--- 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.