.
- 12║ ▀ Move cursor to F1
- 13║ THEN DOWN TO F20
- 14║ ▀ Press Enter key. 101
- 15║ is copied to cells
- 16║ from A1 to F20.
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- FORMULA FOR CHANGING BANK BALANCE
- In this next lesson you are going to
- set up a checking account.
- Each entry for a deposit or pay-out will
- automatically adjust your bank balance.
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- THE FORMULA FOR THIS FUNCTION IS:
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- @SUM(F3-D4)+E4
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- The formula above states that you want
- the sum of "F3 less the sum of D4".
- This sum is added to E3.
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- This formula gives you a running balance.
- Each time you make a transaction the
- formula automatically calculates your balance.
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- CENTERING CONTENTS OF A CELL
- There are two methods for centering
- the label (contents) of a Cell.
- This first method is the simplest.
- You type the caret symbol (^) before each entry.
- The label in the cell is automatically centered
- when you press the <Enter> key or one of the <Arrow keys>.
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- SECOND METHOD
- IF you did not center at the beginning, you can use
- this simple procedure outlined below.
- This method centers all labels in Cells at one time.
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- If you have already typed the heading for Date, CK#, etc.
- you can center the label (text) in each of the six cells
- as follows:
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- ▀ Move cursor to A1
- ▀ Press (/), then R (Range).
- Press L for Label.
- Press C for Center.
- ▀ Type Range A1..F1
- ▀ Press <Enter> key.
- ▀ The Labels (contents) of the six entries
- in the heading are centered in each of the Cells.
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- SETTING UP THE CHECK BOOK
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- F3: 5000
- F4: @SUM(F3-D4)+E4
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- 1║║ Date CK# Payee CKAmt Deposit Bal
- 2╬╬================================================================
- 3║║ 5000
- 4║║ Formula
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- HOW TO CREATE A CHECK BOOK
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- 7║║ ▀ Type first row (A1 to F1) (Date, CK#,etc).
- 8║║ ▀ To add line,move cursor to A2
- 9║║ ▀ Press backslash (\).
- 10║║ ▀ Press minus key. You now have
- 11║║ this repeat command \-
- 12║║ ▀ Press <Enter>. Cell A2 has a line.
- 13║║ ▀ Press (/) C Press <Enter> and a Period (.).
- 14║║ ▀ Move cursor to F2. Press <Enter>.
- 15║║ Line is from A2 to F2.
- 16║║ ▀ In Cell F3 enter 5000.
- 17║║ ▀ In Cell F4 type this formula:
- 18║║ @SUM(F3-D4)+E4. Press <Enter>
- 19║║ ▀ You are now ready to enter
- 20║║ dates and transactions.
- 21║║ See Row 13 on next page
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- FOR THIS SHEET USE THE ABOVE FORM
- CHECKING ACCOUNT
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- F4: @SUM(F3-D4)+E4
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- 1 ║║ DATE CK# PAYEE CKAMT DEP BAL
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- 3║║ 6-26 (see line 19) 5000
- 4║║ 6-26 Formula in F4) 5000
- 5║║ 6-26 100 JPCo 356.78 4643.22
- 6║║ 6-28 101 HTHCo 77.99 4565.23
- 7║║ 6-30 102 UPS 88.09 4477.14
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- 9║║ 7-1 103 R&K 865.65 3611.49
- 10║║ 7-2 104 90.00 3701.49
- 11║║ 7-3 105 J&HH 124.50 3576.99
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- 13║║ ▀ Move cursor to F4.
- 14║║ ▀ Press (/) C (Press <Enter> key for range).
- 15║║ ▀ Press Period (.) to anchor range.
- 16║║ ▀ Use <Down Arrow> --scroll to F20.
- 17 ║ ▀ Press <Enter> key.
- 18║║ ▀ F1 to F20 are now all 5000.
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- You can now issue pay-outs and have them
- automatically deducted from the running balance.
- Each new entry changes balance.
- Note that you can see a record of each transaction
- as you go down the page.
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- ADDING THE DOLLAR SIGN AND 2 DECIMALS PLACES
- If you have a worksheet full of numbers
- you can use the
- Range, Format, Currency to get a range
- for adding the dollar sign and the two
- decimal places. Its done like this:
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- ▀ Have the cursor in the first Cell (D3).
- ▀ Press (/) R F C (Slash Range Format Currency).
- ▀ For 2 decimal places press <Enter> key.
- ▀ When Range to Format appears-
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- Don't Press <Enter> key.
- ▀ Type in Range as D3..F20
- Press <Enter> key.
- ▀ Move cursor to Highlight the range area.
- ▀ Then Press <Enter> key.
- ▀ Numbers will have two decimal places
- and the dollar sign.
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- Note columns are set for 9 digits.
- (Default value).
- When you use 5000 as a balance and add
- the two decimal places and the dollar
- sign you have 10 digits.
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- This exceeds the Cell size. Lotus tells by
- putting all X's where the 5000 are located.
- You must increase the column width of
- column F to 12 spaces. Setting column widths is
- discussed in next Chapter.
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