Re: [libreoffice-users] can't prevent Calc from modifying the number I type into a column

2018-09-13 Thread Brian Barker
At 20:32 12/09/2018 -0400, Art Noname wrote: It's a shame that I can't enter numbers with paste, or paste special. You can. Use Paste Special... if necessary only if your data source is itself a spreadsheet and the values risk arriving with a numerical format associated. The raw data is in

Re: [libreoffice-users] can't prevent Calc from modifying the number I type into a column

2018-09-12 Thread Michael D. Setzer II
On 12 Sep 2018 at 20:32, Art wrote: Subject:Re: [libreoffice-users] can't prevent Calc from modifying the number I type into a column To: users@global.libreoffice.org From: Art Date sent: Wed, 12 Sep 2018 20:32:00 -0400

Re: [libreoffice-users] can't prevent Calc from modifying the number I type into a column

2018-09-12 Thread Art
On 09/12/2018 12:45 PM, jomali wrote: > You seem to have a fundamental misunderstanding of how spreadsheets work. > When you enter a number into a numeric cell, the software converts it into > an internal format, which it then displays in the format you specify for > the cell. It does not remember

Re: [libreoffice-users] can't prevent Calc from modifying the number I type into a column

2018-09-12 Thread jomali
You seem to have a fundamental misunderstanding of how spreadsheets work. When you enter a number into a numeric cell, the software converts it into an internal format, which it then displays in the format you specify for the cell. It does not remember the form in which you entered it. Thus,

Re: [libreoffice-users] can't prevent Calc from modifying the number I type into a column

2018-09-12 Thread Brian Barker
At 00:36 12/09/2018 -0400, Art Noname wrote: I have a column of numbers I want to enter into a calc column. That may be your first mistake: these may not be numbers. Read on. One of the numbers is 127.700 (for instance). So, I copy the number and paste it into the desired column. But, when I

Re: [libreoffice-users] can't prevent Calc from modifying the number I type into a column

2018-09-12 Thread Dave Howorth
On Wed, 12 Sep 2018 02:44:26 -0400 Art wrote: > It seems that the software is ignoring zeros to the right of the > decimal point. I'm listing frequencies in Megahertz, so the zeros to > the right of the decimal point are significant. I wish I could post > my spreadsheet somewhere, I do know

Re: [libreoffice-users] can't prevent Calc from modifying the number I type into a column

2018-09-12 Thread Michael D. Setzer II
12 Sep 2018 at 0:36, Art wrote: > > > > To: users@global.libreoffice.org > > From: Art > > Subject: [libreoffice-users] can't prevent Calc from > > modifying the number I type into a column > > Date sent: W

Re: [libreoffice-users] can't prevent Calc from modifying the number I type into a column

2018-09-12 Thread Art
On 09/12/2018 01:09 AM, Michael D. Setzer II wrote: > On 12 Sep 2018 at 0:36, Art wrote: > > To: users@global.libreoffice.org > From: Art > Subject: [libreoffice-users] can't prevent Calc from > modifying the number I type into a

Re: [libreoffice-users] can't prevent Calc from modifying the number I type into a column

2018-09-11 Thread Michael D. Setzer II
On 12 Sep 2018 at 0:36, Art wrote: To: users@global.libreoffice.org From: Art Subject:[libreoffice-users] can't prevent Calc from modifying the number I type into a column Date sent: Wed, 12 Sep 2018 00:36:02 -0400 > I h

[libreoffice-users] can't prevent Calc from modifying the number I type into a column

2018-09-11 Thread Art
I have a column of numbers I want to enter into a calc column. One of the numbers is 127.700 (for instance). So, I copy the number and paste it into the desired column. But, when I go back and check the contents of the column, it reads 127.7 instead!!! And, if I search the spreadsheet for