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| + | {{DISPLAYTITLE:{{OOo}} Calc FAQ}} |
| | + | Search the FAQs: <googlefaq/> |
| | + | Because of the number of FAQs for Calc, this section has been divided into several pages. |
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| + | * [[Documentation/FAQ/Calc/Formatting | Formatting Spreadsheets]] |
| − | ==Formatting==
| + | * [[Documentation/FAQ/Calc/Files | Document management, file formats, compatibility]] |
| | + | * [[Documentation/FAQ/Calc/Printing | Printing Spreadsheets]] |
| | + | * [[Documentation/FAQ/Calc/Charts | Charts]] |
| | + | * [[Documentation/FAQ/Calc/Errors | Error handling, error messages]] |
| | + | * [[Documentation/FAQ/Calc/Miscellaneous | Miscellaneous questions]] |
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| | + | {{Documentation/Note|Many of these FAQs were originally written for OpenOffice.org 1.x and may not have been updated to reflect changes in OOo 2.x or 3.x. We are working on checking updating all of them, but this takes a lot of time and more volunteers are needed. If you find an answer that is out of date, please either correct it or leave a comment on the "Discussion" tab of the relevant page.}} |
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| − | ===How do I insert superscript or subscript text in my spreadsheet?===
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| − | {{WWAll}} | + | * [[Documentation/OOoAuthors_User_Manual/Getting_Started/Getting_Started_with_Calc | Getting Started With Calc (2.x)]] |
| | + | * [[Documentation/OOoAuthors_User_Manual/Calc_Guide | Calc Guide (2.x)]] |
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| − | # Select the individual character(s) to be made superscript/subscript:
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| − | #* Click on the cell with the text
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| − | #* At the input line above the spreadsheet, select the characters to be altered
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| − | # Select '''Format - Character''' from the menu
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| − | # Click on '''Font Position'''
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| − | # Click '''Superscript''' or '''Subscript'''. You can optionally change the character reduction ratio but usually the default value will work fine.
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| − | '''Using the Keyboard'''
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| − | # Select the individual character(s) to be made superscript/subscript:
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| − | #* Click on the cell with the text
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| − | #* At the input line above the spreadsheet, select the characters to be altered
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| − | # For Superscript, press '''CTRL'''+'''SHIFT'''+'''P'''<br>For Subscript, press '''CTRL'''+'''SHIFT'''+'''B'''
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| − | * These commands also work for the word processor.
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| − | *Select a cell or group of cells.
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| − | *Right-click the selected area and go to '''Format cells...''', or in the pull-down menus, go to '''Format > Cells...'''
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| − | *Click on the '''Alignment''' tab.
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| − | *Under the Properties section, tick '''Automatic line break'''.
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| − | *Click '''OK'''.
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| − | Now the contents of the cell will be wrapped to fit the cell.
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| − | ===How can I use a dot (.) as decimal sign instead of a comma?===
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| − | Some languages, like French, Italian, or German, use a comma as
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| − | # Select the corresponding cells (press '''CTRL'''+'''A''' to select all cells of a sheet)
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| − | # Select '''Format - Cells''' from the menu
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| − | # Select the '''Numbers''' tab and select one of the English variants from the '''Language''' list.
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| − | * If you use a dot in a language that uses a comma as decimal separator, Calc will not recognize the input as number.
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| − | * The decimal sign used will change with the language. If you switch back to a language that uses the comma as separator, the displayed decimal separator will change accordingly.
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| − | ===Is it possible to open a Microsoft Excel file that is protected by a password in Calc?===
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| − | With 1.1.x releases of OpenOffice.org, it is '''not''' possible to do this directly. Such a file
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| − | 2.x versions of OpenOffice.org, will open the password protected file when the correct password was entered.
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| − | ==Selecting, Copying, and Pasting==
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| − | ===I want to select two cells that are not adjacent, but holding down the CTRL key does not seem to work. How can I perform this action?===
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| − | In OpenOffice.org 1.1.x, if you click in a cell, it is not selected, but focused.
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| − | # Click on a cell to focus it
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| − | # Hold down the '''SHIFT''' key and then click on the cell again to select it
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| − | After having done so, you'll be able to select multiple non-adjacent cells, by holding down the '''CTRL''' key as you select new cells.
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| − | ===How can I create my own sort lists?===
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| − | Sometimes it is useful to use sort lists to control the order of
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| − | your data, especially if the data is better sorted in an order that is
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| − | not alphabetical or numerical. Examples of this are the days of the
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| − | '''To automatically fill data into cells from sort lists:'''
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| − | *Insert a day of the week, or other list item, into a cell.
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| − | *Next, select this cell, then drag the black square at the lower right corner across other cells in the same row or column.
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| − | *The other days of the week, or other items in the list related to the word chosen the first step will
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| − | '''To create your own sort list:'''
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| − | *Using the drop-down menu, go to '''Tools > Options'''.
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| − | *In the left column expand '''Spreadsheet''' and go to '''Sort Lists'''.
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| − | *In the pop-up window that will appear, select '''New'''.
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| − | *Under Entries, type your list, in the order you want, and separate each word by a comma. Do not use spaces.
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| − | *When your list is complete, click '''Add'''.
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| − | *To learn more, click the '''Help''' button in the sort list options box.
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| − | ===Is there any way to merge a text file with separated fields (*.txt,*.csv) into a Calc file?===
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| − | Text files cannot be inserted into a Calc spreadsheet, because a
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| − | table or range must be specified in this OOo feature. For text files,
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| − | use the '''Import''' feature instead. Reference [[FAQ:Calc#How_do_I_open_a_tab-delimited_file_in_OpenOffice.org_Spreadsheet.3F_What_if_I_have_a_different_type_of_delimiter.3F| What if I have a different type of delimiter?How
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| − | External data in formats that include tables or ranges, such as web
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| − | pages and spreadsheets, ''can'' be inserted into a Calc worksheet.
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| − | It looks like a cool feature. I'm just learning about it too!
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| − | *Open a new calc sheet, and choose '''Insert > External Data...''' from the Menu Bar.
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| − | *In the '''External Data''' pop-up window that appears, click the '''[...]''' radio button. This pulls up yet another pop-up box, entitled '''Insert'''.
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| − | *Browse to the file, and click on it so that its name appears in the '''File name''' field.
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| − | *In the '''File type''' field, select the file format that matches that of the file with the table in it.
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| − | *Click '''Insert'''. This brings back the '''External Data''' pop-up box.
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| − | *Now in the '''Available Tables/Ranges''' section of the '''External Data''' pop-up box, a list of tables and ranges appears. Click on a range to select it.
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| − | *Once a table or range is selected, you can click '''OK''' to import the data to the Calc sheet.
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| − | There is an update control option available too. Click on the '''Help'''
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| − | can add more details to this FAQ about it, please do!
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| − | ===If a cell is centre-justified, and the text is wider than the cell, it automatically left-justifies. Can I fix this?===
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| − | This is a known bug in Calc that is shown in Issue [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=1171 #1171]
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| − | This problem is fixed in the OOo1.9m26 developer snapshot version of
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| − | To obtain the latest versions of OOo, visit the [http://download.openoffice.org/index.html Download Central] page.
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| − | '''Note there is a work-around:'''
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| − | *Merge the cell with adjacent cells: Select the cells you wish to merge, then select '''Format > Merge Cells... > Define''' from the drop-down menus.
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| − | *Center the data in the merge cell: Click the '''Align Center Horizontally''' button on the tool bar, or use the drop-down menus to select ''' Format > Cell''', click the '''Alignment''' tab, then choose '''Center''' from the '''Horizontal''' drop-down menu in the '''Text alignment''' section.
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| − | ===In MS Excel I can center my text so that the text will flow both to the left and right if the cells are empty; how can I do this in Calc?===
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| − | It is possible in Calc for the text to flow across empty cells on
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| − | the right side of a cell. However text flow outside of the left edge of
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| − | ===How do I use styles and formatting?===
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| − | The documentation project has provided a document for this entitled "[http://documentation.openoffice.org/HOW_TO/spreadsheet/calc4_EN.html How to Format a Spreadsheet]".
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| − | ===Can I use a spreadsheet file with more than 32,000 rows?===
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| − | The current stable releases of Calc allow a maximum of 65536 rows.
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| − | However, with the 1.1.x release, this is well known, and it is a limitation in comparison to Microsoft
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| − | So, if you use 1.1.x, the 32000 limit may a real problem for your application. Nonetheless, there are
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| − | *Restructure the rows. Split the data into several files or several spreadsheets within one file.
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| − | *Use a real database. This is the most frequent thing people are trying to accomplish by having such a large number of rows in a sheet.
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| − | ===My formula from an Excel worksheet doesn't work!===
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| − | This can be caused by many reasons, with the most common reason
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| − | being that OpenOffice.org uses semi-colons (;) between arguments,
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| − | instead of commas (,) like in Excel.
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| − | ===Why does Calc refuse to open my text file?===
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| − | A text file must be imported into Calc using '''.csv''' or '''.txt'''
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| − | *Rename the file so that it uses the .csv file extension.
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| − | *In the '''File > Open''' dialog, set the '''File type''' field to '''Text CSV'''. This is quite a way down in the list so it is easy to miss. It is grouped with the spreadsheet file types.
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| − | *In the pull-down menus, go to '''Help > Contents > Index''' and type '''csv files;spreadsheets''' in the '''Search term''' input bar.
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| − | *How do I open a tab-delimited file in a Calc spreadsheet?
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| − | To create a Note for a cell, use '''Insert > Note'''. The Note
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| − | can be set to show permanently: do a right-click in the cell, then
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| − | hovering over the cell, if the Tips selection is enabled: Click on '''Help
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| − | visible or hidden, not just the visible rows. To select multiple rows
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| − | By passing '''-calc''' as an argument on the command line when
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| − | You can select the cell(s) you want to print by highlighting them with the mouse, then go to '''Format > Print Range > Define'''. Once '''Define''' is clicked, the cells you had highlighted become the selected range for that sheet.
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| − | *Open the Stylist by using the drop-down menus, '''Format > Stylist''' or '''Styles and Formatting''', or by pressing the function key, '''[F11]'''.
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| − | *In the Stylist window, click on the '''Page Styles''' icon (fourth icon from left).
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| − | *The type '''Standard''' or '''Default''' will likely be highlighted. Hold the right mouse button down to see the context menu and choose '''New...'''
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| − | *In the dialog that appears, give the new page style a descriptive name, such as '''Landscape Page'''.
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| − | *Click on the '''Page''' tab and change the page orientation to '''Landscape'''
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| − | *Click '''OK'''. The new style will appear as one of your page style choices.
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| − | *Place the text cursor in your document at the location where you want to insert the Landscape page.
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| − | *Select '''Insert > Manual Break...'''
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| − | *In the dialog that appears, select '''Page Break''' and in the '''Style''' drop-down list, select your new page style, for example '''Landscape Page'''.
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| − | *Click '''OK'''.
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| − | *Select '''Insert > Manual Break...'''
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| − | *In the dialog that appears, select '''Page Break''' and in the '''Style''' list, select the previous page style, such as '''Standard''' or '''Default'''.
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| − | *Click '''OK'''.
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| − | Formats in each cell can be based upon defined conditions. This function can be accessed through the drop-down menus: Go to '''Format > Conditional Formatting...''' In the dialog box that appears, enter the conditions that determine the formats and the desired formats for each condition. If more help is needed to understand the settings, click the '''Help''' button in the dialog box, and a new help window opens with a description of all the fields shown in the dialog box. The help file also shows the path to a sample file that uses conditional formatting for reference.
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| − | To quote from the '''Shortcut Keys for Spreadsheets''' page in
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| − | To fill a selected cell range with the formula that you entered on
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| − | the '''Input line''', press '''Alt+Enter'''. Hold down '''Alt+Enter+Shift'''
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| − | The error code definitions live in the Help files.
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| − | *In the '''Search''' input box, type '''error codes'''. An index list will pop up, with "error codes" in it.
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| − | *Under the error codes section in the index list, double-click on '''OpenOffice.org Calc'''. This brings up the page of calc error codes.
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| − | ===Why do I see the formula text and not the result of the formula?===
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| − | In OOo Calc <i>all formulas</i> must start with the equal sign (<code>=</code>).*
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| − | If your formula does start with an <code>=</code> character, then
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| − | *This is a difference between Calc and MS-Excel(R).
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| − | *Set the Category to '''User-defined'''; then, in the '''Format Code''' input bar at the bottom, type '''[HH]:MM'''.
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| − | *Click '''OK'''.
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| − | Now when you add the times from cells with this format together, you will get the true sum of hours and minutes. Otherwise, the sum will reset to zero each time 24 hours is reached. This new format will be located under the Time Category, at the bottom of the list of Formats, until you add more custom formats that fall into this category.
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| − | Internal OpenOffice.org resources:
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| − | *[http://documentation.openoffice.org/manuals/index.html OOo Documentation Project Manuals]
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| − | *[http://www.ooodocs.org/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=3 OOoDoc.Org How-Tos]
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| − | *[http://www.tutorialsforopenoffice.org/category_index/spreadsheet.html Calc Tutorials for OpenOffice]
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| − | *[http://www.digitaldistribution.com/samples/calcfirststeps/ First Steps with Calc]
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| − | *[http://www.openoffice.org/servlets/SummarizeList?listName=users OOo General Users List Archives]
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| − | *[http://sc.openoffice.org/servlets/SummarizeList?listName=users OOo Spreadsheet Project User List Archives]
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| − | *[http://www.oooforum.org/forum/viewforum.php?f=3 OOoForum::View Forum::OpenOffice.org Calc]
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| − | To quickly change the data range used in your chart, select a new range, and then drag the selection onto the chart. You can also select the chart, right-click, and then choose Modify Data Range.
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| − |
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| − | ===How do I open a tab-delimited file in OpenOffice.org Spreadsheet? What if I have a different type of delimiter?===
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| − | First, if your ASCII file is not already named with a '''.txt''' extension, rename it that way.
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| − | *Open Calc. In the pull-down menus, go to '''File > Open'''.
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| − | *Browse to find and select the ASCII file.
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| − | *Select File type: '''Text CSV (.csv; .txt)'''. Note: This choice is near the bottom in the spreadsheet file types section of the list.
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| − | *Now click '''Open'''.
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| − | *In the dialog that appears next, select the '''Separator options'''. These are the characters or methods used in the file to separate the fields of data. The same methods must be specified in this box as those used in the file to import the data into a spreadsheet. After selecting the separator type, a preview of the data will be displayed in the '''Fields''' section. If the data visually lines up in columns, then the correct separator has been selected. If not, a different separator type may be used in the file. The goal is to match the correct character used as a separator in the file, so that the data will line up nicely in the visible cells. When the data lines up, click '''OK'''.
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| − |
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| − | '''Hints:'''
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| − | *The characters used as a separators and delimiters will be visible, if you open the .txt file in Writer and enable the hidden characters.
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| − | *Click the '''Help''' button in the '''Text Import''' box accessed above in Step 5 to bring up more information about the parameters there, if further explanation is needed.
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| − |
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| − | ===I see '###' in a cell that formerly held data. How can I see my data again?===
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| − | When the content of a cell is too long to be displayed in a single cell, it will be clipped at the standard width and height of the cell itself. The rest of the content is simply hidden. You can:
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| − |
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| − | *Go to the heading row and drag one of the column edges until it is wide enough to display your data properly if the cell content is a number; or
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| − | *Double-click on the cell if the cell content is text and a little red triangle appears on the right side of the cell to signal that this is an overflowing one.
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| − |
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| − | ===How do I wrap text within a cell in my spreadsheet?===
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| − | To wrap text within a cell, or merged set of cells:
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| − | *Select a cell or group of cells.
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| − | *Right-click the selected area and go to '''Format cells...''', or in the pull-down menus, go to '''Format > Cells...'''
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| − | *Click on the '''Alignment''' tab.
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| − | *Under the Properties section, tick '''Automatic line break'''.
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| − | *Click '''OK'''.
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| − |
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| − | Now the contents of the cell will be wrapped to fit the cell.
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| − |
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| − | ===How I do select a row (or rows) in my spreadsheet to repeat on every page when printed?===
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| − | Follow these steps:
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| − | *Open Calc.
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| − | *Select the row(s) to repeat.
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| − | *Select '''Format > Print Ranges > Edit''' from the pull-down menus.
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| − | *Change '''Rows to repeat''' from '''- none -''' to '''- user defined -''' via the drop-down menu.
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| − | *The row numbers can be set a couple of ways:
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| − | **Enter the row number (e.g. $4 for row 4).
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| − | **Click on the icon to the right of the input bar, then select a cell on the desired row from the spreadsheet. Multiple rows can be specified dragging your mouse across a range of cells.
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| − | **Type the range into the '''Rows to repeat''' input bar. Place a colon between the starting cell and the ending cell to show a range.
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| − | *Click '''OK'''.
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| − |
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| − | The row(s) specified here will be repeated on each print. You will not see a visual change in the spreadsheet, only in the printed copies. Use '''File > Print Preview''' to preview pages before printing.
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| − |
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| − | '''For more information:'''
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| − |
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| − | Go to '''Help > Contents > Index''' and type '''print ranges'''. Double-click on list items there to bring up the corresponding help pages.
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| − |
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| − | ===How do I disable the capitalized letter at the beginning of cells in Calc?===
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| − | Go to '''Tools > AutoCorrect/AutoFormat''' and select the '''Options''' tab; then uncheck the '''Capitalize the first letter of every sentence''' option.
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| − |
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| − | ===How can I see the row and column captions as I scroll through a sheet that is larger than my display?===
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| − |
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| − | There are two ways to obtain this result:
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| − | Mode 1 (with a single row or column caption): '''Freeze''' the caption.
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| − |
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| − | *Click on the cell just below and to the right of the row and column that will contain your caption.
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| − | *From the drop-down menus, select '''Window > Freeze'''. If you have either row captions or column labels, you can create a cross freezing by clicking on the uppermost left side cell that does not contain a caption. For example, in a sheet with single row and column captions, choose the B2 cell. The position of all cells above and to the left of the cell where the Freeze was activated will be frozen.
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| − |
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| − | Mode 2 (with multiple row or column captions): '''Split''' the sheet.
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| − |
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| − | *Click on the cell just below and to the right of the row and column that you want to contain your caption.
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| − | *From the drop-down menus, select '''Window > Split'''. The sheet window will be split. The result is different from Mode 1 because you can scroll all sections of the split window, showing the caption according to your needs.
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| − |
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| − | It is also possible to split a sheet window in another way.
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| − |
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| − | *At the top of the right scroll bar and at the right of the bottom one, you can see little black lines. When the mouse is over one of these zones, the mouse pointer changes into a dragging icon. When this icon shows, click and hold down the left mouse button to display a border line in the grid of cells.
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| − | *With the mouse, drag the line on the grid to the row or column that will contain your caption.
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| − | *Release the mouse button. The sheet will be split at this border.
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| − |
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| − | ===How do I print my spreadsheets?===
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| − |
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| − | In general, the best way to print large spreadsheets
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| − | is to first preview the print output, then adjust the print settings to
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| − | arrive at the desired effect. The following mini-procedures explain the
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| − | main options for printing spreadsheets.
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| − |
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| − | '''Previewing the print area:'''
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| − |
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| − | *With the spreadsheet open, go to '''File > Page Preview''' in the drop-down menus.
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| − | *In the window that appears, use the navigation buttons on the tool bar to view the print. If the spreadsheet is too large for one page, some columns may appear on additional pages.
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| − | *To close the preview window, click the '''Close Preview''' button to the right of the navigation buttons on the toolbar.
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| − | *Make adjustments to the print settings, then preview again. Repeat until the print displays in the desired format.
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| − |
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| − | '''''Note:''''' This command will allow you to see the current page number assignments for the data that you want to print. This is especially useful when only a portion of the spreadsheet is to be printed, or when several print ranges are associated with one Calc file.
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| − | '''Formatting the page:'''
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| − |
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| − | *With the spreadsheet open, go to '''Format > Page...''' in the drop-down menus.
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| − | *In the dialog that appears, select the '''Page''' tab.
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| − | *Set the paper size.
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| − | *Specify the Orientation of the page: click on the checkbox next to Portrait or Landscape.
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| − | *Adjust the margins, if needed.
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| − | *Set the table alignment to align the table to the page.
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| − | *Click '''OK''', or click other tabs in this box to acess more formatting options.<br>
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| − |
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| − |
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| − | '''Adjusting the page breaks:'''
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| − |
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| − | *With the spreadsheet open, select '''View > Page Break Preview'''.
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| − | *Place the cursor exactly on top of one of the (blue) page edge lines, then drag each edge to adjust the page boundaries as desired.
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| − | *To toggle this view off, select '''View > Page Break Preview'''.
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| − |
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| − | '''''Note:''''' If everything appears gray, this means that no print ranges are defined. If a print range is defined, the printing area will show up with a white background with a blue outline at the page boundary. A gray 'Page N', where 'N' is the page sequence number ''for the sheet'', will appear in the middle of the print area. If no range is defined for printing, follow the instructions
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| − | below.
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| − |
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| − | '''Setting the area to be printed:'''
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| − |
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| − | *Go to the desired sheet.
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| − | *Click and drag to select (highlight) the area of the sheet to be printed.
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| − | *In the drop-down menus, go to '''Format > Print Ranges > Add'''.
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| − | *Repeat the above steps for each sheet of the file to be printed.
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| − |
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| − | '''Adjusting the printout to fit onto one page:'''
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| − |
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| − | *With the spreadsheet open, select '''Format > Page...'''
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| − | *In the dialog that appears, select the '''Sheet''' tab.
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| − | *In the lower right corner of the dialog, there is a '''Reduce/enlarge printout''' scale control. Enter a value that you think will make the data fit on the page.
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| − | *Click '''OK'''.
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| − | *Use '''Page Preview''' (instructions above) to see a preview of what will print. Readjust if necessary.
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| − |
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| − | '''Adjusting the maximum number of pages on which the print should fit:'''
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| − |
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| − | *With the spreadsheet open, select '''Format > Page...'''
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| − | *In the dialog that appears, select the '''Sheet''' tab.
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| − | *At bottom of the dialog there is a scale control labeled, '''Fit printout on number of pages'''. Click the checkbox next to it; then enter the desired number of pages for the printout.
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| − | *Click '''OK'''.
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| − | *Use '''Page Preview''' (instructions above) to see a preview of what will print. Readjust if necessary.
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| − |
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| − | '''Printing only a portion of the spreadsheet (a range of rows or columns):'''
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| − |
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| − | *In the spreadsheet where the data lives, click and drag the mouse over the cells to select (highlight) the rows or columns to be printed.
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| − | *Select '''Format > Print Ranges'''.
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| − | *In the print dialog that appears, click the checkbox next to '''Edit...''' at lower left.
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| − | *Click '''OK'''.
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| − |
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| − | '''''Note:''''' Printing a selected range of data is also controlled by print scaling. If the data selected does not fit on the desired number of pages, adjust the Scale using either of the scaling procedures above (scale by percentage or by number of pages allowed).
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| − |
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| − | '''Editing the print range:'''
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| − |
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| − | *With the spreadsheet open, select '''Format > Print Ranges > Edit'''.
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| − | *In the print dialog that appears, look at the '''Print range''' setting. It is probably set to '''user defined''' and shows a range of cells.
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| − | *Adjust the cell definition in the range of cells, or select '''None''' to clear the print range.
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| − | *Click '''OK'''.
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| − | *If there are no settings, or they are cleared, use one of the other methods shown to set your print ranges.
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| − |
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| − | '''Printing a spreadsheet in the middle of the paper:'''
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| − |
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| − | *With the spreadsheet open, select '''Format > Page...'''
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| − | *In the dialog that appears, select the '''Page''' tab.
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| − | *In the '''Table alignment''' section, select (or deselect as desired) the boxes next to '''Horizontal''' and '''Vertical'''. A visual of the table alignment settings will show in the small graphic on the same page as these parameters.
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| − |
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| − | '''For more information:'''
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| − |
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| − |
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| − | *[http://documentation.openoffice.org/HOW_TO/spreadsheet/calc5_EN.html How to Set the Printing Settings]
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| − |
| |
| − | ===How do I make a wide title cell extend across several columns in my spreadsheet?===
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| − | Follow these instructions:
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| − |
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| − | *Select the multiple cells in which the title is to appear. Do this by clicking in the first cell, then hold down the mouse button and drag the selection box across the last cell of your chosen area.
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| − | *From the pull-down menu, select '''Format > Merge Cells >Define'''. The cells selected in the step above now appear as one.
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| − |
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| − | Many times, the title or merged-area created needs the text centered or aligned within it. To do this:
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| − |
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| − | *Click on the title cell to select it.
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| − | *From the pull-down menu, select '''Format > Cells'''.
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| − | *On the dialog that appears, select the '''Alignment''' tab.
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| − | *Both the '''Horizontal''' and '''Vertical''' alignment of text can be set here, where other adjustments to cell text are allowed as well. The alignments can also be defined more simply by clicking on the alignment buttons on the toolbar above the spreadsheet.
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| − |
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| − | ===How do I rotate a column title so that it fits above my very narrow column?===
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| − | There are a few options. Follow these instructions:
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| − |
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| − | *Select the cells where you wish to rotate the text.
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| − | *From the pull down menu, go to '''Format > Cells...'''
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| − | *In the dialog that appears, click on the '''Alignment''' tab.
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| − |
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| − | In the Text Direction section of the '''Alignment''' box, try these options:
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| − |
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| − | *Click on the button labeled '''ABCD'''. (Letters on the button are arranged from top to bottom.) This box will arrange your title with the first character at the top of the cell, the second character underneath it, as shown in the label on the button. Click '''OK''' to see the effect.
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| − | *Alternatively, drag the little dot on the circle to the bottom of the circle (or enter '''270''' in the Degrees box). This will rotate the text in the selected cell by 270 degrees. Click '''OK''' to see the effect. Experiment with placement of the dot to learn more.
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| − |
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| − | ===How do I create a chart in a spreadsheet that is automatically updated when the data is changed?===
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| − | Follow these steps:
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| − |
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| − | *From the pull down menus, select: '''Tools > Options'''.
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| − | *In the left column of the dialog that appears, select: '''Spreadsheet > General'''.
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| − | *On the page that appears, in the Updating section under '''Update links when opening''', click the checkbox next to '''Always'''.
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| − |
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| − | '''Note:''' This is a global setting and will affect all spreadsheet charts and linked information from spreadsheets. If this is not desirable, click the checkbox next to '''On request'''. With this
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| − | selected, a dialog box will pop up when each file with links to a spreadsheet is opened, where you can choose whether or not to update the item with newer information from the linked spreadsheet.
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| − |
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| − | '''See also:'''
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| − |
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| − | [http://052.html How do I extend the range of data shown in my chart after I add new data to my spreadsheet?]
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| − |
| |
| − | ===How do I protect cells in my spreadsheet?===
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| − | Cell protection is active for all cells by default. If only certain cells are to be protected, this setting must be turned off.
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| − |
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| − | *Select the entire spreadsheet. (A quick way is to click the little gray box above row 1 and to the left of column A.)
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| − | *From the pull-down menus, select '''Format > Cells'''.
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| − | *In the dialog that appears, select the '''Cell Protection''' tab.
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| − | *Uncheck the box next to '''Protected''' to remove the protection on all cells.
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| − |
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| − | To select a range of cells to protect, or to select non-adjacent cells to protect:
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| − |
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| − | *Hold down the '''Ctrl''' key while clicking on the non-adjacent cells to highlight the ones that are to be protected.
| |
| − | *When all of the desired cells are selected, in the pull-down menus, go to '''Format > Cells...'''
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| − | *In the dialog that appears, select the '''Cell Protection''' tab.
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| − | *Click on the box next to '''Protect'''.
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| − | *Click '''OK'''.
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| − |
| |
| − | Once the cells are marked for protection, the protection option must be enabled at the sheet or spreadsheet level:
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| − |
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| − | *From the pull-down menus, select '''Tools > Protect Document > Sheet''' or '''Tools > Protect Document > Document'''.
| |
| − | *In the dialog that appears, provide a password , then confirm it by typing it again.
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| − | *Click '''OK'''.
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| − | *The protected cells will now be uneditable.
| |
| − |
| |
| − | ===How do I output my spreadsheet data as an ASCII, delimited text file?===
| |
| − | Follow these steps:
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| − |
| |
| − | *From the pull down menus, select: '''File > Save As...'''
| |
| − | *In the '''Save as''' dialog that appears, select File type '''Text CSV (.csv; .txt)''' from the list of spreadsheet file types.
| |
| − | *Click to enable the box next to '''Edit filter settings'''.
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| − | *Click '''Save'''.
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| − | *In the '''Export of text files''' dialog box that pops up, enter the field and text delimiters of your choice. The default '''Field delimiter''' is '''[Tab]'''. The '''Text delimiter''' is the character that will surround any text entries in your spreadsheet, to keep each phrase together as an entity, when the file is exported into ASCII format.
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| − |
| |
| − | ===Some of the rows in my spreadsheet are hidden. How do I see all the rows?===
| |
| − | The '''Show''' command will cause all rows or columns in a selected area to be visible on the display.
| |
| − |
| |
| − | *Select the area of the spreadsheet where rows are hidden. To select the entire spreadsheet, go to '''Edit > Select All''' in the pull-down menus, or use the '''Control-A''' keystroke
| |
| − | combination.
| |
| − | *To show all rows, select: '''Format > Row > Show'''.
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| − | *Similarly, to show all columns, select: '''Format > Column > Show'''.
| |
| − | *After the area is selected, '''Show''' also appears in the right-click menu, if only columns or rows are hidden.
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| − |
| |
| − | ===How do I format cells in OpenOffice.org Spreadsheet so that the rows number automatically?===
| |
| − | One method (this example assumes that you wish to put your row numbers in column A):
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| − |
| |
| − | *Enter the formula '''=row(a1)''' in cell A1.
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| − | *Extend the cell by dragging the bottom right corner all the way down column A.
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| − |
| |
| − | '''Note:''' If you add or insert new rows, you will have to copy the formula to the new cells.
| |
| − |
| |
| − | ===What do each of the error codes (Err:NNN) in OpenOffice.org spreadsheets mean?===
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| − | See [[FAQ:Calc_Error_Codes|here]] for a list of error codes
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| − |
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| − |
| |
| − | '''Note:''' a '###' in a cell is not an error, but an indication that the column is too narrow to display the data properly. <BR>For more information read [[FAQ:Calc#I_see_.27.23.23.23.27_in_a_cell_that_formerly_held_data._How_can_I_see_my_data_again.3F|I
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| − | see '###' in a cell that formerly held data. How can I see my data again?]]
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| − |
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| − | '''Hint: '''The error code definitions live in the Help files.
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| − |
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| − | *In an OpenOffice.org window, go to the '''Help''' drop-down menu, then select '''Contents'''.
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| − | *Select the '''Index''' tab by clicking on it.
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| − | *In the '''Search''' input box, type '''error codes'''. An index list will pop up, with "error codes" in it.
| |
| − | *Under the error codes section in the index list, double-click on '''OpenOffice.org Calc'''. This brings up the page of calc error codes.
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| − |
| |
| − | ===How can I use cells from different Calc files?===
| |
| − | You can open the source file, select and copy onto the clipboard
| |
| − | (CTRL + C) the desired cells and then in the target file you should
| |
| − | select a target cell and choose '''Edit > Paste Special''' from
| |
| − | the Menu Bar and enable the link option in the choice shown in the
| |
| − | dialog box that opens.
| |
| − | A more direct way to do this is to write a formula of the following
| |
| − | kind in the formula bar or in a target cell: <br>
| |
| − | '''=DDE(soffice; YourFilePath; SourceSheetName.SourceCellName)'''
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| − | ''' Example:''' =DDE(soffice;c:\myfile.sxi;MySheet.A1)
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| − |
| |
| − | ===How I change the order of sheets in my spreadsheet?===
| |
| − | The simplest method to move a sheet is to grab its tab with the
| |
| − | mouse, click on the tab with the mouse and hold the mouse button down,
| |
| − | then drag the tab to its new position amongst the other tabs in the
| |
| − | workbook. There are other methods to move (or copy) sheets too:
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| − |
| |
| − | *Select the sheet you want to move.
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| − | *While still positioned over the sheet tab, click the right mouse
| |
| − | button to access the context menu, then choose '''Move/Copy Sheet...''',
| |
| − | or in the pull-down menus go to '''Edit > Sheet > Move/Copy...'''
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| − | *In the Move/Copy dialog that appears, be sure that the check box
| |
| − | labeled '''Copy''' is not set unintentionally. Place a tick at '''Copy'''
| |
| − | only if you wish to copy the sheet instead of move it.
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| − | *Specify where to move the sheet in the Move/Copy pop-up box.
| |
| − | Select an open document from the drop down menu labeled '''To document'''.
| |
| − | Choose the position of the sheet in that document from the drop-down
| |
| − | menu labeled '''Insert before'''.
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| − | *Click '''OK'''.
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| − |
| |
| − | ===How can I rename a sheet?===
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| − |
| |
| − | *Select the sheet to be renamed.
| |
| − | *While still positioned over the sheet tab, click the right mouse button to access the context menu, then choose '''Rename Sheet...'''.
| |
| − | *Enter the new name.
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| − | *Click '''OK'''.
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| − |
| |
| − | ===How is a variable date inserted into a spreadsheet cell?===
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| − | Insert a function into a cell by following these instructions:
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| − |
| |
| − | *Select the cell that will hold the function.
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| − | *From the pull-down menus, select '''Insert > Function'''.
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| − | *Pick '''Date&Time''' as the '''Category'''.
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| − | *Double-click the'''Today''' function for the current date, or double-click the '''Now''' function for the current date and time.
| |
| − | *Click '''OK'''. The cell should now contain the selected function.
| |
| − |
| |
| − | ===How are thick lines or borders created around my cells?===
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| − | Creating a border:
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| − |
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| − | *Select the cells where you wish to apply a border.
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| − | *From the pull-down menus, select '''Format > Cells...''' then click on the '''Borders''' tab.
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| − | *In the '''Line Arrangement''' section, under '''Default''', click on the icon that best shows the style of border you wish to use, or
| |
| − | *Under '''User Defined''', select custom border styles by clicking on the individual lines shown bordering four 'dummy' cells.
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| − |
| |
| − | Changing the width of a border:
| |
| − |
| |
| − | *In the '''Line''' section, under '''Style''', click on the desired line for your border, and
| |
| − | *Under '''Color''', choose the desired color for your border.
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| − |
| |
| − |
| |
| − | ===How do I insert a page number in the form of 'Page 1 of N' on each page of a spreadsheet?===
| |
| − |
| |
| − | Page numbers can be inserted into the header or footer sections of a
| |
| − | spreadsheet. These will be visible only in the Page Preview mode and on
| |
| − | the print. The page numbers will not be visible on, nor are they
| |
| − | related to, the calc sheets themselves. The page numbers reflect the
| |
| − | defined print areas of the workbook. To insert page numbers, follow
| |
| − | these instructions:
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| − |
| |
| − | *From the pull-down menus, select '''Edit > Headers & Footers...'''
| |
| − | *Select either the Header tab or the Footer tab.
| |
| − | *Click in the area where the page number blurb will display (Left, Center, or Right) to place the cursor inside the box.
| |
| − | *Type '''Page''', then add one space character.
| |
| − | *The available data fields are represented by a row of icons below the left, center, and right input areas. Click on the document icon with ONE number sign [ # ] to insert the page number field.
| |
| − | *Type a space, '''of''', and another space.
| |
| − | *Click on the document icon with TWO number signs [ ## ] to insert the page total field.
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| − | *Click '''OK'''.
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| − |
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| − | '''Note:''' The data fields available int the header and footer
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| − | OpenOffice.org spreadsheets supports 65536 rows (32000 in releases 1.x), maximum.
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| − | *[[FAQ:Calc#What_is_the_maximum_number_of_cells_in_an_OpenOffice.org_spreadsheet.3F| What is the maximum number of cells in an OpenOffice.org spreadsheet?]]
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| − | ===What is the maximum number of cells in an OpenOffice.org spreadsheet?===
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| − | The maximum number of rows per sheet is 65536 (32000 in releases 1.x). The maximum number
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| − | 16,777,216. The maximum number of sheets per workbook is 256, which altogether makes it 4,294,967,296 cells per workbook, theoretically. Most certainly the machine doesn't have enough addressable memory available to put content in all cells.
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| − | '''Where this can be a hindrance:'''
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| − | *[http://022.html A large OpenOffice.org spreadsheet was converted from another application. Some of my rows are missing! What happened?]
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Because of the number of FAQs for Calc, this section has been divided into several pages.
