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It is, however, possible to edit any formatting, such as the cell background.</paragraph> 71cdf0e10cSrcweir<section id="relatedtopics"> 72cdf0e10cSrcweir<embed href="text/scalc/guide/formulas.xhp#formulas"/> 73cdf0e10cSrcweir</section> 74cdf0e10cSrcweir</body> 75cdf0e10cSrcweir</helpdocument> 76