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Casio Spreadsheet Application User Manual

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  • Page 1 For ClassPad 300 Spreadsheet Application Version 2.0 User’s Guide RJA510188-4 http://classpad.net/...
  • Page 2 Using the Spreadsheet Application The Spreadsheet application provides you with powerful, take-along-anywhere spreadsheet capabilities on your ClassPad. 20040801...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Contents Contents 1 Spreadsheet Application Overview ..............1-1 Starting Up the Spreadsheet Application ............... 1-1 Spreadsheet Window ..................... 1-1 2 Spreadsheet Application Menus and Buttons ........... 2-1 3 Basic Spreadsheet Window Operations ............3-1 About the Cell Cursor ..................... 3-1 Controlling Cell Cursor Movement .................

  • Page 4: Spreadsheet Application Overview

    Spreadsheet Application Overview 1 Spreadsheet Application Overview This section describes the configuration of the Spreadsheet application window, and provides basic information about its menus and commands. Starting Up the Spreadsheet Application Use the following procedure to start up the Spreadsheet application. u ClassPad Operation (1) On the application menu, tap R.

  • Page 5: Spreadsheet Application Menus And Buttons

    Spreadsheet Application Menus and Buttons 2 Spreadsheet Application Menus and Buttons This section explains the operations you can perform using the menus and buttons of the Spreadsheet application window. • For information about the O menu, see “Using the O Menu” on page 1-5-4 of your ClassPad 300 User’s Guide.
  • Page 6 Spreadsheet Application Menus and Buttons k Graph Menu You can use the [Graph] menu to graph the data contained in selected cells. See “8 Graphing” for more information. k Action Menu The [Action] menu contains a selection of functions that you can use when configuring a spreadsheet.

  • Page 7: Basic Spreadsheet Window Operations

    Basic Spreadsheet Window Operations 3 Basic Spreadsheet Window Operations This section contains information about how to control the appearance of the Spreadsheet window, and how to perform other basic operations. About the Cell Cursor The cell cursor causes the current selected cell or group of cells to become highlighted. The location of the current selection is indicated in the status bar, and the value or formula located in the selected cell is shown in the edit box.

  • Page 8: Navigating Around The Spreadsheet Window

    Basic Spreadsheet Window Operations (2) On the dialog box that appears, tap the [Cursor Movement] down arrow button, and then select the setting you want. To have the cell cursor behave this way when you register Select this input: setting: Remain at the current cell Move to the next row below the current cell Down...

  • Page 9: Classpad Operation

    Basic Spreadsheet Window Operations k Jumping to a Cell You can use the following procedure to jump to a specific cell on the Spreadsheet screen by specifying the cell’s column and row. u ClassPad Operation (1) On the [Edit] menu, select [Goto Cell]. (2) On the dialog box that appears, type in a letter to specify the column of the cell to which you want to jump, and a value for its row number.

  • Page 10: Hiding Or Displaying The Scrollbars

    Basic Spreadsheet Window Operations Hiding or Displaying the Scrollbars Use the following procedure to turn display of Spreadsheet scrollbars on and off. By turning off the scrollbars, you make it possible to view more information in the spreadsheet. u ClassPad Operation (1) On the [Edit] menu, tap [Options].

  • Page 11: Selecting Cells

    Basic Spreadsheet Window Operations Selecting Cells Before performing any operation on a cell, you must first select it. You can select a single cell, a range of cells, all the cells in a row or column, or all of the cells in the spreadsheet. Tap here to select the Tap a column entire spreadsheet.

  • Page 12: Using The Cell Viewer Window

    Basic Spreadsheet Window Operations Using the Cell Viewer Window The Cell Viewer window lets you view both the formula contained in a cell, as well as the current value produced by the formula. While the Cell Viewer window is displayed, you can select or clear its check boxes to toggle display of the value and/or formula on or off.

  • Page 13: Editing Cell Contents

    Editing Cell Contents 4 Editing Cell Contents This section explains how to enter the edit mode for data input and editing, and how to input various types of data and expressions into cells. Edit Mode Screen The Spreadsheet application automatically enters the edit mode whenever you tap a cell to select it and input something from the keypad.

  • Page 14: Entering The Edit Mode

    Editing Cell Contents • You can tap the data input toolbar buttons to input letters and symbols into the edit box. Entering the Edit Mode There are two ways you can enter the edit mode: • Tapping a cell and then tapping inside the edit box •...

  • Page 15: Basic Data Input Steps

    Editing Cell Contents k Tapping a cell and then inputting something from the keypad • This enters the “quick” edit mode, indicated by a dashed blinking cursor. Anything you input with the keypad will be displayed in the edit box. •...

  • Page 16: Inputting A Formula

    Editing Cell Contents Inputting a Formula A formula is an expression that the Spreadsheet application calculates and evaluates when you input it, when data related to the formula is changed, etc. A formula always starts with an equal sign (=), and can contain any one of the following. •...
  • Page 17 Editing Cell Contents (3) Press k to display the soft keyboard. (4) Tap the 0 tab and then tap r, o, w, or on the [Action] menu, tap [row]. (5) Press (, tap cell A1, and then press ). (6) Press E. (7) Tap cell B1 and then press =.

  • Page 18: Inputting A Cell Reference

    Editing Cell Contents Inputting a Cell Reference A cell reference is a symbol that references the value of one cell for use by another cell. If you input “=A1 + B1” into cell C2, for example, the Spreadsheet will add the current value of cell A1 to the current value of cell B1, and display the result in cell C2.
  • Page 19 Editing Cell Contents u To input a cell reference (1) Select the cell where you want to insert the cell reference. (2) Tap inside the edit box. (3) If you are inputting new data, input an equal sign (=) first. If you are editing existing data, make sure that its first character is an equal sign (=).

  • Page 20: Inputting A Constant

    Editing Cell Contents Inputting a Constant A constant is data whose value is defined when it is input. When you input something into a cell for which text is specified as the data type without an equal sign (=) at the beginning, a numeric value is treated as a constant and non-numeric values are treated as text.
  • Page 21 Editing Cell Contents (2) Use the dialog box that appears to configure the Fill Sequence operation as described below. Parameter Description Expr. Input the expression whose results you want to input. Specify the name of the variable whose value will change with each Var.

  • Page 22: Cut And Copy

    4-10 Editing Cell Contents (3) After everything is the way you want, tap [OK]. This performs all the required calculations according to your settings, and inserts the • results into the spreadsheet. The following shows the results for our example. •...

  • Page 23: Paste

    4-11 Editing Cell Contents Paste The [Edit] menu’s [Paste] command lets you paste the data that is currently on the clipboard at the current cell cursor or editing cursor location. Important! • Pasting cell data will cause all relative cell references contained in the pasted data to be changed in accordance with the paste location.
  • Page 24 4-12 Editing Cell Contents • The following shows how cell data is converted to a matrix format when pasted into the edit box. Select the cell where you want to insert the text (A6 in this example), and then Tap [Edit], tap inside the edit and then box.

  • Page 25: Specifying Text Or Calculation As The Data Type For A Particular Cell

    4-13 Editing Cell Contents Specifying Text or Calculation as the Data Type for a Particular Cell A simple toolbar button operation lets you specify that the data contained in the currently selected cell or cells should be treated as either text or calculation data. The following shows how the specified data type affects how a calculation expression is handled when it is input into a cell.

  • Page 26: Using Drag And Drop To Copy Cell Data Within A Spreadsheet

    4-14 Editing Cell Contents Using Drag and Drop to Copy Cell Data within a Spreadsheet You can also copy data from one cell to another within a spreadsheet using drag and drop. If the destination cell already contains data, it is replaced with the newly dropped data. •...
  • Page 27 4-15 Editing Cell Contents k Dragging and Dropping Multiple Cells • When dragging multiple cells, only the cell where the stylus is located has a selection boundary around it. Selection boundary (cursor held against C2) • When you release the stylus from the screen, the top left cell of the group (originally A1 in the above example) will be located where you drop the selection boundary.

  • Page 28: Using Drag And Drop To Obtain Spreadsheet Graph Data

    4-16 Editing Cell Contents u To drag and drop within the edit box (1) Select the cell whose contents you want to edit. (2) Tap the edit box to enter the edit mode. (3) Tap the edit box again to display the editing cursor (a solid blinking cursor). (4) Drag the stylus across the characters you want to move, so they are highlighted.
  • Page 29 4-17 Editing Cell Contents u To use drag and drop to obtain the data points of a graph Example: To obtain the data points of the bar graph shown below (1) Input data and draw a bar graph. • See “Other Graph Window Operations” on page 8-13 for more information on graphing.

  • Page 30: Using The Spreadsheet Application With The Eactivity Application

    Using the Spreadsheet Application with the eActivity Application 5 Using the Spreadsheet Application with the eActivity Application You can display the Spreadsheet application from within the eActivity application. This makes it possible to drag data between the Spreadsheet and eActivity windows as desired. Drag and Drop After you open Spreadsheet within eActivity, you can drag and drop information between the two application windows.
  • Page 31 Using the Spreadsheet Application with the eActivity Application (4) Select the cell you want and drag it to the first available line in the eActivity window. This inserts the contents of the cell in the eActivity window. • (5) You can now experiment with the data in the eActivity window. Example 2: To drag a calculation expression from the Spreadsheet edit box to the eActivity window u ClassPad Operation...
  • Page 32 Using the Spreadsheet Application with the eActivity Application (5) Drag the contents of the edit box to the first available line in the eActivity window. This inserts the contents of the edit box in the eActivity window as a text string. •...
  • Page 33 Using the Spreadsheet Application with the eActivity Application Example 4: Dragging data from eActivity to the Spreadsheet window 20040801...

  • Page 34: Using The Action Menu

    Using the Action Menu 6 Using the Action Menu Most of the functions that are available from the [Action] menu are similar to those on the [List-Calculation] sub-menu of the standard [Action] menu. Spreadsheet [Action] Menu Basics The following example demonstrates the basic procedure for using functions within the [Action] menu.
  • Page 35 Using the Action Menu uClassPad Operation (1) With the stylus, tap the cell where you want the result to appear. • In this example, we would tap cell A1. (2) On the [Action] menu, tap [sum]. • This inputs an equal sign and the [sum] function into the edit box.
  • Page 36 Using the Action Menu (4) Tap the s button to the right of the edit box. • This automatically closes the parentheses, calculates the sum of the values in the selected range, and displays the result in cell A1. • You could skip this step and input the closing parentheses by pressing the ) key on the keypad, if you want.

  • Page 37: Action Menu Functions

    Using the Action Menu Action Menu Functions This section describes how to use each function in the [Action] menu. Please note that start cell:end cell is equivalent to entering a list. u u u u u min Function: Returns the lowest value contained in the range of specified cells. Syntax: min(start cell[:end cell][,start cell[:end cell]] / [,value]) Example: To determine the lowest value in the block whose upper left corner is located at A7...
  • Page 38 Using the Action Menu u u u u u mean Function: Returns the mean of the values contained in the range of specified cells. Syntax: mean(start cell:end cell[,start cell:end cell]) Example: To determine the mean of the values in the block whose upper left corner is located at A7 and whose lower right corner is located at C12, and input the result in cell A1: u u u u u median...
  • Page 39 Using the Action Menu u u u u u mode Function: Returns the mode of the values contained in the range of specified cells. Syntax: mode(start cell:end cell[,start cell:end cell]) Example: To determine the mode of the values in the block whose upper left corner is located at A7 and whose lower right corner is located at C12, and input the result in cell A1: u u u u u sum...
  • Page 40 Using the Action Menu u u u u u prod Function: Returns the product of the values contained in the range of specified cells. Syntax: prod(start cell:end cell[,start cell:end cell]) Example: To determine the product of the values in cells A7 and A8, and input the result in cell A1: u u u u u cuml Function: Returns the cumulative sums of the values contained in the range of specified...
  • Page 41 Using the Action Menu u u u u u Alist Function: Returns the differences between values in each of the adjacent cells in the range of specified cells. Alist(start cell:end cell) Syntax: Example: To determine the differences of the values in cells B1 through B3, and input the result in cell A1: u u u u u stdDev Function: Returns the sample standard deviation of the values contained in the range of...
  • Page 42 Using the Action Menu u u u u u variance Function: Returns the sample variance of the values contained in the range of specified cells. Syntax: variance(start cell:end cell) Example: To determine the sample variance of the values in the block whose upper left corner is located at A7 and whose lower right corner is located at C12, and input the result in cell A1: u u u u u Q...
  • Page 43 6-10 Using the Action Menu u u u u u Q Function: Returns the third quartile of the values contained in the range of specified cells. Syntax: (start cell:end cell[,start cell:end cell]) Example: To determine the third quartile of the values in the block whose upper left corner is located at A7 and whose lower right corner is located at C12, and input the result in cell A1: u u u u u percent...
  • Page 44 6-11 Using the Action Menu u u u u u polyEval Function: Returns a polynomial arranged in descending order. The coefficients correspond sequentially to each value in the range of specified cells. Syntax: polyEval(start cell:end cell[,start cell:end cell] / [, variable]) Example: To create a second degree polynomial with coefficients that correspond to the values in cells B1 through B3, and input the result in cell A1: •...
  • Page 45 6-12 Using the Action Menu u u u u u sequence Function: Returns the lowest-degree polynomial that generates the sequence expressed by the values in a list or range of specified cells. If we evaluate the polynomial at 2, for example, the result will be the second value in our list. Syntax: sequence(start cell:end cell[,start cell:end cell][, variable]) Example: To determine a polynomial for the sequence values in cells B1 through B4 and a...
  • Page 46 6-13 Using the Action Menu u u u u u sumSeq Function: Determines the lowest-degree polynomial that generates the sum of the first terms of your sequence. If we evaluate the resulting polynomial at 1, for example, the result will be the first value in your list. If we evaluate the resulting polynomial at 2, the result will be the sum of the first two values in your list.
  • Page 47 6-14 Using the Action Menu u u u u u row Function: Returns the row number of a specified cell. Syntax: row(cell) Example: To determine the row number of cell A7 and input the result in cell A1: u u u u u col Function: Returns the column number of a specified cell.
  • Page 48 6-15 Using the Action Menu u u u u u count Function: Returns a count of the number of cells in the specified range. Syntax: count(start cell[:end cell]) Example: To count the number of cells in the block whose upper left corner is located at A7 and whose lower right corner is located at C12, and input the result in cell A1: 20040801...

  • Page 49: Formatting Cells And Data

    Formatting Cells and Data 7 Formatting Cells and Data This section explains how to control the format of the spreadsheet and the data contained in the cells. Standard (Fractional) and Decimal (Approximate) Modes You can use the following procedure to control whether a specific cell, row, or column, or the entire spreadsheet should use the standard mode (fractional format) or decimal mode (approximate value).

  • Page 50: Text Alignment

    Formatting Cells and Data Text Alignment With the following procedure, you can specify justified, align left, center, or align right for a specific cell, row, or column, or the entire spreadsheet. u ClassPad Operation (1) Select the cell(s) whose alignment setting you want to specify. •...

  • Page 51: Changing The Width Of A Column

    Formatting Cells and Data Changing the Width of a Column There are three different methods you can use to control the width of a column: dragging with the stylus, using the [Column Width] command, or using the [AutoFit Selection] command. u To change the width of a column using the stylus Use the stylus to drag the edge of a column header left or right until it is the desired width.
  • Page 52 Formatting Cells and Data (3) On the dialog box that appears, enter a value in the [Width] box to specify the desired width of the column in pixels. • You can also use the [Range] box to specify a different column from the one you selected in step (1) above, or a range of columns.
  • Page 53 Formatting Cells and Data (3) On the [Edit] menu, tap [AutoFit Selection]. • This causes the column width to be adjusted automatically so the entire value can be displayed. • Note that [AutoFit Selection] also will reduce the width of a column, if applicable. The following shows what happens when [AutoFit Selection] is executed while a cell that contains a single digit is selected.

  • Page 54: Graphing

    Graphing 8 Graphing The Spreadsheet application lets you draw a variety of different graphs for analyzing data. You can combine line and column graphs, and the interactive editing feature lets you change a graph by dragging its points on the display. Graph Menu After selecting data on the spreadsheet, use the [Graph] menu to select the type of graph you want to draw.
  • Page 55 Graphing u [Graph] - [Line] - [Clustered] ( D ) u [Graph] - [Line] - [Stacked] ( F ) 20040801...
  • Page 56 Graphing u [Graph] - [Line] - [100% Stacked] ( G ) u [Graph] - [Column] - [Clustered] ( H ) 20040801...
  • Page 57 Graphing u [Graph] - [Column] - [Stacked] ( J ) u [Graph] - [Column] - [100% Stacked] ( K ) 20040801...
  • Page 58 Graphing u [Graph] - [Bar] - [Clustered] ( L ) u [Graph] - [Bar] - [Stacked] ( : ) 20040801...
  • Page 59 Graphing u [Graph] - [Bar] - [100% Stacked] ( " ) u [Graph] - [Pie] ( Z ) • When you select a pie chart, only the first series (row or column) of the selected data is used. • Tapping any of the sections of a pie graph causes three values to appear at the bottom of the screen: the cell location, a data value for the section, and a percent value that indicates the portion of the total data that the data value represents.
  • Page 60 Graphing u [Graph] - [Scatter] ( X ) • In the case of a scatter graph, the first series (column or row) of selected values is used as -values for all plots. The other selected values are used as the -value for each of the plots.

  • Page 61: Graph Window Menus And Toolbar

    Graphing u [Graph] - [Column Series] Selecting this option treats each column as a separate set of data. The value in each row is plotted as a vertical axis value. The following shows a typical clustered column graph while [Column Series] is selected, and the data that produced it. Graph Window Menus and Toolbar The following describes the special menus and toolbar that appears whenever the Spreadsheet application Graph window is on the display.
  • Page 62 Graphing k View Menu Many of the [View] menu commands can also be executed by tapping Spreadsheet application Graph window toolbar buttons. Tap this Or select this To do this: toolbar button: [View] menu item: Change the function of the stylus so it can be used to select and move points on the displayed Select graph...
  • Page 63 8-10 Graphing Tap this Or select this To do this: toolbar button: [Series] menu item: Display a linear regression curve Trend - Linear Trend - Polynomial - Display a quadratic regression curve Quadratic Trend - Polynomial - Display a cubic regression curve Cubic Trend - Polynomial - Display a quartic regression curve...

  • Page 64: Basic Graphing Steps

    8-11 Graphing Basic Graphing Steps The following are the basic steps for graphing spreadsheet data. u ClassPad Operation (1) Input the data you want to graph into the spreadsheet. (2) Use the [Graph] menu to specify whether you want to graph the data by row or by column.
  • Page 65 8-12 Graphing (4) On the [Graph] menu, select the type of graph you want to draw. Or you can tap the applicable icon on the toolbar. • This draws the selected graph. See “Graph Menu” on page 8-1 for examples of the different types of graphs that are available.

  • Page 66: Other Graph Window Operations

    8-13 Graphing Other Graph Window Operations This section provides more details about the types of operations you can perform while the Graph window is on the display. u To show or hide lines and markers (1) While a line graph or a scatter graph is on the Graph window, tap the [View] menu. Lines and markers both turned on (2) Tap the [Markers] or [Lines] item to toggle it between show (checkbox selected) and hide (checkbox cleared).
  • Page 67 8-14 Graphing u To change a line in a clustered line graph to a column graph (1) Draw the clustered line graph. (2) With the stylus, tap any data point on the line you wish to change to a column graph. (3) On the [Series] menu, tap [Column].
  • Page 68 8-15 Graphing u To change a column in a clustered column graph to a line (1) Draw the clustered column graph. (2) With the stylus, tap any one of the columns you wish to change to a line graph. (3) On the [Series] menu, tap [Line]. •...
  • Page 69 8-16 Graphing u To display a regression curve (1) Draw a clustered line graph or clustered column graph. • A regression curve can be drawn for a line, column, or scatter graph only. • The above shows a stacked line graph. (2) With the stylus, tap any point of the data for which you want to draw the regression curve.
  • Page 70 8-17 Graphing • This causes the applicable regression curve to appear in the Graph window. • Tapping the regression curve selects it and displays its equation in the status bar. • You can drag and drop the regression curve to a cell or the edit box in the Spreadsheet window.
  • Page 71 8-18 Graphing u To find out the percentage of data for each pie graph section (1) While the display is split between the pie graph and the Spreadsheet windows, tap the pie graph to select it. (2) On the [Edit] menu, tap [Copy]. (3) Tap the Spreadsheet window to make it active.
  • Page 72 8-19 Graphing u To change the appearance of the axes While a graph is on the Graph window, select [Toggle Axes] on the [View] menu or tap the → q toolbar button to cycle through axes settings in the following sequence: axes on axes →...
  • Page 73 8-20 Graphing • If a regression curve is displayed for the data whose graph is being changed by dragging, the regression curve also changes automatically in accordance with the drag changes. • When you edit data in the spreadsheet and press E, your graph will update automatically. Important! •...
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