Documentation/How Tos/Calc: Spreadsheet functions

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.
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.
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.