Hi :) I thought it was really kind to de-geekify Brain's answer. The tpyo was unfortunate but these things happen [shrugs]. The main thing, for me, was that i could then go back to Brian's answer and understand it more easily. Thanks and regards from Tom :)
On 9 September 2014 12:22, William Drago <[email protected]> wrote: > On 9/9/2014 6:18 AM, Brian Barker wrote: > >> At 05:45 09/09/2014 -0400, William Drago wrote: >> >>> This is what Brian is trying to explain... >>> >> >> I was doing more than try! And no: what you suggest here is not what I >> was saying. >> >> You've got 6 samples. The first one taken at 12:04PM, the last one at >>> 12:36PM. The total elapsed time is 12:36PM - 12:04PM = 22 minutes. >>> >> >> Er that's *thirty*-two minutes , not twenty-two, by my arithmetic. >> > > 32 minutes, yes! That's what happens when I do math so early in the > morning. > > >> Follow these instructions carefully: >>> >> >> Why not follow my instructions instead (which are quite different), where >> a formula does all the calculation for you, not just the last bit? >> > > Since the OP was confused by your instructions (indicating his level of > inexperience with spreadsheets) and you did not explain how to fill the > column or the purpose of $, I offered what I thought would be easier for > someone at his level to understand. It is not necessarily the best > approach, but something I thought would solve his problem and he would > understand. It also demonstrates the ability of a spreadsheet to generate > data based on a pattern in selected cells. This can be a time saver and is > not something everyone is aware of. > > My solution is not intended as a criticism of your solution, which made > perfect sense to me and is frequently what I do in my own spreadsheets. I > merely offered an alternative to someone who was struggling. > > Regards, > -Bill > > > > -- > To unsubscribe e-mail to: [email protected] > Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to- > unsubscribe/ > Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette > List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ > All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be > deleted > > -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: [email protected] Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
