--- loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Spreadsheet_Functions.tex 2007/01/23 01:48:37 1.8
+++ loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Spreadsheet_Functions.tex 2010/08/23 16:16:18 1.9
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
\label{Spreadsheet_Functions}
The following special functions are available in the spreadsheet.
-Please see \textbf{Referencing Cells} (\ref{Spreadsheet_Referencing_Cells})
+Please see Referencing Cells (\ref{Spreadsheet_Referencing_Cells})
for information on specifying cells and ranges.
\begin{itemize}
@@ -32,16 +32,16 @@ for information on specifying cells and
range
\index{MIN}
-\item \texttt{\&SUMMAX(n ,range)} - sum of the maximum n non-empty
+\item \texttt{\&SUMMAX(n ,range)} - sum of the maximum $n$ non-empty
cells in range
\index{SUMMAX}
-\item \texttt{\&SUMMIN(n, range)} - sum of the minimum n non-empty
+\item \texttt{\&SUMMIN(n, range)} - sum of the minimum $n$ non-empty
cells in range
\index{SUMMIN}
\item \texttt{\&EXT(expression)} - access to EXT function in lonnet.
-Use \&EXT(``system.time'') to retrieve the current time.
+Use \texttt{\&EXT('system.time')} to retrieve the current time.
\index{EXT}
\item \texttt{\&PARM(parameter)} - get the value of a specific parameter
@@ -54,25 +54,25 @@ matches the expression that is the small
\item \texttt{\&MAXPARM(expression)} - get the value of a parameter that
matches the expression that is the largest in value (If one specified
-'opendata' it would return the largest opendate set on the problem.)
+'opendate' it would return the largest opendate set on the problem.)
\index{MAXPARM}
\item \texttt{\&SUMSEQ(column,sequence1,sequence2,sequence3,...)} -
sum the given column across the folders or sequences listed.
When specifying a sequence use the full title. Instead of a sequence title
-the word ``all'' can be used to sum over all sequences. Regular expressions
-can be entered as well, if prefixed by ``regexp:''. See below for examples.
+the word \texttt{all} can be used to sum over all sequences. Regular expressions
+can be entered as well, if prefixed by \texttt{regexp:}. See below for examples.
\begin{itemize}
-\item \texttt{\&SUMSEQ(``Z'',''Chapter 1'');}
+\item \texttt{\&SUMSEQ('Z','Chapter 1');}
-\item \texttt{\&SUMSEQ(``Z'',''Chapter 1'',''Chapter 2'',''Chapter 3'');}
+\item \texttt{\&SUMSEQ('Z','Chapter 1','Chapter 2','Chapter 3');}
-\item \texttt{\&SUMSEQ(``Z'',''all'');} - sum over all sequences.
+\item \texttt{\&SUMSEQ('Z','all');} - sum over all sequences.
-\item \texttt{\&SUMSEQ(``Z'',''regexp:Large Biomolecules'');} -
+\item \texttt{\&SUMSEQ('Z','regexp:Large Biomolecules');} -
sum over all sequences which match the regular expression
/Large Biomolecules/.