diff options
Diffstat (limited to 'helpcontent2/source/text/scalc/guide/cellreferences.xhp')
| -rw-r--r-- | helpcontent2/source/text/scalc/guide/cellreferences.xhp | 87 |
1 files changed, 87 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/helpcontent2/source/text/scalc/guide/cellreferences.xhp b/helpcontent2/source/text/scalc/guide/cellreferences.xhp new file mode 100644 index 000000000..bdd676bc6 --- /dev/null +++ b/helpcontent2/source/text/scalc/guide/cellreferences.xhp @@ -0,0 +1,87 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> +<helpdocument version="1.0"> + +<!-- + * This file is part of the LibreOffice project. + * + * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public + * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this + * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/. + * + * This file incorporates work covered by the following license notice: + * + * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more + * contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file distributed + * with this work for additional information regarding copyright + * ownership. The ASF licenses this file to you under the Apache + * License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file + * except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of + * the License at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 . + --> + + +<meta> + <topic id="textscalcguidecellreferencesxml" indexer="include" status="PUBLISH"> + <title xml-lang="en-US" id="tit">Referencing a Cell in Another Document</title> + <filename>/text/scalc/guide/cellreferences.xhp</filename> + </topic> + </meta> + <body> +<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="index" id="bm_id3147436"><bookmark_value>sheet references</bookmark_value> + <bookmark_value>references; to cells in other sheets/documents</bookmark_value> + <bookmark_value>cells; operating in another document</bookmark_value> + <bookmark_value>documents;references</bookmark_value> +</bookmark><comment>mw made "sheet references;" a one level entry</comment><comment>MW changed "references;" and added "documents;"</comment> +<h1 id="hd_id3147436"><variable id="cellreferences"><link href="text/scalc/guide/cellreferences.xhp" name="Referencing Other Sheets">Referencing Other Sheets</link> +</variable></h1> + <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id9663075" role="paragraph">In a sheet cell you can show a reference to a cell in another sheet.</paragraph> + <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id1879329" role="paragraph">In the same way, a reference can also be made to a cell from another document provided that this document has already been saved as a file.</paragraph> + <h2 id="hd_id7122409">To Reference a Cell in the Same Document</h2> + <list type="ordered"> + <listitem> + <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id2078005" role="listitem">Open a new, empty spreadsheet. By default, it has only a single sheet named Sheet1. Add a second sheet clicking on <emph>+</emph> button to the left of the sheet tab in the bottom (it will be named Sheet2 by default).</paragraph> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id4943693" role="listitem">By way of example, enter the following formula in cell A1 of Sheet1:</paragraph> + <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id9064302" role="listitem"> + <item type="literal">=Sheet2.A1</item> + </paragraph> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id7609790" role="listitem">Click the <emph>Sheet 2</emph> tab at the bottom of the spreadsheet. Set the cursor in cell A1 there and enter text or a number.</paragraph> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id809961" role="listitem">If you switch back to Sheet1, you will see the same content in cell A1 there. If the contents of Sheet2.A1 change, then the contents of Sheet1.A1 also change.</paragraph> + </listitem> + </list> + <tip id="par_id3147338">When referencing a sheet with name containing spaces, use single quotes around the name: <item type="literal">='Sheet with spaces in name'.A1</item></tip> + <tip id="par_id3147383">The example uses Calc formula syntax. It is also possible to use Excel A1 or R1C1 formula syntax; this is configured on <link href="text/shared/optionen/01060900.xhp">Formula options page</link>.</tip> + <h2 id="hd_id9209570">To Reference a Cell in Another Document</h2> + <list type="ordered"> + <listitem> + <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id5949278" role="listitem">Choose <emph>File - Open</emph>, to load an existing spreadsheet document.</paragraph> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id8001953" role="listitem">Choose <emph>File - New</emph>, to open a new spreadsheet document. Set the cursor in the cell where you want to insert the external data and enter an equals sign to indicate that you want to begin a formula.</paragraph> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id8571123" role="listitem">Now switch to the document you have just loaded. Click the cell with the data that you want to insert in the new document.</paragraph> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id8261665" role="listitem">Switch back to the new spreadsheet. In the input line you will now see how $[officename] Calc has added the reference to the formula for you. </paragraph> + <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id5888241" role="listitem">The reference to a cell of another document contains the name of the other document in single inverted commas, then a hash #, then the name of the sheet of the other document, followed by a point and the name of the cell.</paragraph> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id7697683" role="listitem">Confirm the formula by clicking the green check mark.</paragraph> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id7099826" role="listitem">If you drag the box in the lower right corner of the active cell to select a range of cells, $[officename] automatically inserts the corresponding references in the adjacent cells. As a result, the sheet name is preceded with a "$" sign to designate it as an <link href="text/scalc/guide/relativ_absolut_ref.xhp">absolute reference</link>.</paragraph> + </listitem> + </list> + <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id674459" role="paragraph">If you examine the name of the other document in this formula, you will notice that it is written as a <link href="text/shared/00/00000002.xhp#url" name="URL">URL</link>. This means that you can also enter a URL from the Internet.</paragraph> + <section id="relatedtopics"> + <embed href="text/scalc/guide/cellreferences_url.xhp#cellreferences_url"/> + <embed href="text/scalc/guide/relativ_absolut_ref.xhp#relativ_absolut_ref"/> + </section> + </body> +</helpdocument> |