Formula Bar

Name Box

Displays the reference for the current cell, the range of the selected cells, or the name of the area. You can also select a range of cells, and then type a name for that range into the Name Box.

Function

Opens the Function Wizard, which helps you to interactively create formulas.

Opens the Function Wizard, which helps you to interactively create formulas.

Select Function

Inserts a function of a cell range into the current cell. Click in a cell, click this icon, select the function in the drop down list and optionally adjust the cell range.

Function

Adds a formula to the current cell. Click this icon, and then enter the formula in the Input line.

Cancel

Clears the contents of the Input line, or cancels the changes that you made to an existing formula.

Accept

Accepts the contents of the Input line, and then inserts the contents into the current cell.

Input line

Enter the formula that you want to add to the current cell. You can also click the Function Wizard icon to insert a predefined function into the formula.