Documentation/How Tos/Calc: Spreadsheet functions
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List of Calc 'Spreadsheet' functions
The so-called 'Spreadsheet' functions find values in tables, or cell references; they include LOOKUP, SEARCH, ADDRESS. They could thus also be described as 'Lookup' functions.
Spreadsheet Lookup functions | |
ADDRESS | returns a text representation of a cell reference, given row and column numbers. |
CHOOSE | returns a value from a list, given an index number. |
HLOOKUP | returns a value from a table row, in the column found by lookup in the first row. |
INDEX | returns a value from a table, given a row and column number. |
INDIRECT | returns a reference, given a text string. |
LOOKUP | returns result from one single-cell-wide table, corresponding to a lookup search in another. |
MATCH | returns the position of a search item in a single row or column table. |
OFFSET | returns a modified reference, given a reference, an offset, and a desired size. |
VLOOKUP | returns a value from a table column, in the row found by lookup in the first column.
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Spreadsheet Information functions | |
AREAS | returns the number of areas in a given reference. |
COLUMN | returns the column number(s), given a reference. |
COLUMNS | returns the number of columns in a given reference. |
ERRORTYPE | returns the number corresponding to an error value. |
INFO | returns information about the current working environment. |
ROW | returns the row number(s), given a reference. |
ROWS | returns the number of rows in a given reference. |
SHEET | returns the sheet number, given a reference. |
SHEETS | returns the number of sheets in a given reference.
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Other functions | |
DDE | returns information from other documents and applications, using the "DDE" protocol. |
HYPERLINK | sets a cell to open a hyperlink (in another application) when clicked. |
STYLE | applies a style (for example a colour) to a cell. |