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29<topic id="textscalc0103090000xml" indexer="include" status="PUBLISH">
30<title id="tit" xml-lang="en-US">Formula Bar</title>
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34<created date="2003-10-31T00:00:00">Sun Microsystems, Inc.</created>
35<lastedited date="2004-08-16T12:57:24">converted from old format - fpe</lastedited>
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39<section id="rechenleiste">
40<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="index" id="bm_id3147264"><bookmark_value>formula bar;spreadsheets</bookmark_value>
41<bookmark_value>spreadsheets; formula bar</bookmark_value>
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45<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3147264" xml-lang="en-US" level="1" l10n="U" oldref="1"><link href="text/scalc/01/03090000.xhp" name="Formula Bar">Formula Bar</link></paragraph>
46<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3156423" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="2"><ahelp hid=".uno:InputLineVisible">Shows or hides the Formula Bar, which is used for entering and editing formulas.</ahelp> The Formula Bar is the most important tool when working with spreadsheets.</paragraph>
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48<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3154686" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="4">To hide the Formula Bar, unmark the menu item.</paragraph>
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52<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3145787" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="3">If the Formula Bar is hidden, you can still edit cells by activating the edit mode with F2. After editing cells, accept the changes by pressing Enter, or discard entries by pressing Esc. Esc is also used to exit the edit mode.</paragraph>
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