<html><head><title>Calculating in Text Documents</title><meta name="filename" content="text/swriter/guide/calculate"/><meta name="language" content="en-US"/><help:css-file-link xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help"/><!--The CSS style header method for setting styles--><style type="text/css">
p.P1{
}
p.P2{
}
p.P3{
}
p.P4{
}
p.P5{
}
p.P6{
}
p.P7{
}
p.P8{
}
</style></head><body>
<p class="P1"/>
<p class="Head1"><help:key-word value="calculations; in text" tag="kw67996_1" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help"/><help:key-word value="formulas; calculating in text" tag="kw67996_4" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help"/><help:key-word value="calculating; in text documents" tag="kw67996_3" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help"/><help:key-word value="formula bar; examples in text" tag="kw67996_2" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help"/><help:to-be-embedded Eid="calculate" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help"><help:link Id="67996">Calculating in Text Documents</help:link></help:to-be-embedded></p>
<p class="Paragraph">You can enter calculations in your text documents, both in running text and in tables that you have created in the text documents.</p>
<ul class="L1">
<li class="">
<p class="P2">Press function key (F2) within any table cell or anywhere in the text to show the formula bar.</p>
</li>
</ul>
<ul class="L2">
<li class="">
<p class="P3">Within a table, all you have to do is enter an equals sign.</p>
</li>
</ul>
<p class="Paragraph">This is the signal that you want to enter a calculation formula. Press (F2) again or (Esc) to hide the formula bar again.</p>
<p class="Head2">To perform calculations directly within the text</p>
<ul class="L3">
<li class="">
<p class="P4">Type, for example, the following: "$10000 per year is $ per month."</p>
</li>
</ul>
<ul class="L4">
<li class="">
<p class="P5">Place the cursor at the point where you want to insert the result and press (F2).</p>
</li>
</ul>
<ul class="L5">
<li class="">
<p class="P6">You will now see the formula bar. The cursor is already waiting there for your entry.</p>
</li>
</ul>
<ul class="L6">
<li class="">
<p class="P7">Type 10000/12 and press Enter.</p>
</li>
</ul>
<ul class="L7">
<li class="">
<p class="P8">The result of the calculation is inserted in the text.</p>
