An easier way of copying cells

This is one of those tips that make your everyday life with OpenOffice.org Calc juuust a little bit easier… Nothing major, but it should speed up some of the copying of cells that you do.

The point here is to reduce the amount of work when copying cells downwards. Of course, you can do it by using one of the numerous ways of copying and pasting involving right-clicking and selecting from the menu, using the
Edit menu or using the short cuts.

Usually I advise people to avoid using the mouse when possible; this is an exception.
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Changing the colour of text in Calc, not background

Question:
As I post accounting I am used to turning those cells in the Cheque Register blue so that I know I have posted those items. I try to change the font colors in the Calc spreadsheets, and no matter how many times I do it, the font remains stubbornly black, even though the background color will change.

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Added a lesson on how to create filters easily with AutoFilter

This lesson will show you how to filter potentially large amounts of data with AutoFilter. The really fun part is how easy it actually is to create!

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Added a lesson on how to create charts

We have just created a lesson on charts, which is due to a suggestion on the forums. This lesson will show you how to create simple charts and edit them to suit your purpose.

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Added a lesson on how to create and modify DataPilot -- recommended!

Just added a lesson on DataPilot that shows how to master large amounts of data with DataPilot. This is one of the really, really big strengths of Calc, and is highly recommended reading!


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Added a lesson on formatting of text and cells

Just added a lesson on formatting that shows how easy it is to change the appearance of a spreadsheet in no-time. Sometimes changing the look of a sheet can enhance how the information is received by the end user, either it is yourself or, perhaps even more importantly, others.

This is just a quick dip into the water, but it covers the most used features.

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Added a lesson with =LEN() -- how to count the number of characters in a cell or string

Just added a lesson with =LEN() which can be used for counting the number of characters in a cell or text string. On its own it obviously doesn’t do very much, but with combined with other formulas new opportunities are uncovered.

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Added a lesson with =IF() -- how to ad conditions to Calc

Just added a lesson with the powerful formula =IF(), which can be used for performing different actions, depending on the conditions.

In its simplest form it is very easy, but you can develop to be as complex as you like to match your task.

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Added to the Q&A

Just added another part to the Q&A-section, regarding Pivottable and Datapilot.

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Added an Q & A section

In addition to the new forum, we’ve also added a Q & A section.

We will NOT be able to answer all the questions that we get, I realize that now, but we’re trying the best we can to answer as many questions as possible. From now on some selected questions will be added to the Q & A section, and we hope it can be a good help to others as well.

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Added a lesson with =MID() -- how to extract characters, counting from the pointyou specify

Just added a lesson with the formula =MID(), which is used for extracting any given number characters from a cell or other text, starting from where you specify.

This is as easy formula, but it’s still very powerful, probably more powerful than both =LEFT() and =RIGHT().

There have been some activity on the forum, but remember; the more the merrier Happy Don’t be afraid to post there, and it will probably get you answers faster, and more answers, than mailing us!

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Added a lesson with =RIGHT() -- how to extract characters, counting from the right

Just added a lesson with the formula =RIGHT(), which is used for extracting any given number characters from a cell or other text, counted from right

This is as easy formula, but it’s still very powerful.

We have also added a Links-page, to help you find useful resources on the net.

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Added a lesson with =SUMIF() -- how to sum only lines meeting certain criterias

Just added a lesson with the formula =SUMIF(), which is used for summing lines meeting the criteria you specify. This works kinda like =SUM(), but with a powerful twist.

This is a medium difficult formula, but is very powerful.

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Added a lesson with =TRUNC() -- how to cut off decimals

Just added a lesson with the formula =TRUNC(), which is used for cutting off decimals.

And, further good news; this is also one of the easier formulas Happy

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Added a lesson with =ROUND() -- how to round values

Just added a lesson with the formula =ROUND(), which is used for rounding values.

This is also one of the easier values.

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Added a lesson with =RAND() -- how to create random numbers, more to come!

Just added a lesson with the formula =RAND(), which is used for creating random numbers.

This one is both relatively easy and, if used creatively, quite powerful.

From now on there will be more frequent updates on this site, still focusing on Calc. There is another lesson ready to be published early next week. And there are a lot more in the pipeline already!

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More lessons comming starting primo September

We are working on multiple lessons for Calc at the moment, and we expect to start publishing the first ones at the beginning of September!

This includes both more formula lessons, but also tips and tricks.
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Added a lesson with =VLOOKUP()

Now we have finally added a lesson with one of the more advanced formulas, =VLOOKUP(), and more lessons will follow, so please continue to visit us.

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