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Figure 170: Function Wizard after shrinking
To select cells, either click directly upon the cell or hold down the left mouse button and drag to
select the required area.
When the area has been selected, click the Shrink button again to return to the wizard.
If multiple arguments are needed select the next text box below the first and repeat the selection
process for the next cell or range of cells. Repeat this process as often as required. The Wizard will
accept up to 30 ranges or arguments in the SUM function.
Click OK to accept the function and add it to the cell and get the result.
You can also select the Structure tab (Figure 171) to see a tree view of the parts of the formula.
The main advantage over the Function List is that each argument is entered in its own field,
making it easier to manage. The price of this reliability is slower input, but this is often a small price
to pay, since precision is generally more important than speed when creating a spreadsheet.
Figure 171: Structure page of Function Wizard
After you enter a function on the Input line, press the Enter key or click the Accept button on the
Function toolbar to add the function to the cell and get its result.
If you see the formula in the cell instead of the result, then Formulas are selected for display in
Tools > Options > LibreOffice Calc > View > Display. Deselect Formulas, and the result will
display. However, you can still see the formula in the Input line.
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