Commodore Plus 4 - Page 152

140 The Built-in Software
THAW SS
Lets you cancel a FRE command, which protects a cell entry from being
changed by an inserted, deleted, or copied cell or by any change in the numeric
display format or a formula. The value of a frozen cell cannot be changed at all
until you cancel the freeze with the THAW command.
Once a frozen cell is THAWed, it is subject to changes like any other cell.
Example: thaw Cancels the freeze on a cell value.
TRANSFER SS
Lets you copy the contents of one cell into another cell. You can also use
TRANSFER, which is always represented by a left-pointing arrow, to put a
number into a cell. TRANSFER is never issued by itself; it is used as part of
IFTRUE and NOTIFTRUE compound formulas.
Example: 3;1=#55 iftrue 5;1 — #33 Transfer the number 33 into cell 5;1 if cell 3;1
equals 55.
$$ SS
Displays numeric cell entries with two decimal points, regardless of whether or
not the numbers were entered with decimal parts. If a number contains more than
two decimal places, the remaining numbers are simply chopped off; they are not
rounded. For example, if you are using the $$ (dollar) format and enter 12.9999,
the spreadsheet displays 12.99 in the cell. If you enter number 55, the spreadsheet
displays 55.00.
Current cell entries are not affected when you change the numeric display
format. If you change the format and want to adjust current cell entries, move the
cell cursor to each cell and press RETURN. The numeric entries will be converted
. to the current numeric display format.
Use the FL command to cancel a $$ format command.
Although the $$ format truncates decimal numbers with more than two
decimal places, the spreadsheet remembers the entire value you entered. If you go
back to floating-point format, send the cell cursor back into the cell and press
RETURN, the full decimal part will then be displayed.
Example:
Changes the format of numeric entries so that all numbers are dis
played with two decimal places.
Section 4. The File Manager
The file manager lets you keep records of many types of information. You can
store addresses, product information, bibliographies, and any other sort of
information that can be adapted to a standard form.