--- loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Spreadsheet_Referencing_Cells.tex 2010/08/23 16:16:18 1.5
+++ loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Spreadsheet_Referencing_Cells.tex 2016/01/03 05:05:31 1.6
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
\textbf{Cells}
Cells may be specified by simply writing their name enclosed in either single quotes or double quotes.
-For instance, \texttt{'A17'} and \texttt{"A17"} will be
+For instance, \texttt{`A17'} and \texttt{"A17"} will be
replaced with the value in row $A$ column 17 before the Perl command is evaluated.
\noindent
@@ -15,21 +15,22 @@ Ranges must be enclosed in quotes. Exam
\begin{itemize}
-\item \texttt{'*'} - all rows, all columns
-\item \texttt{'B*'} - all rows in column B
-\item \texttt{'*5'} - all columns in row 5
-\item \texttt{'C5'..'F25'} - all cells in the rectangle between C5 and F25
+\item \texttt{`*'} - all rows, all columns
+\item \texttt{`B*'} - all rows in column B
+\item \texttt{`*5'} - all columns in row 5
+\item \texttt{`C5'..`F25'} - all cells in the rectangle between C5 and F25
\end{itemize}
-Many functions accept ranges, see \ref{Spreadsheet_Functions}. For example, \texttt{\&SUM('d*')} will add up all cells in column $d$.
+Many functions accept ranges, see \textbf{Special Functions} (\ref{Spreadsheet_Functions}). For example, \texttt{\&SUM(`d*')} will add up all cells in column $d$.
+
\noindent
\textbf{Special References}
There is an additional means of referencing cells most used in the
\textbf{template row} (\ref{Spreadsheet_Template_Row}).
-By using a '\#' in the place of a row number
+By using a `\#' in the place of a row number
the spreadsheet will replace the \# with the current row number. For example
-\texttt{'B\#'} will be replaced with the contents of cell $B7$ in the row 7 and
+\texttt{`B\#'} will be replaced with the contents of cell $B7$ in the row 7 and
the contents of $B8$ in row 8.