July 2002
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Using the Calculator to assemble formulas
What with all the operators, parentheses, cell addresses, functions and such, all of
which must be entered in exactly the correct order, assembling a formula can be a
painstaking business.
Fortunately, the Calculator centralizes formula creation. It has a lot of the standard
buttons that you might find on a pocket calculator, plus parentheses buttons, an IF
button (to insert an IF statement), and a SUM button (to insert a SUM function).
As shown in Figure 12-16, the window also has three fields: a large one up top that
displays the current formula (and that also lets you type your own formula, if you’re
so inclined) and two smaller ones below it, which show the answer to the formula
and the cell where the formula is located.
To use the Calculator, click the Calculator button in the Formula bar (just to the
right of the X and the checkmark). To create a formula, click the calculator’s buttons
as you would on a real calculator. As you build your formula with the various calcu-
lator buttons, the formula shows up in the top window, and the result of the calcu-
lation shows up in the Answer field.
If you want to access other functions (besides the IF and SUM functions), click
More. This brings up the Paste Function dialog box (Figure 12-15), which gives you
access to every one of Excel’s functions.
Once you’ve built ...
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