
Chapter 4: Spreadsheets in Calc
The Calc Window
Structure of a Spreadsheet
A spreadsheet is made up of individual sheets. Each sheet contains various cells, arranged in
rows and columns. Each cell can contain either an arithmetic formula, text or value (of
virtually any length).
A calculation can be entered directly as a mathematical formula. For example., =4 + 5.
But the main reason for using a spreadsheet is that its formulae can refer to other cells. An
example of such a mathematical formula might be =SUM(A1:A8). This calculates the sum
of the values in cells A1 through A8 and enters the result in the cell containing the formula.
Additional formulae may also be entered in cells A1 through A8, each referring to other cells
and their contents, and so on. As one can see, this allows calculation of extremely complex
relationships.
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