Using the Increment, Decrement and Operations Commands

1. Automatically Add, Multiply, Divide or Subtract Values

Select a cell containing a numeric value — or any range of such cells — and use Edit > Increment or Edit > Decrement.

By default, these commands add or subtract 1.

You can override this behavior using Edit > Operations to define more complex value‑changing rules.

2. Defining Custom Increment/Decrement Operations

Use Edit > Operations to specify how Increment and Decrement should behave. Operations may include:

There are five independent increment/decrement settings. The active one is determined by the selected tab in the Operations dialog.

3. Example

1. Define a formula‑based increment (and/or decrement) on the Settings1 tab and activate it:

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2. Use the Increment command (Ctrl+Alt+"+") or Decrement (Ctrl+Alt+"-"). Values in selected cells will be modified according to the defined formula:

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