Formula representation confusion

New Mac user moving from 25 years on a PC. It can be frustrating as I would prefer to go all native on the MAC and use numbers instead of Excel. I have a question regarding Numbers and formulas. I transferred a file from my PC to my Mac and I can get around fairly well so far but this has stumped me. When I insert formulas they mostly look as I am used to (B13, G25, C52) and formulas the same (=B13:B45), however sometimes after I enter formulas or drag to copy they resemble something I cannot make out. Please see my two screen shots of the formula bar maybe someone can enlighten me. On the one titled "strange formula" I notice the "column headings" at the beginning of the formula but do not recognize the other numbers. I also see they are color coded to the specific cells. This representation of the formula makes it difficult to 1)identify specific cells and 2) edit formulas. The shot marked normal is what I am used to. I do I get back to the original formulas.
I am running Yosemite 10.10.1 and Numbers 3.5
Thanks for any assistance

Hi david,
Try unchecking "Use header names as labels" under Cell References.
I think things will return to normal.
quinn

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Formula - Row - Formatting Issue - Please Help

Hi,
I am currently writting a report in Business Objects (Web Intelligence Document) to reflect Incentives gained by our call centre staff. I have written the report and all the data is correct and it gives me the info i need, however for cosmetics reasons and easy view for managers i need the report to line the row correctly.
For Example:
A customer calls and wants to add legal cover and personal accident cover to their policy mid-term - Holly Daniels (a member of our staff) will do that change for the customer which means she gains 10% of the costing of each product sold..these changes are classed as two events but it is actually only one change. Which means Holly's name appears twice on two different rows and in the legal cover column it says £2.50 in the cell and on a separate row under the personal accident column she has £1.50 in that cell, however the question is, i need both of these showing on one row rather than two with Holly's name only appearing once.
This will work in excel as the formula only represents one cell, however in the Web Intelligence Document one formula represents the whole column.
Is there a formula for this or any advice would be much appreciated.
Thanks very much
Kelly

Hi Kelly,
As I understand you want to sum the incentive gained Employee but want name of employee to be displayed only once
Ex:
Date                    Policy Number          Customer Name              Legal Cover
21-10/2008          210000088                 Holly Daniels                £1.50
21/10/2008           210000088                 Holly Daniels                £2.50
You want this way:
Date                    Policy Number          Customer Name              Legal Cover
21/10/2008          210000088                 Holly Daniels                   £4.00
This you can achieve By Using Input and Output contexts.
1)     Create Variable as Sum_of_cover
2)     Write Formula as   sum() IN (;[Customer Name])
3)     Place this formula as Total Legal Cover.
It will display Value Policy Number, Customer Name only once and Legal Cover as sum of 2 values i.e. 1.5 and 2.5.
Date                  Policy Number            Customer Name      Legal_cover
21/10/2008           210000088                 Holly Daniels                £4.00
if itu2019s not working try the following .
sum() IN (;[Customer Name]) IN ()
here at the end of formula use either Customer Name / Policy Number whichever works.
I Hope this is Helpfulu2026
Thanksu2026
Pratik

Formula/Row Issue

Hi,
I am currently writting a report in Business Objects (Web Intelligence Document) to reflect Incentives gained by our call centre staff. I have written the report and all the data is correct and it gives me the info i need, however for cosmetics reasons and easy view for managers i need the report to line the row correctly.
For Example:
A customer calls and wants to add legal cover and personal accident cover to their policy mid-term - Holly Daniels (a member of our staff) will do that change for the customer which means she gains 10% of the costing of each product sold..these changes are classed as two events but it is actually only one change. Which means Holly's name appears twice on two different rows and in the legal cover column it says £2.50 in the cell and on a separate row under the personal accident column she has £1.50 in that cell, however the question is, i need both of these showing on one row rather than two with Holly's name only appearing once.
This will work in excel as the formula only represents one cell, however in the Web Intelligence Document one formula represents the whole column.
Is there a formula for this or any advice would be much appreciated.
Thanks very much
Kelly

As Per My below example to read the example properley please click edit above, this will help you understand my situation a bit more as my example is more clear.
Example:
Date             Policy Number   Customer Name   Legal Cover   Personal Accident   Breakdown Cover   Gadget Cover Incentive Total
21/10/2008   210000088          Holly Daniels                           £1.50
21/10/2008   210000088          Holly Daniels       £2.50
So the date and the policy number are exactly the same and the events were put in place at exactly the same time in one change, however i need a way of differentiating the two events so that the £2.50 value moves up to the first row and the second row disappears as it's only one change in affect.
Thanks very much for any help!
Kelly

SYSDATE+(60*24)/1440

SYSDATE+(60*24)/1440
What is the exact date and time of this conversion?

user8674910 wrote:
hi,
my sysdate is 18-jan-10 01:00:00
based on this formula the output is given below: (SYSDATE+(60*24)/1440 )
20-jan-10 13:00:00 P.M
60 is hr
24 is min ( 24 * 60 sec =1440 seconds )
1440 is minutesYou appear to have done something wrong if you truly got that output. You also appear to have a few misconceptions over what the above formula represents.
Date differences in Oracle are measured in terms of the number of days. In order to convert that into hours, you have to multiply by 24, to convert that into minutes, you have to multiply by 24*60 (1440) and to convert to seconds, multiply by 24*60*60.
eg:
(date1 - date2) = diff_in_days
=> date1 = date2 + diff_in_days
diff_in_hours = diff_in_days * 24
diff_in_minutes = diff_in_days * 24 * 60
diff_in_seconds = diff_in_days * 24 * 60 * 60
=> diff_in_days = diff_in_hours / 24 = diff_in_minutes / (24 * 60) = diff_in_seconds / (24 * 60 * 60)Therefore when you want to add minutes onto a date, you would use the "diff_in_minutes / (24 * 60)" format, and in the OP's example, that works out to be 1440 / 1440 which is the same as saying 1 day.
So your result can't possibly have been correct; if you think it was, please recreate in SQL*Plus and copy the resultant commands, like:
SQL> alter session set nls_date_format='dd/mm/yyyy hh24:mi:ss';
Session altered.
SQL> select sysdate, sysdate + (60*24)/1440 from dual;
SYSDATE SYSDATE+(60*24)/144
18/01/2010 11:27:20 19/01/2010 11:27:20
1 row selected.

Formula Confusion

Dear all,
I have created a formula which counts number of working days. This formula then has been modified to subtract Bank holidays.
When I use a array formula of bank holidays dates, it works fine however when I use a holidays table within a database for bank holidays it doesn;t seem to work.
For example:
Using Holidays Array Formula
BeforeReadingRecords;
DateVar Array Holidays := [
Date (2003,12,25), // you can put in as many lines for holidays as you want.
Date (2003,12,31),
Date (2008,08,25)
0
Using Subreport>Formula->Shared Datevar with my main report
whileprintingrecords;
Shared DateVar Array Holidays;
numbervar i := i + 1;
numbervar j := count({bank_hol.holiday_date});
if i <= j then (
redim preserve Holidays[j+1];
Holidays<i> := {bank_hol.holiday_date}
The 2nd formula when used in the report, does not account for bank holidays. I don't know where I am doing wrong
Here is the main formula for Working days. (To use it with 2nd formula above, just change the Datevar Holidays to Shared Datevar Holidays;
Working Day Formula
WhileReadingRecords; //Change this to Whileprintingrecords when using it with subreport.
Local DateVar Start := Date(Year(CurrentDate),Month(CurrentDate),1);
Local DateVar End := Currentdate;
Local NumberVar Weeks;
Local NumberVar Days;
Local Numbervar Hol;
DateVar Array Holidays; //Change this to Shared DateVar Holidays when using subreport formula
Weeks:= (Truncate (End - dayofWeek(End) + 1 - (Start - dayofWeek(Start) + 1)) /7 ) * 5;
Days := DayOfWeek(End) - DayOfWeek(Start) + 1 +
(if DayOfWeek(Start) = 1 then -1 else 0) +
(if DayOfWeek(End) = 7 then -1 else 0);
Local NumberVar i;
For i := 1 to Count (Holidays)
do (if DayOfWeek ( Holidays<i> ) in 2 to 6 and
Holidays<i> in start to end then
Hol:=Hol+1 );
Weeks + Days - Hol;
Any help will be appreciated.
Many thanks
Regards
Jehanzeb

Vitaly,
I was going to reply to you but suddenly some how your post vanished.
Anyhow,
The Subreport is placed on the report header, I have checked my dates with my database dates by inputting a formula in my sub report. They both are identical.
Which means that my sub report is producing right results.
The formula (workingdays) is solely used to get averages of my jobs and lenses.
The report Selection Record formula is
({lab_rework.rework_date} in monthtodate and
{lab_reasons.reason_code} >= {?startcode} and
{lab_reasons.reason_code} <= {?endcode});
So the Jobs and Lenses are printed in accordance with Month to date.
The question arises when I use Holiday Array formula within my report using manual entries into an array and link it with Working days formula, it works however, when I do the same with Shared Datevar array with my subreport it does not want to work.
here is the formula which I inserted into the sub report to test my dates in accordance with Database dates.
whileprintingrecords;
shared datevar array Holidays;
numbervar i := i + 1;
numbervar j := count({bank_hol.holiday_date});
if i <= j then (
redim preserve Holidays[j+1];
Holidays<i> := {bank_hol.holiday_date}
This very formula is shared with my main report via
Shared DateVar Array Holidays;
Regards
Jehanzeb

Formula confused by sorting

I feel that I may have missed the right page in a manual with this problem.
I have a table recently imported from XL (with no initial problems). The table has some 3,000 rows and 12 columns. It is a listing of geographic locations, map No. grid reference, and location category and data related to each location. The related data is updated frequently.
Working with the list requires frequent filtering and sorting (filtered and unfiltered) all of which works fine. Several of the columns require either countif or counta calculations involving all 3000 rows. This also works fine until the rows (selected to avoid header rows and calculation results at the base) are re-sorted. After sorting based on one or two columns the simple formula: Countif(C5:C2943,"Yes") becomes something like: Countif(C345:C496,C5:C125,C1234:C2341) . . .etc. That is, the single array becomes seriously fractured such that it does not produce a numerical result. This occurs whether the cell references in the formula are relative or absolute. How can I prevent this happening and still use what appears to be a quite basic function?
Q2. Is there a way to permanently define a contiguous range of rows for sorting without having to manually select it before each sort?
Many thanks.

Thank you for your reply (and for the unnecessary rapp over my knuckles). I have been searching for several days. The reply you directed me too was seriously over-complicated for what I was wrestling with.
Instead I have found a very simple answer. All it required was a simple new table to contain the formula, strategically placed to appear correctly in the printed reports. I am very new to Numbers so still addressing the logic/layout differences to XL which I have been using for many years.

Using PL/SQL in a formula column in Oracle Reports Builder.

Hi,
I need to SUM two record from the result of an SQL interrogation.
Here's what it looks like
function CF_1Formula return Number is
nTot1 NUMBER :=0;
nTot2 NUMBER :=0;
begin
     select sum(:TOT1) into nTot1 from table(Q1) ;
     select sum(:TOT2) into nTot2 from table(Q1) ;
     return (nTot1 + nTot2);
end;I'm kind of new to formula column programming any link of interest would be appreciated.
The from table(Q1) part Q1 represents my SQL interrogation name and the group below it is G_MAIN.

Hi Hong Kong King Kong,
From looking at that function name (and the group name): Is this an Oracle Reports generated function?
If so, there's also a dedicated Reports forum: Reports
By the way, I like your synonym for 'query'.
I'm sure I'll confuse some of my collegues tomorrow when I will mention 'database interrogation' instead of 'query'. ;)
edit
Doh...I should not underestimate the information that is posted in thread subjects.
Edited by: hoek on May 5, 2010 9:24 PM

I need a formula to convert a date into an integer (for use in Lookout)

I have a DATA logger with the following:
40001 = 4 (2004)
40002 = 2 (February)
40003 = 5 (5th)
40004 = 13 (1:00pm)
40005 = 12 (12 minutes)
Lookout requires a date that it understands (eg. January 1, 1900).
All I need is a basic formula to convert the date and time.
This formula does not need to be specifically written for Lookout. Just a basic formula that I can do on paper or a calculator.
I can integrate that formula into the Lookout software myself.

Hello Smigman,
First of all, I apologize in advance for not giving you "just the formula." And for the lengthy explanation (had to wait till after work hours), which you are very likely aware of already. I am writing this response in much detail so that it may benefit others.. hopefully And so that we understand the underlying principle involved, which will hopefully help us in building the formula the best way that suits us.
As you have figured out, the data and time in Lookout is represented as a real number. This real number's integer portion represents days, and the decimal portion denotes time. The integer portion is basically the number of days since 01/01/1900. And the decimal portion is the number of seconds since midnight.
So, for instance, if you insert the today() Expression in Lookout, you'll get a integer 38022 (which corresponds to today, Feb. 5th, 2004). In other words, today is the 38022nd day since 01/01/1900. Tomorrow, Feb. 6th 2004, will be 38023 and so on.
The decimal part denotes time. A day has 24*60*60 = 86400 seconds, obviously. So, 1/86400 = 1.15741E-5 roughly represents one second. For instance, 38022.00001157 will give 02/05/2004 00:00:01.
Coming to the formula now, for Time, first convert it to total seconds from midnight. E.g., 5:15:07pm would be (17*60*60) + (15*60) + 7 = 62107 seconds total since midnight. To get the Lookout's decimal part, divide this by 86400.
62107/86400 = 0.71883102
Therefore, 38022.71883102 would now give 02/05/2004 17:15:07. Computing Time is relatively easy.
For the Date -- which is more complicated-- you could keep track of the total number of days either from 01/01/1900, or better still, a more recent day, like say 12/31/2003, which corresponds to 37986. To this reference you will keep adding 1 for each additional day to get the number for the current day. Note, you will have to accomodate leap years (Feb. 29th of this year, for instance).
It's very helpful to have the reference day as the last day of the past year. That can be derived by counting the number of days since 01/01/1900 as follows:
104 years * 365 days = 37960;
+ 1 day for each leap year
A leap year is a year divisible by 4 (and 400 if the year ends with two zeros). There were 26 leap years from 1900 till 2003.
So, 37960 + 26 = 37986. 12/31/2003 is thus represented by 37986.
To get the integer for the Current Date we would first find what day of the year it is. Then add it to the reference day. Feb 5th, is the 36th day of the year. Adding this to 37986, gets us 38022.
In your case you will have to come up with the correct day of the year using registers 40002 and 40003. Not sure if this helped or confused you more.
I tried
Khalid

Which formula(a) do I use to select any value that is than 0 but 7 out of a range of cells and sum them.

I'm working on a sheet that I want to use to select a specific part based on values created by the sum of values in other cells. I am down to the point where I need to select a low range of numbers
If the sum of cell D5 equals any sum between 1-15 will equal = part 1
If the sum of cell D5 equals any sum between 16-23 will equal = part 2 ,
If the sum of cell D5 equal antsy sum between 24-32 will equal part 3.
I'm at a loss how to make one formula or combination of formulas do this.
Thanks in advance.
Big Al Hur

Hi Al,
The confusion arises from your having asked two separate questions, one in the subject line, the other in the body of your initial post.
1.
How do I sum only the values greater than zero and less than 7 in a range of cells?
This formula supplied by SGIII does what you have asked there:
=SUMIFS(A,A,">0",A,"<7")
The syntax is:
SUMIFS(sum-values, test-values, condition, test-values, condition…)
sum-values ( A ) is the range of cells containing the values to be summed (all the body cells in column A)
test-values and condition come in pairs. the first names the range of values to be tested, the second names the condition that must be met.
In this formula, the test-values in each pair are the same as the sum values.
condition ( ">0" ) is the first condition that must be met by these values. (greater than zero)
the second condition ( "<7" ) is the second condition that must be met (less than seven)
To be included in the sum, a value in the list must meet both conditions: It must be greater than 0 AND less than 7. IN SG's example, there are two values that meet both conditions, 2 in A2 and 6 in A5, that meet both conditions. Their sum, 8, is shown in A10, whch is the cell containing the formula.
2
If the sum of cell D5 equals any sum between 1-15 will equal = part 1
If the sum of cell D5 equals any sum between 16-23 will equal = part 2 ,
If the sum of cell D5 equals any sum between 24-32 will equal part 3.
This formula supplied by SGIII, and the Lookup table that goes with it, does what you have asked here.
=VLOOKUP(D5,Lookup::A:B,2,close-match)
Close-match means 'the largest value that is less than or equal to' the search-value.
The search-value is the value in D5
VLOOKUP searches in the leftmost column (A) of the lookup table (columns A and B of the table named Lookup).
With "close-match" specified:
any value that is equal to or greater than 0 and less than 16 will be matched by the 0 in A2. VLOOKUP will return the value in the same row of column 2 (B) of the table: "Part 1"
any value that is equal to or greater than 16 and less than 24 will be matched by the 16 in A3. VLOOKUP will return the value in the same row of column 2 (B) of the table: "Part 2"
any value that is equal to or greater than 24 will be matched by the 24 in A4. VLOOKUP will return the value in the same row of column 2 (B) of the table: "Part 3"
While this is not an exact match with your description above, it will perform exactly as you requested IF the value in D5 is never less than 1 and never greater than 32.
If the possible range is greater than that, I would suggest the changes shown below to the formula and to the lookup table. The column containing numbers is column D, and represents values in D5. Column E shows the result for each value using the given formula and lookup table (LU A). Column F shows results for the same values using the revised formula and lookup tble (LU B):
Original =VLOOKUP(D,LU A :: A:B,2,1)
Revised formula: =IFERROR(VLOOKUP(D,LU B :: A:B,2,1),"N//A")
In the revision, IFERROR takes care of the negative values in D2 and D3. The zero value in D4 and in the last row of column D and the overflow values (greater than 32) are handled by the revisions to the lookup table.
Regards,
Barry

Seriously clever formula required...!

Dear all,
I have been trying to figure this out for so long I’ve actually lost the ability to even ask the question, but here goes...
I would like the information in the ‘Expenses input’ sheet (which is where I keep a running total of my business expenses) to be automatically summed (according to the category I assign the transaction) and displayed in the correct area of the ‘Profit & Loss’ sheet.
If I had a working formula, the ‘Profit & Loss’ sheet in this example should look like this:
CELL D20 = £197.50 (which is the sum of all category 'T1' transactions in period 'April 6th - 30th')
CELL D22 = £149.19 (which is the sum of all category 'T3' transactions in period 'April 6th - 30th')
CELL E20 = £197.50 (which the sum of all category 'T1' transactions in period 'May')
It may be worth mentioning that when a paper receipt comes in to me, I assign it a category which is written on it in pen before being filed away, this system cannot change!
In the interest of avoiding confusion, us English folk use the date format DD/MM/YY!
Any help anyone could give would be enormously appreciated. Once I've figured this out I'll be able to add an income sheet as well as a VAT (value added tax) account which will improve my quality of life no end!
Thank you.

Hi James,
You wrote:
"CELL D20 = £197.50 (which is the sum of all category 'T1' transactions in period 'April 6th - 30th')
CELL D22 = £149.19 (which is the sum of all category 'T3' transactions in period 'April 6th - 30th')
CELL E20 = £197.50 (which the sum of all category 'T1' transactions in period 'May')
Essentially, what you are looking for is a SUMIFS statement.
Here are two possibilities, both shown in the example:
The small table on the left is a representation of part of your Expenses table, showing the expenses in your example.
The two tables on the right are representations of the active part of your P&L table, showing category totals for the sample expenses in the Expenses table. The error warning triangles in the lower table are expected, and are explained below. Several rows are hidden to reduce the size of the screen shot. The tables differ only in the formula used.
(Upper example):
D20: =SUMIFS(Expenses :: $E,Expenses :: $A,$A20,Expenses :: $D,">="&D$1,Expenses :: D,"<"&EOMONTH(D$1,0)+1)
(Lower example):
D20: =SUMIFS(Expenses :: $E,Expenses :: $A,$A20,Expenses :: $D,">="&D$1,Expenses :: D,"<"&E$1)
In each case, the fornula is filled down from D20 to the end of the categories, and filled right to the last column.
As the second formula references the header cell containing the full date at the top of its column AND the cell containing the date in the next column to the right, the lower version of the table will require one column beyond the last one for which sums are being reported
Both formulas reference the Date and Time value in the cell in row 1 of their own column. This MUST be a true Date and Time value, MUST be the first day of the period to be summed in its column, and MAY need to match the format of the Date and Time value used in column D of the Expenses table. (Note that I used April 1 for the first date. This can be changed to April 7 if you want to eliminate any entries prior to that date.)
The category codes in column A must match exactly those used in column A of the Expenses table.
You will need to change "Expenses" in the formula to the actual name of your Expenses table.
Row 1 is a 'working row', necessary to the formulas, but optional to the user's view. It may be hidden.
Row 2 of the P&L table uses a formula to extract the month from the date in row 1, and display the name of that month.
D2: =MONTHNAME(MONTH(D1))
Fill right a needed.
Details on the functions used may be found in the iWork Formulas and Functions User Guide. The guide may be downloaded via the Help menu in Numbers.
Regrds,
Barry

Member formula in Essabse

Hi,
Its basic question I am looking for clarification.
For any member with Member formula need to be Dynamic.
I mean if that member formula needs to be considered that particular member needs to be Dynamic. is that correct. I am really confused.
Any help will be greatly appreciated

Not necessarily, you can have a formula member as "stored" in which case the member will be calculated when a default (non intelligent) calc all, or when you run a calc script that explicitly or implicitly calcs the member.
In the DBAG take a look at Understanding Formula Calculation

Confused about Color Management in CS5 (Photos appearing differently in all other programs)

I recently noticed this and it's been driving me crazy; when I view photos in Photoshop CS5 they appear significantly lighter/more washed out than when viewed in other programs like Zoombrowser, Digital Photo Professional or just in a regular Windows folder using Filmstrip mode (Windows XP). When opening the same photo in both CS5 and Zoombrowser and switching back and forth between the two windows the difference is very apparent...for example, one of the photos I compared was of a person in a black shirt -- in CS5 (lighter/washed out) the folds in the shirt were very obvious, but in Zoombrowser (darker, more contrast/saturation) the folds were nearly invisible and it looked like just solid black. Now, after messing around with the settings in both Photoshop and in Zoombrowser I've found a few ways to get the photos to look the same in the two programs; one way gives them both the lighter/more washed out appearance and another way gives them both the darker appearance with more contrast and saturation. My problem is that I'm not sure which view is accurate.
I use a NEC MultiSync LCD1990SXi monitor with SpectraView II calibration software and calibrate it every 2 weeks using these calibration settings (screenshot): http://img52.imageshack.us/img52/8826/settingsx.jpg
In the SpectraView II Software under Preferences there's an option that says "Set as Windows Color Management System Monitor Profile - Automatically selects and associates the generated ICC monitor profile with the Color Management System (CMS)." This option is checked. Also, when I open the Windows' Color Management window there's only one option displayed, which is "LCD1990SXi #######" (the ####### represents my monitor's serial number).
I assume the above settings are all correct so far, but I'm not sure about the rest.
Here are my current default Color Settings in CS5 (screenshot): http://img97.imageshack.us/img97/666/photoshopcolorsettings.jpg
Changing these settings around doesn't seem to make the photo appear much different. However, when I go to Edit -> Assign Profile, then click off of "Working RGB: sRGB IEC61966-2.1" and instead click Profile and select "LCD1990SXi ####### 2011-06-21 18-30 D65 2.20" from the drop-down menu, the picture becomes darker with more contrast and saturation and matches the picture in Zoombrowser. Also, if I select "Adobe RGB (1998)" from the drop-down menu it's very similar in terms of increased darkness and contrast but the saturation is higher than with the LCD1990SXi setting. Another way I've found to make the image equally dark with increased contrast and saturation is to go to View -> Proof Setup -> Custom and then click the drop-down menu next to "Device to Simulate" and select "LCD1990SXi ####### 2011-06-21 18-30 D65 2.20" again.
Alternatively, to make both images equally light and washed out I can go to Zoombrowser -> Tools -> Preferences and check the box next to "Color Management: Adjust colors of images using monitor profile." This makes the image in Zoombrowser appear just like it does in CS5 by default.
Like I said, I'm confused as to which setting is the accurate one (I'm new to Color Management in general so I apologize for my ignorance on the subject).
It would seem that assigning the LCD1990SXi profile in CS5 would be the correct choice in order to match the monitor calibration given the name of the profile but the "Adjust colors of images using monitor profile" option in Zoombrowser sounds like it would do the same thing as well. Also, I've read that Photoshop is a color managed software whereas Zoombrowser and Windows Picture and Fax Viewer are not which makes me think that maybe the lighter/washed out version seen in Photoshop is correct. So which version (light or dark) is the accurate one that I should use to view and edit my photos? Thanks in advance for any help or info.

Sorry for the late reply;
But before we go there or make any assumptions, it's important for
you to determine whether you're seeing consistent color in your
color-managed applications and only inconsistent color in those that are
not color-managed. For that you'll need to do a little research to see
if the applications in which you're seeing darker colors have
color-management capability (and whether it is enabled).
I opened the same picture in 7 different applications and found that the 6 of the 7 displayed the photo equally dark with equally high contrast when compared to the 7th application (CS5). The other 6 applications were Zoombrowser EX, Digital Photo Professional, Windows Picture and Fax Viewer, Quicktime PictureViewer, Microsoft Office Picture Manager and Firefox.
However, at least two of these programs offer color management preferences and, when used, display the photo (from what I can tell) exactly the same as Photoshop CS5's default settings. The two programs are two Canon programs: Zoombrowser EX and Digital Photo Professional. Here's the setting that needs to be selected in Zoombrowser in order to match up with CS5 (circled in red):
And here's the setting in Digital Photo Professional that needs to be selected in order to match up with CS5 (again, circled in red):
*Note: When the option above "Monitor Profile" is selected ("Use the OS settings") the image is displayed exactly the same as when the monitor profile is selected. It's only when sRGB is selected that it goes back to the default darker, more contrasty version.
So with the red-circled options selected, all three programs (CS5, ZB, DPP) display the images the same way; lighter and more washed out. What I'm still having trouble understanding is if that ligher, more washed out display is the accurate one or not...I've read several tutorials for all three programs which only make things more confusing. One of the tutorials says to always use sRGB if you want accurate results and *never* to use Monitor Profile and another says that, if you're using a calibrated monitor, you should always select Monitor Profile under the color management settings...so I'm still lost, unfortunately.
What I also don't understand is why, when the monitor profile is selected in CS5, the image is displayed in the dark and contrasty way that the other programs display it as by default but when the monitor profile is selected in Digitial Photo Professional it displays it in the lighter, more washed out way that CS5 displays it using CS5's default settings (sRGB). Why would selecting the monitor profile in DPP display the photo the same way as when sRGB is selected in Photoshop? And vice versa...why would selecting the monitor profile in Photoshop display the photo the same way as when sRGB is selected in DPP?
I feel like I'm missing something obvious here...which I probably am. Again, I'm very new to this stuff so pardon my ignorance on the topic.
By the way, I find that the way that the non-color managed programs (Windows Picture and Fax Viewer et al.) display the photos is more aesthetically pleasing to the eye than the duller, more washed out display that CS5 gives the photos, but ultimately what I want to see in these programs (especially PS5 where I'll be doing the editing) is the accurate representation of the actual photo itself...i.e. what it's supposed to look like and not a darker (or lighter) variant of it.
So just to reiterate my questions:
Why does selecting Monitor Profile under the color management settings in DPP give the same display results as the default sRGB profile in CS5 and vice versa? (CS5 with monitor profile selected having the same display results as DPP with the sRGB profile selected)
When using CS5 with it's default color management settings (sRGB), using DPP with the Monitor Profile selected, and using Zoombrowser EX with "Adjust color of images using monitor profile" selected this results in all three programs displaying the same lighter, washed-out images...is this lighter, more washed-out display of the images shown in these three programs the accurate one?
I noticed when opening an image in Firefox it had the same darker, contrasty look as the other non-color managed applications had. Assuming that the CS5 default settings are accurate, does this mean that if I edit a photo in CS5, save it, and upload it to the internet that other people who are viewing that image online will see it differently than how it's supposed to look (i.e. in a non-color-managed way?) If so, this would seem to indicate that they'd see a less-than-flattering version of the photo since if their browser naturally displays images as darker and more contrasty and I added more darkness and contrast to the image in CS5, they'd be seeing a version of the photo that's far too dark and probably wouldn't look very good. Is this something I have to worry about as well?
I apologize for the lengthy post; I do tend to be a bit OCD about these things...it's a habit I picked up once I realized I'd been improperly editing photos on an incorrectly calibrated monitor for years and all that time and effort had been spent editing photos in a certain way that looked good on my incorrectly calibrated monitor but looked like crap on everyone else's screen, so the length and detail of this post comes from a desire to not repeat similar mistakes by editing photos the wrong way all over again. Again, thanks in advance for all the help, it's greatly appreciated!

Phone upgrade, data plans ... I am SO confused.

The nearer the end of my Verizon contract drew the more research I've done. I've searched online, on Verizon's website, talked to family, friends and total strangers. The more I research the more confused I become. Please allow me to think and wonder outloud in what follows. Perhaps someone here can help?
Do I want an iphone ... or a Droid ... or the Thunderbolt? While I have read hundreds of online articles and posts about all of them I remain confused.
My sister insists I will love the iphone. At home I spend virtually all my free time on my computer. I am, I admit, a computer addict. But all of my computers have been PCs. I know nothing about - nor do I want to learn - about Apple. My sister's son is a Mac fan and I am sure he teaches his parents about their iphones. Will I have a problem learning the iphone? Do I have to have an itunes account just to activate my iphone?
On the surface the Droid looks more appealing to me. But I know nothing about it. And I've read a lot of posts here pooping the Android.
Since I live in a 4G area and Verizon seems to be pushing the Thunderbolt, I've taken a look at it. How does it compare to the iphone or the Droid? I've read many negative posts on these boards about the 4G network. (I do take all message board posts with a grain of salt.) But, I wonder, why would Verizon introduce their 4G network yet offer only ONE phone which works on it? And, I wonder, will there be an iphone 5 this summer which is 4G? ... should I put off my decision to upgrade until this summer -- or is the introduction of the iphone 5, whenever it may happen, only going to add to my confusion?
Unlimited data plans: I was told (by some source I cannot recall) that an unlimited data plan is $30/month for the 3G network and $50/month for the 4G. Both reviewing Verizon's website and speaking on the phone with a Verizon representative I am lead to belive the cost is $30 for either unlimited 3G or 4G. True? I would/will pay an increase to my bill of $30/month for unlimited data but not $50. What is the truth about Verizon's 3G vs 4G network?
Lastly: maybe I'm to sensetive. Maybe I expect too much. I've been a Verizon customer for ten years. As my 2 year contract neared it's expiration I truly expected Verizon to send me some email or snail-mail which both thanked me for being a customer and offered me an incentive to continue my service with them. I have received not one word. I realize I am one small minnow in a vast sea ... but don't we small minnows make up Verizon's vast sea?
I do hope that at least some of my confusions will be addressed, understood, and answered by you nice folks who monitor these boards. Please, no techno-babble. I've read the pcworld and cnet articles. And I've read many verizon community messages. If you reply, please do so using simple terms. I am so easily confused!
Thanks!

Thank you, both, for your easy to understand replies. Please allow me to ask (thinking out loud) a few more questions.
Against my family's urgings, I've pretty much decided against the iphone. If I'm going to take the leap from my old, trusty flip phone into this decade's smart phone I want to jump in full-throttle and get a 4G device. So, first, a few questions about them....
The two that perk my interest -- and which I've been comparing online -- are the Thunderbolt and the DROID Bionic. The latter I cannot find on Verizon's website. Has it not been released yet? They both seem to compare similarly. Are there any (notable) differences between the two?
Understanding that new technology (4G -- and the devices which go with it) can be problematic, is one better to wait a few months until "bugs" are worked out -- or is there really no reason to wait? (I realize that before I can post this message "today's" technology is already outdated!)
Whether rightly or wrongly, I continue to think of a "smart phone" as my Windows based computer: when an upgrade or "fix" is available I download and install a Microsoft update and it's "fixed." Is the same true with a phone -- that a "fix" is available via a simple software download ... or do some "problems" require a whole new phone?
I was, mistakenly, under the impression Verizon's unlimited data plan was $30 on the 3G network and $50 on the 4G. I have been corrected and understand it is $30 on both/either. But I note other carriers charge up to $80! Question is, is Verizon apt to raise their price in the near future? Is there any reason to be in a rush to lock in a $30/month unlimited data plan?
Being a miser, I continue to look for the best deal. As I mentioned in my original post, when the expiration of my current Verizon contract expiration date neared I expected to receive some promotional offers/deals. I have received none. My sister (pre-ordered) an iphone -- and received a $100 credit off the price of $199. When I telephoned Verizon the representative stated she had never heard of any discounts on any phones to anyone!
Another example.... When going to Verizonwireless.com I am offered a price of $250 for the Thunderbolt (with, of course, a 2 year contract). But when going to another, "outside," company they offer it for $200. Why? Specifically, why doesn't Verizon seem to offer the BEST deals/prices to their existing, long-time customers? I really don't get it. I have been with Verizon for ten years. I am going to upgrade to a smartphone (which means my monthly bill will increase by at least $30), and I will probably remain a Verizon customer for life. So, is it unreasonable to think I might hope for some kind of "deal" that I know others have received? If not, where do I look for -- and find -- them?
Lastly, is there an option on Verizon's forums to notify me of replies via email?
Thanks again, in advance, for your input.
BTW, how can "iphone," "4G," or "DROID" not be in Verizon's spell checker?!?

PLEASE HELP: PDF Forms, creating average formula for text?

Hello,
I really hope somone can help. I cannot find any answers to my questions on the internet, google etc.
First time using Acrobat. Im pretty quick learning on compters however the formulas my boss has asked me to do I have no idea if they are possible.
We have a report form for exams and each section I need to calculate the average mark for that section.
There are 3 questions for the first section. There are dropdowns for distinction, Merit, Pass and Below pass to select for each questions.
Please see picture attached to show you what I mean.
I want to be able to calculate the most selected/average dropdowns selected and not count the N/A's into award1 field?
The fields must be text and cannot be numbers.
so for example, track 1 got a distinction, track 2 got a Merit, Track 3 got a distiction. all other fields left n/a
is there anyway to do this also is there any way to exactly the same as above as check boxes? - please see picture attached
I appriciate any help. I am working on a mac
Thanks
Lauren

Thank you so much reply
Yes on the dropdowns the distincion, merit, pass or below pass values are in the correct areas ready for selection. For example on the distiction row you can only drop down for distinction and so on for Merit row dropdowns etc
Check box is the way I rather do it as its quicker, however I created the dropdown option just incase check boxes average was not possible
On the check boxes if i select merit for rtack 1 I would just tick the box and leave the the rest of the colum blank with no ticks. So just by seeing the tick I know its in the merit section for Track 1. However I donts know if I can do an average formula for with check boxes.
If I check boxed/slected distinction for track 1, distnction for track 2 and merit for track 3 (obvisley any box could be ticked depeneding how the exam went so need then all in the script). I would like it to then calculate the avergae mark which would be distinction in the award1 field. While the none ticked boxes or N/A fields not affecting the average.
This is just the start to a huge form Im doing Im dreading the rest of formulas I have to do lol
sorry if im confusing you

Looking for an app which lets me create my own formula

I need this simple thing done, I know it could be done by Excel, but I DO NOT want an Excel supported app, becuase I need to give this to someone who dealing with a lot of cells might be too confusing to him. Also I need to protect constant variables from being modified by accident, so Excel is not a good idea.
What I need is:
Input: A
Input: B
Do calculation on A and B base on a formula that I setup, and output answer C. Only +, -, *, / will be involed in the calculation, nothing fancy.
The interface must be simple: Upon opening the app, there are two fields for the user to input A and B, with text hint of course, and a button to display C.

Look at iAnnotate. I don't use it, but I have read that it will work with PDF and PowerPoint files and the app description seems to indicate that as well.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/iannotate-pdf/id363998953?mt=8
Adobe Reader will let you annotate and take notes on PDF files and it is free.

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