Select Preserve Row or Preserve Column for the beginning or ending addresses of the selected range.Īlternatively, you can select the range in the formula editor, then press Command-K to preserve both the row and column of the range. Drag the left side of the formula editor to move it.Ĭlick the triangle on the token representing the cell range you want to preserve. The formula editor opens, displaying the functions. If you don’t preserve the row or column references, if you move the formula (by cutting and pasting, or by adding new rows and columns), the references are adjusted relative to the formula’s new location.ĭouble-click the result cell with the formula you want to edit. You can set row and column references in a formula to be absolute so that you can use the same formula elsewhere in your spreadsheet without the cell references changing, as they would otherwise. Type a comparison operator (>, >=, =,, < or <=), then select a cell whose value you want to compare, or type a static value to compare. You can resize it by dragging from any of its outer edges.Ĭlick a cell whose value you want to compare, or type a value to compare. Drag the left side of the formula editor to move it. The result of the comparison operator is expressed as “true” or “false”.Ĭlick the cell where you want the comparison result to appear, then type the equal sign (=). To do this, you must set up a statement within a cell - for example A1 > A2, meaning the value in cell A1 is greater than the value in cell A2. You can use comparison operators to check whether the values in two cells are equal, or if one value is greater or less than the other. Press Return or click in the formula editor when you’re done. Select a range of cells across multiple rows and columns: Drag across the range of cells you want to include.Īdd the values of a single column or row: Click the bar at the top of the column or the left of the row - or select all the cells in the column or row. Select an argument in the function, then enter a value, or select cells to include in the calculation by doing one of the following: When you edit a cell that contains a formula, the Smart Cell View at the bottom of the window shows you the formula result, cell reference values, errors and warnings. You can get help for the function in the Functions Browser, choose values for the arguments, show the formula as text temporarily, or convert it to text permanently by clicking arrows in the formula editor (as shown below).Ĭonverting the formula to text closes the formula editor and leaves the text version of the formula in the cell. The function appears in the formula editor with all the required and optional arguments for the function. Type a function name (or terms associated with the function, such as “address”) in the search field at the top of the Functions Browser, or browse the available functions, then double-click the name of the function you want. You can resize it by dragging from any of its outer edges.
For help with a function, click it.ĭrag the left side of the formula editor to move it. The formula editor opens, and the Functions Browser appears on the right side of the window, displaying a list of all the functions. You can also click in the toolbar, then choose New Formula. If the message indicates another cell is causing the error, you can click the cell reference to select the cell with the error.Ĭlick the cell where you want the result of the function to appear, then type the equal sign (=). If there’s an error in your formula, appears in the result cell. If you click, you exit the formula editor without saving your changes.
Type an arithmetic operator (for example, +, -, * or /), then select another cell to use in your formula, or type a value.īy default, Numbers inserts a + between cell references.Ĭontinue adding operators and cell references until your formula is complete, then press Return or click in the formula editor when you’ve finished. Numbers automatically inserts the formula and chooses a result cell based on your selection.Ĭlick a cell to use in your formula, or type a value (for example, a number such as 0 or 5.20). Tip: To make basic calculations such as a sum, average or product, you can also select the range of cells you want to include in your formula, click in the toolbar, then choose a formula.
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