<p class="Head1"><help:to-be-embedded Eid="main0503"><help:link Id="66762">The functions in <help:productname>%PRODUCTNAME</help:productname> Calc</help:link></help:to-be-embedded></p>
<p class="Paragraph">This section contains a short overview of some important functions and capabilities of <help:productname>%PRODUCTNAME</help:productname> Calc.</p>
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<p class="Head3">Calculating</p>
<p class="Paragraph"><help:productname xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help">%PRODUCTNAME</help:productname> Calc is primarily a spreadsheet program. It provides you with a spreadsheet containing cells in which you can enter text, digits and formulas and calculate simple and complex results. <help:productname xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help">%PRODUCTNAME</help:productname> Calc has numerous automatic functions to facilitate your work.</p>
<p class="Paragraph">Not only does <help:productname xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help">%PRODUCTNAME</help:productname> Calc provide the basic calculation types but also numerous calculation methods that can be entered interactively with the <help:link Id="66841" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help">AutoPilot: Functions</help:link>. Additionally, you can enter text and flexibly arrange the cells, so you can comfortably style, fill out, calculate and print your own forms with <help:productname xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help">%PRODUCTNAME</help:productname> Calc.</p>
<p class="Head3">Database Functions</p>
<p class="Paragraph">If your data can be summarized into records, such as addresses, inventory levels, customer orders or similar, then these can also be managed by <help:productname xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help">%PRODUCTNAME</help:productname> Calc. Even if you do not want to calculate anything, you can, for example, quickly sort the database range and search your data for specific characteristics, such as maximum or minimum values.</p>
<p class="Paragraph">In addition, a sheet in <help:productname xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help">%PRODUCTNAME</help:productname> Calc can serve as a data source for creating form letters with <help:productname xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help">%PRODUCTNAME</help:productname> Writer.</p>
<p class="Head3">Arranging Data</p>
<p class="Paragraph">You can organize data in easy-to-read lists. With just a few mouse-clicks, you can reorganize the view to show or hide certain data ranges, format ranges according to special conditions, or calculate subtotals and totals.</p>
<p class="Head3">Examining and Extrapolating Data</p>
<p class="Paragraph">The data in your <help:productname xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help">%PRODUCTNAME</help:productname> Calc tables can be examined in detail in many different ways. <help:productname xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help">%PRODUCTNAME</help:productname> Calc is useful for creating term papers because it supports many statistical functions such as regression analyses. And for daily calculations at work, the integrated financial <help:link Id="66815" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help">functions</help:link> are helpful, because they can be used to print detailed tables of current credits and loans and other data.</p>
<p class="Head3">What-If Calculations</p>
<p class="Paragraph">An interesting feature is immediately viewing results of changes made to one factor of calculations composed of several factors. For instance, see how changing the period in a loan calculation affects the interest rates or repayment amounts.</p>
<p class="Paragraph">Furthermore, you can manage larger tables by using different predefined scenarios.</p>
<p class="Head3">Dynamic Charts</p>
<p class="Paragraph"><help:productname xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help">%PRODUCTNAME</help:productname> Calc lets you display spreadsheet data in a clear way by selecting the data to be displayed and clicking the <span class="T1">Insert Chart</span> icon. Drag open a frame at the required position, define specific chart settings in the dialog that appears. The chart is inserted at the selected position and, if the source data is modified, will be dynamically updated.</p>
<p class="Head3">Importing and Exporting Data</p>
<p class="Paragraph">You can import data from other spreadsheets programs, edit them in <help:productname xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help">%PRODUCTNAME</help:productname> Calc and, if you want, output them in different <help:link Id="65614" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help">export formats</help:link>.</p>
<p class="Head3">Referencing Data in Networks and Internet</p>
<p class="Paragraph">Instead of having a fixed value or formula that refers to other cells in the sheet, each <help:productname xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help">%PRODUCTNAME</help:productname> Calc cell can also contain a reference to contents in other documents. The documents referred to do not have to exist on your local computer, they can also be stored in a network or anywhere in the Internet.</p>
