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Functions

The previous lesson showed how to use a simple C style function, abs(). Siag supports many other functions commonly found in spreadsheets. Rather than overloading the tutorial with all of them, this lesson will show how to select functions from the menus. They are also listed in Siag's online help.

To select a function from a menu, use the edit menu. Towards the bottom of the menu there will be groups of functions ordered alphabetically:

Function menus

When you select one of functions Siag automatically goes into C mode and displays the function name along with the open parenthesis in the cell editor. Simply complete the function by typing any arguments and the closing parenthesis. Then press Enter.

Note that a function wizard is also in the works, but is not yet available as of beta1.