Commodore Plus 4 - Page 134

1ZZ The Built-in Software
Command Mode Commands
AUTO SS
Turns on AUTOmatic calculation mode. When auto mode is on, formulas
entered with the FIT command are automatically calculated. In addition, when
you are in auto mode and change a cell entry that was used in a formula, any other
cell entries that are affected by the change are automatically recalculated. Auto
mode changes, however, do not affect cells frozen with the FRE command.
When auto mode is off, calculations are performed in manual mode. In manual
mode, which is turned on with the MAN command, FITted formulas are not
solved, and formulas affected by cell changes are not recalculated. You must
enter auto mode to solve these calculations.
The default calculation mode is manual mode. The current calculation mode is
indicated by MANU. or AUTO., which is displayed at the far right on the status
line.
BLKMAP SS
Lets you transfer spreadsheet data to the word processor in blocks of up to 7
columns by 50 rows. The width of the block is limited to 7 columns because 7
columns of 11-column cells fill the 77-column word processor work area.
The word processor work area does not need to be empty when you transfer
spreadsheet data, but be sure there is room in the 99-line word processor work
area to hold all the spreadsheet data you are transferring. If there is not enough
room and you are moving spreadsheet data to the bottom of the word processor
work area, only as much data as can fit will be transferred.
When you use the BLKMAP (BLocKMAP) command, spreadsheet data are
transferred without the row and column numbers. The data are placed in the
word processor work area starting at the location of the word processor cursor. If
the word processor cursor is placed so that work in the word processor is already
occupying some of the lines where the spreadsheet data will go, those lines of the
word processor work are cleared and the spreadsheet data are written in its place.
Make sure the word processor cursor is placed so that overwriting will not occur.
To use BLKMAP, follow these steps:
1. Switch to the word processor (fg C, then TW and RETURN).
2. Move the cursor in the word processor to the position where you want the
spreadsheet data to be moved. The spreadsheet data will be displayed over any
word processor text that appears in the area where the data are to be moved, so
be sure there are enough blank lines at the transfer location.
3. Switch back to the spreadsheet (Kg C, then TC and RETURN).