You can use the following shortcuts in cells. They can be typed directly in cells.
Copy commands copy a value or operation to the left, right, above, or below rows and columns in a table. Copy commands perform an action on cells of the same type as the one in which they were entered.
You can combine copy and data entry commands, although you should not use them with the Grow command.
Command | Description | Example | Action |
> | Copies right | 5> | Copies the number 5 to the right |
inc6> | Increases the row by 6% for each value to the right | ||
< | Copies left | add15< | Adds 15 to each value in the row to the left |
| | Copies down | 3| | Copies 3 down the column |
reset| | Resets the cells down the column to the last saved value | ||
^ | Copies up | hold^ | Holds the cell values up the column |
2>^ | Copies 2 to the right and up the column | ||
: | Copy stopper | : | Used in conjunction with a copy command to stop another copy command from advancing beyond the cell |
Typing a data entry command in a cell performs an action on the cell value. Data entry commands are processed when Enter is pressed.
These commands are not case sensitive.
You can use commands across two dimensions, but not across pages.
Command | Description | Example | Action |
K | Enters the cell value in thousands. | 5K | Enters 5000 |
M | Enters the value in millions. | 10M | Enters 10,000,000 |
Add, + | Adds a number to the cell value. Important: For Contributor for Excel, entering + does not do this. This indicates the start of a formula and overwrites any existing data in the cell. | ||
Subtract, Sub | Subtracts a number from the cell value. Important: A minus sign (-) is not permitted for subtract in the Contributor cells because this indicates a negative number in Contributor. | sub8 | Subtracts 8 from the cell value |
Multiply, Mul, * | Multiplies the cell value by a number. | mul3 | Multiplies the cell value by 3 |
Percent, per, % | Multiplies the cell value by a number entered as a percentage. Important: For Contributor for Excel, entering % does not have the same effect. This converts the number to a percentage. | per5 | Gives 5% of the original cell value |
Increase, Inc | Increases the cell value by a number entered as a percentage. | ||
Decrease | Decreases the cell value by a number entered as a percentage. Important: For Contributor for Excel, entering Dec does not have the same effect. This is converted to a date format. | decrease6 | Decreases the cell value by 6% |
Power, Pow | Takes the cell value to the number entered as a power. | Pow10 | Raises the value to the power of 10 |
Grow Compound, Grow Linear, GroCom, GroLin, GC, GL | Grows cells by a percentage. Only valid in time dimensions, where each period increases either linearly, or as a compound value. Important: Insert the numeric value between the Grow and Linear/Compound command, such as Gro10Com, G40L. | G10L | Increases the value by 10 percent of the original value each period. |
Divide, Div, / | Divides the cell value by the number entered. | Div1.1 | Divides cell value by 1.1 |
Reset, Res | Resets selected cell values to the last saved version. | ||
Zero, Zer | Makes the cell value a zero. | ||
Round, Rou | Rounds cells to the appropriate level based on input. | Round100 | Rounds all cells to the nearest 100, where 5475 becomes 5500 |
Hold, Hol | Holds the cell value from breakback calculations. | ||
Release, Rel | Releases held cells. |