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Help "Guides" (How-to instructions)

Calc functions

A typical help text for a Calc function should follow this scheme of paragraph styles:

Style Function Example
hidden text Index entry <BOOKMARKVALUE>DATE function</BOOKMARKVALUE>
  • hlp_head2
  • 16p
  • bold
  • capital letters
Second level heading DATE
hlp_paragraph Function description This function converts a date written as year, month, day to an internal serial number and displays it in the cell's formatting. ...
  • hlp_head3
  • 14p
  • bold
  • without colon
Third level heading Syntax
  • hlp_code
  • no blank before and after parentheses
  • arguments are separated by colon and blank
  • arguments begin with a capital letter
  • arguments that consist of more than one word are contracted (ex.: DegreesFreedom)
Syntax definition DATE(Year; Month; Day)
  • hlp_paragraph
  • 10p
  • argument is bold without colon
Explanation of function arguments Year is an integer between 1583 and 9956 or 0 and 99. ...
  • hlp_head3
  • 14p
  • bold
  • without colon
Third level heading Example
  • hlp_paragraph
  • starting with an equal sign
  • without blanks
  • results are not bold
Example =DATE("00;1;1") yields 1/1/00
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