Re: [libreoffice-users] extracting cell values

-------- Original Message --------
From: mxk [mailto:mxkeating@comcast.net]
Sent: Saturday, September 25, 2021, 16:02 UTC
To: users@global.libreoffice.org
Subject: [libreoffice-users] extracting cell values

> Users Ahoy:
>
> Is there a way to get LO (v5.2.7.2) calc to extract the numerical value
> from a cell, and use that instead of the cell reference in further
> calculations?
>
> Frinstance, if I have 167 in cell A1, and want 16.7 in A2, how can I
> program it, (if at all)?
>
> If I put =A1/10 into A2, A2 will contain A1/10, not 16.7,even though it
> will display as 16.7.
>
> I want to get away from cell references and use the contained values.
> Can I?
>
> I thought that =VALUE(A1)/10 might work, but the result continues to use
> the cell reference, not the contained value.
>
> Miss K

If you don't want to use cell references, how would you inform Calc
which one of the thousands of cells in a sheet was the one holding the
value you wanted it to use in your calculations?

If you actually do see A1/10 in cell A2, this suggests that cell A1 is
formatted as text not a numeric value. In which case =VALUE(A1)/10 does
work.

You will find some excellent Calc User Guides here:
https://tinyurl.com/aa4mrlt

LibreOffice version 5.2.7.2 is quite old and I would recommend updating
to at least version 7.1.6 from:
https://www.libreoffice.org/download/download/

Dave





-- 
To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscribe@global.libreoffice.org
Problems? https://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/
Posting guidelines + more: https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette
List archive: https://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/
Privacy Policy: https://www.documentfoundation.org/privacy