the character at the right side.  If desired, you can erase the entire cell by pressing the Backspace key 

repeatedly.  You can use the Insert key to toggle between Overwrite and Insert editing mode. 

The new content of the cell is stored in memory by moving the cell pointer up or down.  By pressing the 

Enter key you can store the new or edited contents of a cell without moving the cell pointer. 

To copy the contents of one cell to another cell, place the cell pointer on the first cell (the source cell), and 

select Copy in the Edit menu (you can obtain a shortcut menu by clicking the right side mouse button).  By 

doing so, the content of this cell is copied into a buffer in memory.  Now you move the cell pointer to the 

second cell (the target cell) and select Paste in the Edit menu.  As a result, the content of the buffer is 

copied into this second cell.   

If you want to copy a range of cells, you first select the cells with the mouse, and proceed as described 

above. 

Show formulas 

When the option Show formulas is checked then the spreadsheet will display the formulas that you have 

entered, otherwise the results of the formulas are displayed. 

The option Show formulas is not checked: 

The option Show formulas is checked: 

the program displays the results. 

the program displays the formulas. 

If you have to enter a lot of data (on a slow computer), or when you want to see the possible relationship 

between cells, then it is convenient to select this option. 

Show gridlines 

Select this option if you want gridlines to be displayed in the spreadsheet window.  When the command 

has a check mark next to it, the Show gridlines option is on. 

This option does not affect the display of gridlines in the MedCalc graphs (see p. 11). 

Toolbars 

Select the corresponding command when you want to show or hide the following toolbars: 

 Standard 

toolbar 

 Formatting 

toolbar 

Toolbar options 

  Merged toolbars: merge the two toolbars into one (all buttons will be displayed on one single row) 

  Large buttons: show large buttons 

Check marks are displayed in the menu when the corresponding toolbar/option is selected. 

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