Apple Numbers '09 User Manual

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Chapter 1

Numbers Tools and Techniques

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Learn more about this editor in “Adding and Editing Formulas Using the Formula
Editor”
on page 122.
The

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formula bar, always visible below the format bar, can also be used to create and

modify a formula in a selected table cell.

Open the
Function Browser.

Cancel button

Discard changes.

Accept button
Save changes.

Change the formula
viewing size.

Text field
View or edit a formula.

Instructions for adding and editing formulas using this tool are in “Adding and
Editing Formulas Using the Formula Bar”
on page 123.
Using the

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Function Browser is the fastest way to add a function. A function is a

predefined formula that has a name (such as SUM and AVERAGE).

Select a function to
view information
about it.

Search for a function.

Insert the selected function.

Select a category
to view functions in
that category.

To open the Function Browser, choose Show Function Browser from the Function
pop-up menu in the toolbar.

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