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This method requires a basic knowledge of programming.</paragraph> 45</listitem> 46<listitem> 47<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3153768" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="CHG" oldref="3">You can program functions as <link href="text/scalc/01/04060111.xhp" name="add-ins">add-ins</link>. This method requires an advanced knowledge of programming.</paragraph> 48</listitem> 49</list> 50<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3149260" xml-lang="en-US" level="2" l10n="CHG" oldref="6">Defining A Function Using %PRODUCTNAME Basic</paragraph> 51<list type="ordered"> 52<listitem> 53<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3148456" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="CHG" oldref="7">Choose <item type="menuitem">Tools - Macros - Organize Macros - %PRODUCTNAME Basic</item>.</paragraph> 54</listitem> 55<listitem> 56<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3154510" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="8">Click the <emph>Edit</emph> button. You will now see the Basic IDE.</paragraph> 57</listitem> 58<listitem> 59<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3150327" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="CHG" oldref="9">Enter the function code. In this example, we define a <item type="literal">VOL(a; b; c)</item> function that calculates the volume of a rectangular solid with side lengths <item type="literal">a</item>, <item type="literal">b</item> and <item type="literal">c</item>:</paragraph> 60<paragraph role="code" id="par_id9797426" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW" localize="false">Function VOL(a, b, c)<br/>VOL = a*b*c<br/>End Function</paragraph> 61</listitem> 62<listitem> 63<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3155443" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="10">Close the Basic-IDE window.</paragraph> 64<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3150043" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="CHG" oldref="11">Your function is automatically saved in the default module and is now available. If you apply the function in a Calc document that is to be used on another computer, you can copy the function to the Calc document as described in the next section.</paragraph> 65</listitem> 66</list> 67<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3147340" xml-lang="en-US" level="2" l10n="U" oldref="18">Copying a Function To a Document</paragraph> 68<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3145232" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="CHG" oldref="19">In stage 2 of "Defining A Function Using %PRODUCTNAME Basic", in the <emph>Macro</emph> dialog you clicked on <emph>Edit </emph>. As the default, in the <emph>Macro from</emph> field the <emph>My Macros - Standard - Module1</emph> module is selected. The <emph>Standard</emph> library resides locally in your user directory.</paragraph> 69<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3154022" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="20">If you want to copy the user-defined function to a Calc document:</paragraph> 70<list type="ordered"> 71<listitem> 72<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3150304" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="CHG" oldref="21">Choose <item type="menuitem">Tools - Macros - Organize Macros - %PRODUCTNAME Basic</item> .</paragraph> 73</listitem> 74<listitem> 75<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3150086" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="CHG" oldref="22">In the <emph>Macro from</emph> field select <emph>My Macros - Standard - Module1</emph> and click <emph>Edit</emph>.</paragraph> 76</listitem> 77<listitem> 78<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3166430" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="CHG" oldref="23">In the Basic-IDE, select the source of your user-defined function and copy it to the clipboard.</paragraph> 79</listitem> 80<listitem> 81<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_idN1081D" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">Close the Basic-IDE.</paragraph> 82</listitem> 83<listitem> 84<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3150517" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="CHG" oldref="24">Choose <item type="menuitem">Tools - Macros - Organize Macros - %PRODUCTNAME Basic</item> .</paragraph> 85</listitem> 86<listitem> 87<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3145384" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="CHG" oldref="25">In the <emph>Macro from</emph> field select <emph>(Name of the Calc document) - Standard - Module1</emph>. Click <emph>Edit</emph>.</paragraph> 88</listitem> 89<listitem> 90<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3148699" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="26">Paste the clipboard contents in the Basic-IDE of the document.</paragraph> 91</listitem> 92</list> 93<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3153305" xml-lang="en-US" level="2" l10n="U" oldref="12">Applying a User-defined Function in $[officename] Calc</paragraph> 94<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3148869" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="CHG" oldref="13">Once you have defined the function <item type="literal">VOL(a; b; c)</item> in the Basic-IDE, you can apply it the same way as the built-in functions of $[officename] Calc.</paragraph> 95<list type="ordered"> 96<listitem> 97<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3148606" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="CHG" oldref="14">Open a Calc document and enter numbers for the function parameters <item type="literal">a</item>, <item type="literal">b</item>, and <item type="literal">c</item> in cells A1, B1, and C1.</paragraph> 98</listitem> 99<listitem> 100<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3156019" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="CHG" oldref="15">Set the cursor in another cell and enter the following:</paragraph> 101<paragraph role="code" id="par_id3155264" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="16">=VOL(A1;B1;C1)</paragraph> 102</listitem> 103<listitem> 104<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3146776" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="CHG" oldref="17">The function is evaluated and you will see the result in the selected cell.</paragraph> 105</listitem> 106</list> 107<section id="relatedtopics"> 108<embed href="text/scalc/guide/calculate.xhp#calculate"/> 109<embed href="text/scalc/guide/formula_enter.xhp#formula_enter"/> 110</section> 111</body> 112</helpdocument> 113