[libreoffice-users] How to change Calc default to NOT add 1 when drag-copying a cell

2012-09-08 Thread Roger Davis
How do I change the Calc default of adding 1 (+1) when a cell is drag-copied? I just want it to copy to the location(s) drug to, NOT add 1 to each cell in sequence. I know that holding CTL when doing this will prevent the addition, but I need this to be the default action WITHOUT pressing CTL. E

[libreoffice-users] Was Re: Date will not format or sort when imported into calc (ods) - Databases vs Spreadsheets

2012-09-08 Thread Jay Lozier
On 09/08/2012 07:51 PM, JAMES MAJESKI wrote: > I know nothing about databases. Is there some advantage to using a database > that would make it worth my while to learn how to use a database? > > > > -- > View this message in context: > http://nabble.documentfoundation.org/Date-will-not-format-or-s

[libreoffice-users] Re: Date will not format or sort when imported into calc (ods)

2012-09-08 Thread JAMES MAJESKI
I know nothing about databases. Is there some advantage to using a database that would make it worth my while to learn how to use a database? -- View this message in context: http://nabble.documentfoundation.org/Date-will-not-format-or-sort-when-imported-into-calc-ods-tp4004907p4006311.html Sen

Re: [libreoffice-users] Formatting fonts in Impress

2012-09-08 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) I'm never very sure about Impress but the documentation page https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Documentation/Publications might be able to help.  In the "Gettting Started Guide" Chapter 3 "Using Styles and Templates" might help.  If you press F11 or Format - "Styles and Formatting" and

Re: [libreoffice-users] Formatting fonts in Impress

2012-09-08 Thread Dan Lewis
On 09/08/2012 04:04 PM, Inger Wejheden wrote: Hello, I should be grateful for some fast help concerning formatting fonts in Impress. How do I set default for for example Times New Roman for the whole slide show? Now I have to change for every new line and cannot figure out how to set ananother

[libreoffice-users] Re: Date will not format or sort when imported into calc (ods)

2012-09-08 Thread Andreas Säger
The data are dumped into a blank new sheet. In a blank new sheet there is only the "General" number format which applies one distinct number format per number format category. You must not try to edit text tables in a spreadsheet and expect numbers to be resaved in the same number format as they ha

[libreoffice-users] Formatting fonts in Impress

2012-09-08 Thread Inger Wejheden
Hello, I should be grateful for some fast help concerning formatting fonts in Impress. How do I set default for for example Times New Roman for the whole slide show? Now I have to change for every new line and cannot figure out how to set ananother font than the first in the menue. I thank yuo

[libreoffice-users] Re: Date will not format or sort when imported into calc (ods)

2012-09-08 Thread JAMES MAJESKI
Formatting is the correct word as I wish to be able to format the date and time, date, time, number, and currency into the required format. Your assertion that the correct number must be correctly entered into each cell is absolutely correct. My problem was that the number was not being entered co

[libreoffice-users] Re: Date will not format or sort when imported into calc (ods)

2012-09-08 Thread Andreas Säger
Please avoid the term "formatting". No, the locale setting does not format anything. This option specifies the assumed language to be used for the *interpretation of text strings*. For instance, a "German(Germany)" locale for this particular text import tells the program that ... 123.456 needs to

[libreoffice-users] RE: Libreoffice and Java

2012-09-08 Thread Andreas Säger
Tanstaafl wrote > > > This makes no sense. > > Is there some reason that the install routine can't automate this? > > I just don't see thousands (or millions) of users having to do this > manually. > Only you and a couple of others. You must not think that this is a general problem that has