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35<topic id="textscalcguideformula_copyxml" indexer="include" status="PUBLISH">
36<title id="tit" xml-lang="en-US">Copying Formulas</title>
37<filename>/text/scalc/guide/formula_copy.xhp</filename>
38</topic>
39<history>
40<created date="2003-10-31T00:00:00">Sun Microsystems, Inc.</created>
41<lastedited date="2006-04-18T14:55:39">converted from old format - fpe</lastedited>
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45<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="index" id="bm_id3151113"><bookmark_value>formulas; copying and pasting</bookmark_value>
46<bookmark_value>copying; formulas</bookmark_value>
47<bookmark_value>pasting;formulas</bookmark_value>
48</bookmark><comment>mw added "pasting;" and changed "formulas;"</comment>
49<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>
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51<section id="copytext">
52<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>
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54<listitem>
55<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3150439" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="30">Select the cell containing the formula.</paragraph>
56</listitem>
57<listitem>
58<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>
59</listitem>
60<listitem>
61<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>
62</listitem>
63<listitem>
64<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>
65</listitem>
66</list>
67<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>
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69<listitem>
70<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3149400" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="12">Select the cell containing the formula.</paragraph>
71</listitem>
72<listitem>
73<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>
74</listitem>
75<listitem>
76<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>
77</listitem>
78<listitem>
79<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>
80</listitem>
81</list>
82<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>
83</section>
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