[libreoffice-users] Convert formulae to actual

2011-03-21 Thread James Wilde
I have a calc sheet with full names in one column, thus: John Smith Jane Smollett I want to create a column with forenames and one with surnames. I've created an extra column with the position of the space between first name and last name (in the cases above, it's five in each case), and two

Re: [libreoffice-users] Convert formulae to actual

2011-03-21 Thread Jean-Francois Nifenecker
Le 21/03/2011 17:59, James Wilde a écrit : What I'd now like todo is to change the contents of the first name column from left(1;x-1) to John or Jane, and the last name column likewise, from being a formula which displays as a name to being a name. Select, then Copy Special at the same place

Re: [libreoffice-users] Convert formulae to actual

2011-03-21 Thread James Wilde
On Mar 21, 2011, at 18:10 , Jean-Francois Nifenecker wrote: Le 21/03/2011 17:59, James Wilde a écrit : What I'd now like todo is to change the contents of the first name column from left(1;x-1) to John or Jane, and the last name column likewise, from being a formula which displays as a

Re: [libreoffice-users] Convert formulae to actual

2011-03-21 Thread Charles Marcus
On 2011-03-21 4:14 PM, James Wilde wrote: Sorry, Jean-Francois. There is no Copy Special. Only Paste Special. And Paste Special does not have a Formula option. sure it does, I use it all the time... -- Best regards, Charles -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to

Re: [libreoffice-users] Convert formulae to actual

2011-03-21 Thread Jean-Francois Nifenecker
Le 21/03/2011 21:14, James Wilde a écrit : Sorry, Jean-Francois. There is no Copy Special. Only Paste Special. And Paste Special does not have a Formula option. Ooops! Yes, it should read Paste special, sorry for the typo. And I confirm there *is* a Formula option :) -- Jean-Francois

Re: [libreoffice-users] Convert formulae to actual

2011-03-21 Thread James Wilde
On Mar 21, 2011, at 21:46 , Jean-Francois Nifenecker wrote: Le 21/03/2011 21:14, James Wilde a écrit : Sorry, Jean-Francois. There is no Copy Special. Only Paste Special. And Paste Special does not have a Formula option. Ooops! Yes, it should read Paste special, sorry for the typo.