1*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> 2*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski 3*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski 4*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<!--*********************************************************** 5*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski * 6*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one 7*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski * or more contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file 8*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski * distributed with this work for additional information 9*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski * regarding copyright ownership. The ASF licenses this file 10*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the 11*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance 12*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski * with the License. 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See the License for the 20*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski * specific language governing permissions and limitations 21*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski * under the License. 22*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski * 23*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski ***********************************************************--> 24*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski 25*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski 26*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski 27*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<helpdocument version="1.0"> 28*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<meta> 29*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<topic id="textscalcguideformula_copyxml" indexer="include" status="PUBLISH"> 30*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<title id="tit" xml-lang="en-US">Copying Formulas</title> 31*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<filename>/text/scalc/guide/formula_copy.xhp</filename> 32*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski</topic> 33*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<history> 34*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<created date="2003-10-31T00:00:00">Sun Microsystems, Inc.</created> 35*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<lastedited date="2006-04-18T14:55:39">converted from old format - fpe</lastedited> 36*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski</history> 37*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski</meta> 38*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<body> 39*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="index" id="bm_id3151113"><bookmark_value>formulas; copying and pasting</bookmark_value> 40*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<bookmark_value>copying; formulas</bookmark_value> 41*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<bookmark_value>pasting;formulas</bookmark_value> 42*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski</bookmark><comment>mw added "pasting;" and changed "formulas;"</comment> 43*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3151113" xml-lang="en-US" level="1" l10n="U" oldref="54"><variable id="formula_copy"><link href="text/scalc/guide/formula_copy.xhp" name="Copying Formulas">Copying Formulas</link> 44*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski</variable></paragraph> 45*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<section id="copytext"> 46*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3156424" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="11">There are various ways to copy a formula. One suggested method is:</paragraph> 47*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<list type="ordered"> 48*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<listitem> 49*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3150439" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="30">Select the cell containing the formula.</paragraph> 50*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski</listitem> 51*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<listitem> 52*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3154319" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="31">Choose <emph>Edit - Copy</emph>, or press <switchinline select="sys"><caseinline select="MAC">Command</caseinline><defaultinline>Ctrl</defaultinline></switchinline>+C to copy it.</paragraph> 53*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski</listitem> 54*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<listitem> 55*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3159155" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="32">Select the cell into which you want the formula to be copied.</paragraph> 56*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski</listitem> 57*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<listitem> 58*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3153728" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="33">Choose <emph>Edit - Paste</emph>, or press <switchinline select="sys"><caseinline select="MAC">Command</caseinline><defaultinline>Ctrl</defaultinline></switchinline>+V. The formula will be positioned in the new cell.</paragraph> 59*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski</listitem> 60*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski</list> 61*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3149961" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="34">If you want to copy a formula into multiple cells, there is a quick and easy way to copy into adjacent cell areas:</paragraph> 62*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<list type="ordered"> 63*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<listitem> 64*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3149400" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="12">Select the cell containing the formula.</paragraph> 65*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski</listitem> 66*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<listitem> 67*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3154018" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="13">Position the mouse on the bottom right of the highlighted border of the cell, and continue holding down the mouse button until the pointer changes to a cross-hair symbol.</paragraph> 68*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski</listitem> 69*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<listitem> 70*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3150749" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="14">With the mouse button pressed, drag it down or to the right over all the cells into which you want to copy the formula.</paragraph> 71*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski</listitem> 72*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<listitem> 73*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3153714" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="15">When you release the mouse button, the formula will be copied into the cells and automatically adjusted.</paragraph> 74*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski</listitem> 75*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski</list> 76*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3156385" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="53">If you do not want values and texts to be automatically adjusted, then hold down the <switchinline select="sys"><caseinline select="MAC">Command</caseinline><defaultinline>Ctrl</defaultinline></switchinline> key when dragging. Formulas, however, are always adjusted accordingly.</paragraph> 77*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski</section> 78*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<section id="relatedtopics"> 79*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<embed href="text/scalc/guide/relativ_absolut_ref.xhp#relativ_absolut_ref"/> 80*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski</section> 81*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski</body> 82*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski</helpdocument> 83