HP Prime
Spreadsheet App Tutorial 1: Sum of a Column of
Numbers
Welcome to the HP Prime Spreadsheet App Tutorial
Over the next couple of weeks, I will be posting short
tutorials on how to use the HP Prime Spreadsheet. Let’s get started. First, some preliminaries.
KEY:
[ button ] : keyboard
buttons.
[ Shift ], [ button ] (shifted function): pressing the Shift key to access the shifted
functions
( soft key ):
soft keys that appear on the bottom of the screen
Starting the Spreadsheet App
Press the [Apps] key. Spreadsheet is one of the default
applications to choose from when the HP Prime is first purchased. To enter the spreadsheet, all you have to do
is tap the Spreadsheet icon on the Apps screen.
Clearing the Spreadsheet
You can clear the spreadsheet and all of its formatting, press
[Shift], [ Esc ] (Clear).
Tap ( OK ) to clear the spreadsheet.
Accessing the Spreadsheet
You can access the spreadsheet at any time (while you are
in the app) by pressing the [ Num ] key.
Lesson 1: Sum of a Column of Numbers
Lesson 1 has the following objectives:
* Entering numbers
* The SUM function
* Coloring the text
of a cell
Objective:
Use the spreadsheet to add the following numbers: 85, 96,
63, 52, and 63. Colorize the sum to
differentiate it from the rest of the numbers.
Steps:
1. Enter the following numbers into cells A1
through A5 respectively: 85, 96, 63, 52,
and 63.
2. You should be at cell A6. If you are not you can either (a) press the
arrow keys to get there, (b) tap the cell A6, or (c) press the (Go To) soft key
and enter A6 as the Target. Remember to
use the [ ALPHA ] key for the A.
3. At cell A6, press [ Shift ], [ . ] ( = ) for
the equals sign.
4. Press the [ Menu ] key, select 4 for SUM. Next, press the parenthesis key [ ( ) ].
5. Enter A1:A5.
You will need to type the range. You
should have =SUM(A1:A5) showing on the command line.
6. Press
the soft key ( OK ). You should get the
sum of 359.
7. To color the sum, select the cell A6 again. Press the (Format) soft key, select 4 for
Color, and select any color you want.
In the illustration below, I selected blue (my favorite color).
That concludes the first lesson. Next lesson will include copying and pasting
formulas and using AVERAGE. Talk to you next time,
Eddie
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