
Direct entry
A cell can contain any valid calculator object: a real number (3.14), a complex number (a + ib), an integer
(#1Ah), a list ({1, 2}), a matrix or vector([1, 2]), a string ("text"), a unit (2_m) or an expression (that is, a
formula). Move to the cell you want to add content to and start entering the content as you would in Home
view. Press when you have nished. You can also enter content into a number of cells with a
single entry. Just select the cells, enter the content—for example, =Row*3—and press .
What you enter on the entry line is evaluated as soon as you press , with the result placed in the
cell or cells. However, if you want to retain the underlying formula, precede it with
. For
example, suppose that you want to add cell A1 (which contains 7) to cell B2 (which contains 12). Entering A1
B2 in, say, A4 yields19, as does entering A1 B2 in A5.
However, if the value in A1 (or B2) changes, the value in A5 changes but not the value in A4. This is because
the expression (or formula) was retained in A5. To see if a cell contains just the value shown in it or also an
underlying formula that generates the value, move your cursor to the cell. The entry line shows a formula if
there is one.
A single formula can add content to every cell in a column or row. For example, move to C (the heading cell for
column C), enter SIN(Row) and press . Each cell in the column is populated
with the sine of the cell’s row number. A similar process enables you to populate every cell in a row with the
same formula. You can also add a formula once and have it apply to every cell in the spreadsheet. You do this
by placing the formula in the cell at the top left (the cell with the HP logo in it). To see how this works,
suppose you want to generate a table of powers (squares, cubes, and so on) starting with the squares:
1. Tap on the cell with the HP logo in it (at the top left corner). Alternatively, you can use the cursor keys to
move to that cell (just as you can to select a column or row heading).
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