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<title xml-lang="en-US" id="tit">Calculating in Spreadsheets</title>
<filename>/text/scalc/guide/calculate.xhp</filename>
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<bookmark_value>spreadsheets; calculating</bookmark_value>
<bookmark_value>calculating; spreadsheets</bookmark_value>
<bookmark_value>formulas; calculating</bookmark_value>
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<paragraph id="hd_id3150791" role="heading" xml-lang="en-US" level="1"><variable id="calculate"><link href="text/scalc/guide/calculate.xhp" name="Calculating in Spreadsheets">Calculating in Spreadsheets</link></variable></paragraph>
<paragraph id="par_id3146120" role="paragraph" xml-lang="en-US">The following is an example of a calculation in $[officename] Calc.</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="par_id3153951" role="listitem" xml-lang="en-US">Click in a cell, and type a number</paragraph>
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<listitem>
<paragraph id="par_idN10656" role="listitem" xml-lang="en-US">Press Enter.</paragraph>
<paragraph id="par_idN1065D" role="listitem" xml-lang="en-US">The cursor moves down to the next cell.</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="par_id3155064" role="listitem" xml-lang="en-US">Enter another number.</paragraph>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<paragraph id="par_idN1066F" role="listitem" xml-lang="en-US">Press the Tab key.</paragraph>
<paragraph id="par_idN10676" role="listitem" xml-lang="en-US">The cursor moves to the right into the next cell.</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="par_id3154253" role="listitem" xml-lang="en-US">Type in a formula, for example, <item type="literal">=A3 * A4 / 100.</item></paragraph>
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<paragraph id="par_idN1068B" role="listitem" xml-lang="en-US"> Press Enter.</paragraph>
<paragraph id="par_id3147343" role="listitem" xml-lang="en-US">The result of the formula appears in the cell. If you want, you can edit the formula in the input line of the Formula bar.</paragraph>
<paragraph id="par_id3155378" role="listitem" xml-lang="en-US">When you edit a formula, the new result is calculated automatically.</paragraph>
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