
Chapter 4: Spreadsheets in Calc
Values and Formulae as Cell Contents
Individual cells can contain text, numbers, dates or formulae. Cell contents are very easily
specified or modified and these may be updated at any time by recalculating the formulae
with current data.
Values in spreadsheets mean numbers, dates, times and results of formulae. Emphasize
values by marking Value Highlighting in the View menu.
If desired, check this option in Tools > Options > OpenOffice.org Calc > View, in which
case this function will apply permanently for the current document and all documents created
in the future (other, already existing documents retain their settings). If this function is
enabled, numbers and dates are automatically shown in blue, and values in cells containing
formulae in light green. Text remains in black. If Value Highlighting is not marked, users are
free to choose the colours and other formatting of the content of their spreadsheets.
Text can be entered in a cell even if it appears to be too long for the cell. Now try entering a
very long whole number. If the number is too long to fit in the cell, the overflow indicator
### . By double clicking the right hand edge of the heading of this column, the column is
automatically set to the optimal width.
The box at the bottom right in the status bar always displays helpful information. In a
spreadsheet, this box can be used to permanently display the sum of all selected cells. Other
values may also be displayed, such as the maximum value of all selected cells. Use the
context menu to change the value displayed in this field. In case of an error in the
spreadsheet, this field will also display an error message.
Calculating in Spreadsheets
The following demonstrates a simple percentage calculation that can be done in a
spreadsheet:
1. Position the cursor in cell A3.
2. Enter the number 150 and
3. press the Enter key. The cursor then moves down to cell A4.
4. Enter the number 16 in cell A4.
5. Press the Tab key this time rather than the Enter key and the cursor moves to the right
to cell B4.
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