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Excel 2000
Performing Calculations
Formula tips

Formula tips


Keyboard commands: + add, – subtract, * multiply, / divide.

Place brackets around the operations that you want to perform first; otherwise, multiplication/division will be done before addition/subtraction.

Instead of typing cell references, select the cells that you want in your formula.

Click the Paste Function icon to choose one of Excel's 200+ built-in functions.

Press ESC to get rid of the marquee () around cell(s).

Press F4, as many times as required, to add or remove dollar signs ($) in the Formula Bar for absolute, relative, or mixed cell references.