Opening existing spreadsheets

Getting Started with OpenOffice.org 3.x

Chapter 5: Getting Started with Calc

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• Parts of the main Calc window
• Starting new spreadsheets
• Opening existing spreadsheets
• Saving spreadsheets
• Navigating within spreadsheets
• Selecting items in a sheet or a spreadsheet
• Working with spreadsheets
• Viewing Calc
• Entering data using the keyboard
• Speeding up data entry
• Editing data
• Formatting data
• Autoformatting cells and sheets
• Formatting spreadsheets using themes
• Hiding and showing data
• Sorting records
• Printing from Calc

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An existing spreadsheet can also be opened from any component of OOo.

From the menu bar

Click File and then select Open.

From the toolbar

Click the Open button on the Standard toolbar.

From the keyboard

Use the key combination Control+O.

Each of these options displays the Open dialog, where you can locate the spreadsheet that you want to open.