On 14/05/17 5:22 AM, Bill Dillinger wrote:
Hello,
I can't seem to manage Calc with even a simple problem. I am trying to
read and work with a spreadsheet made from a .csv file with columns of
numbers. I really have tried to read and work with the HELP file.
First I could not add 4 numbers but with lots of tries found that it
seemed to be because all my numbers ended in .0 and when I did a
global replace of .0 with nothing I could then add numbers. Once I did
that I was able to compute an average and then copy the formula to
other places in the spreadsheet. I first did try formatting the number
field but that didn't seem to help. If someone could tell me why I
can't use numbers ending in .0 I would be interested.
First thing you should check is to see if the number is really a number.
Sometimes when you open a CSV file the numbers
are imported as text. It's good practise to tick the box "Detect special
numbers" when you open or import CSV files.
It's easy to check if a number is imported as text by selecting a cell
look at the top bar if the number is preceded with ` e.g.
`123 it is a text field. Changing the format doesn't help.
You could do two things:
1 deleting all ` in the cells which doesn't make sense if you have a
lot of numbers to change
2 start from scratch and check the "Detect special numbers" box
Second my current problem is I cannot find the spread of 4 numbers. I
tried =MAX(C2:C3;C4;C5)-MIN(C2;C3;C4:C5) and it worked! Then when I
copied that formula into a new location to get
=MAX(C6;C7;C8;C9)-MIN(C6;C7;C8;C9) it gives me the incorrect value 0.
If I copy or type the formula into any other cell it will not work.
If anyone knows what my problem is I would appreciate it.
Thank you
Bill Dillinger
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