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How to carry out simple calculations in a table
09:00How to carry out simple calculations in a table
We mainly study two methods of targeted search, Go to and Find, which are the same in objectives to find the desired cells, and different in search mechanism. Specifically speaking, Go to plays its role based on the cell's own attributes, such as constants, formulas, and blanks. While Find is more flexibly used to set some keywords and cell formats.In addition to exact search, we can use the two wildcards, * and ?, to apply the approximate lookup to the text.
How to lock and unlock cells in WPS Spreadsheet
01:35How to lock and unlock cells in WPS Spreadsheet
If you have a worksheet for others to fill in, while you don't want certain important data to be modified, the Protect sheet function in WPS Spreadsheet can help you. To lock the entire sheet, get into the Review tab first. If you see the Lock Cell button grayed out, it means that the entire sheet has been locked by default.Next, click the Protect Sheet button, set the password, and click Confirm the setting. Then the sheet formally enters a locked state, and the sheet cannot be ed....
How to insert a background image and print it out in WPS Spreadsheet
01:31How to insert a background image and print it out in WPS Spreadsheet
WPS Spreadsheet could be an alternative to Microsoft Office Excel. It includes 100's of built-in formulas, pivot tables, and more. Sometimes, background images are nice-to-have if we are to beautify the table. Today, we will learn how to add a background picture and print it out. First, head to the Page Layout tab, click the Background button and select the desired images. Note: The inserted image, either too big or too small, is inappropriate. Here is a smart way for adjusting tho....
Use the text function to extract characters in cells
02:45Use the text function to extract characters in cells
In this video, we'll introduce three practical functions in excel, which are the RIGHT, LEFT, and MID functions.In this example, if we want to extract the first three numbers on the right, how can we realize it? The RIGHT function could help. It can extract characters within a cell, from the right to the left. Here is the complete formula of the RIGHT function. RIGHT(text,num_chars) The first parameter text refers to the specific text to be extracted. The second parameter num_chars....
How to clear content format and comments for cells
01:43How to clear content format and comments for cells
When we use the WPS Spreadsheet to work, we sometimes need to clear the content of the table quickly. How can we realize it? This video could help to solve this problem. Take this transcript as an example. 1. To clear all contents within the table, select the area that needs to be cleared.2. Click the Clear dropdown button in the Home tab, and choose the All option to clear the table as needed. (Notes: We can also use the Clear function in this step. To realize it, select the area, and....
How to fill cells with pure colors, gradient colors, and patterns
01:57How to fill cells with pure colors, gradient colors, and patterns
When using WPS Spreadsheet to write a statistical data report, we may want to emphasize the cell data. To do this, we can fill the cell with background color and pattern.Take this table as an example. 1. If we want to fill the B3:G3 cell with color, select this area first.2. Click the Home tab above.3. Then click Settings.4. And finally click Cells. Or we can use the shortcut key Ctrl+1 to open the Formats Cells dialog box. · Pure colorClick Patterns, then we can choose a pure color to....
Print out tables
02:43Print out tables
In the previous video, we learned how to set the table page and the header and footer of the table. And this video will teach us how to print out tables. In our daily work, we often need to use the print function. In the quick access toolbar, we can click Print Preview and then click the Settings button to pop up the Print dialog. Before printing, we need to make sure that the computer is connected to the printer. If we need to print two copies of the spreadsheet document, we can chec....
Format cells
04:42Format cells
Cell formatting is very important in data processing. We often need to set a proper cell format when entering data in WPS Spreadsheet. Let's talk about the differences between each format. Take this table as an example. Most of the cells in column B of the table are in general format. General format cells have no specific number format, which are simply displayed as numbers. In this table, most of the Column B cells are in general format. The format of cell C2 is a numeric format.....