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Quoting a Formula

The program can quote any formula you have defined.

To quote a formula, you must format a cell on a quote page with the following code:

$#

where # is any positive integer, i.e., $1, $2, $3, etc. For more information on formatting a quote page, see Chapter 5, Quotes.

After formatting a cell on a quote page with the necessary code, you can enter a formula that contains instrument symbols (i.e., MY_FORMULA=IBM-MSFT) by typing the name of the formula, i.e.,

MY_FORMULA

You can also enter a formula that requires you to supply instruments (i.e., MY_OTHER_FORMULA=$1-$2) by appending a parenthetical statement containing the instruments to the end of the formula, i.e.,

MY_OTHER_FORMULA=(IBM,MSFT)

The number of instrument symbols you must supply corresponds exactly to the number of variables in your formula, and all instruments you supply must be separated by a comma (,).