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26cdf0e10cSrcweir<topic id="textscalcguideformula_copyxml" indexer="include" status="PUBLISH">
27cdf0e10cSrcweir<title id="tit" xml-lang="en-US">Copying Formulas</title>
28cdf0e10cSrcweir<filename>/text/scalc/guide/formula_copy.xhp</filename>
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32*82a98929Smseidel<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="index" id="bm_id3151113">
33*82a98929Smseidel<bookmark_value>formulas; copying and pasting</bookmark_value>
34cdf0e10cSrcweir<bookmark_value>copying; formulas</bookmark_value>
35cdf0e10cSrcweir<bookmark_value>pasting;formulas</bookmark_value>
36cdf0e10cSrcweir</bookmark><comment>mw added "pasting;" and changed "formulas;"</comment>
37cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3151113" xml-lang="en-US" level="1" l10n="U" oldref="54"><variable id="formula_copy"><link href="text/scalc/guide/formula_copy.xhp" name="Copying Formulas">Copying Formulas</link>
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39cdf0e10cSrcweir<section id="copytext">
40cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3156424" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="11">There are various ways to copy a formula. One suggested method is:</paragraph>
41cdf0e10cSrcweir<list type="ordered">
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43cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3150439" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="30">Select the cell containing the formula.</paragraph>
44cdf0e10cSrcweir</listitem>
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46cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3154319" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="31">Choose <emph>Edit - Copy</emph>, or press <switchinline select="sys"><caseinline select="MAC">Command</caseinline><defaultinline>Ctrl</defaultinline></switchinline>+C to copy it.</paragraph>
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49cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3159155" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="32">Select the cell into which you want the formula to be copied.</paragraph>
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52cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3153728" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="33">Choose <emph>Edit - Paste</emph>, or press <switchinline select="sys"><caseinline select="MAC">Command</caseinline><defaultinline>Ctrl</defaultinline></switchinline>+V. The formula will be positioned in the new cell.</paragraph>
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55cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3149961" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="34">If you want to copy a formula into multiple cells, there is a quick and easy way to copy into adjacent cell areas:</paragraph>
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58cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3149400" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="12">Select the cell containing the formula.</paragraph>
59cdf0e10cSrcweir</listitem>
60cdf0e10cSrcweir<listitem>
61cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3154018" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="13">Position the mouse on the bottom right of the highlighted border of the cell, and continue holding down the mouse button until the pointer changes to a cross-hair symbol.</paragraph>
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64cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3150749" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="14">With the mouse button pressed, drag it down or to the right over all the cells into which you want to copy the formula.</paragraph>
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67cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3153714" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="15">When you release the mouse button, the formula will be copied into the cells and automatically adjusted.</paragraph>
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70cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3156385" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="53">If you do not want values and texts to be automatically adjusted, then hold down the <switchinline select="sys"><caseinline select="MAC">Command</caseinline><defaultinline>Ctrl</defaultinline></switchinline> key when dragging. Formulas, however, are always adjusted accordingly.</paragraph>
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