Capabilities of Spreadsheet

OpenOffice.org Developer's Guide

Spreadsheet Documents

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• Example: Adding a New Spreadsheet
• Example: Editing Spreadsheet Cells

• Handling Spreadsheet Documents Files

• Saving Spreadsheet Documents

• Filter Options

• Printing Spreadsheet Documents

• Working With Spreadsheet Documents

• Spreadsheet Services - Overview

• Capabilities of Spreadsheet
• Capabilities of SheetCellRange
• Capabilities of SheetCell
• Capabilities of SheetCellRanges Container
• Capabilities of Columns and Rows

• Spreadsheet
• Cell Ranges

• Properties of Cell Ranges
• Cell and Cell Range Access
• Merging Cell Ranges into a Single Cell
• Column and Row Access
• Data Array
• Absolute Address
• Fill Series
• Operations
• Multiple Operations
• Handling Array Formulas

• Cells

• Properties of SheetCell
• Access to Formulas, Values and Errors
• Access to Text Content
• Absolute Address
• Cell Annotations

• Cell Ranges and Cells Container
• Columns and Rows

• Formatting

• Character and Paragraph Format
• Indentation
• Equally Formatted Cell Ranges
• Table Auto Formats
• Conditional Formats

• Navigating

• Cell Cursor
• Referencing Ranges by Name
• Named Ranges
• Label Ranges
• Querying for Cells with Specific Properties
• Search and Replace

• Sorting
• Database Operations

• Filtering
• Subtotals
• Database Import
• Database Ranges

• Linking External Data

• Sheet Links
• Cell Area Links
• DDE Links

• DataPilot Tables

• Creating a New DataPilot Table
• Modifying a DataPilot Table
• Removing a DataPilot Table

• DataPilot Sources

• Source Object
• Dimensions
• Hierarchies
• Levels
• Members

• Protecting Spreadsheets
• Sheet Outline
• Detective
• Other Table Operations

• Overall Document Features

• Function Handling
• Settings

• Spreadsheet Document Controller

• View Panes
• View Settings
• Range Selection

• Spreadsheet Add-Ins

• Function Descriptions
• Service Names
• Compatibility Names
• Custom Functions
• Variable Results

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The spreadsheet is a com.sun.star.sheet.Spreadsheet service that includes the service com.sun.star.sheet.SheetCellRange, that is, a spreadsheet is a cell range with additional capabilities concerning the entire sheet:

Spreadsheet

• It can be named using com.sun.star.container.XNamed.
• It has interfaces for sheet analysis. Data pilot tables, sheet outlining, sheet auditing (detective) and scenarios all are controlled from the spreadsheet object. The corresponding interfaces are com.sun.star.sheet.XDataPilotTablesSupplier, com.sun.star.sheet.XScenariosSupplier, com.sun.star.sheet.XSheetOutline and com.sun.star.sheet.XSheetAuditing.
• Cells can be inserted, and entire cell ranges can be removed, moved or copied on the spreadsheet level using com.sun.star.sheet.XCellRangeMovement.
• Drawing elements in a spreadsheet are part of the draw page available through com.sun.star.drawing.XDrawPageSupplier.
• Certain sheet printing features are accessed at the spreadsheet. The com.sun.star.sheet.XPrintAreas and com.sun.star.sheet.XSheetPageBreak are used to get page breaks and control print areas.
• The spreadsheet maintains charts. The interface com.sun.star.table.XTableChartsSupplier controls charts in the spreadsheet.
• All cell annotations can be retrieved on the spreadsheet level with com.sun.star.sheet.XSheetAnnotationsSupplier.
• A spreadsheet can be permanently protected from changes through com.sun.star.util.XProtectable.

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