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You can use the built-in complex operations to enter a formula more
complex than you can create with +, -,
*,
or /. For example, use SUM( ) to
calculate the 3-month sum for Revenue:
I. Select the Total cell for Revenue (R2C5).
2. Pres
W
for the Edit command.
3. Type SUM(
Since you want the sum of cells R2C2 through R2C4, enter that range of
cells:
(
(
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(
(
The sum of Revenue for January through March appears in the cell.
Multiplan fills the other cells with the formula from R2C5 and calculates
the results for each formula.
7. Type) to close the parentheses left open in Step 3. The formula looks
like this:
SUM(RC[-3]:RC[-1 ]).
8. Press I
ENTER
I.
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$2';' ) 760. 00
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$6.166.66
$16.'360.66
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$4.:3'36.66
$1:3.276.66
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$17,970.60
$49.946.66
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$11,79[1.[1[1
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$27., 540
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$6.5'36.66
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$11.720.[1[1
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$24.686:66
$5) 600.
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$5.766.66
$4. :::56. 66
$16 .. 156.66
4. Select R2C2.
5. PressO
6. Select cell R2C4.
You can use the same formula to calculate the 3-month sum for Overhead,
Materials, Advertising, Costs, and Profit:
I. Press
W,
then I
D
Ito choose the Copy Down command.
2. Type 8 in the number of cells field.
3. Accept the proposed response
(R2C5)
in the starting at field by pressing
I
ENTER
I.
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