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Perhaps there is a macro that would do this? Maybe Andrew or someone 
else with knowledge in this area might have some suggestions.

Dan

On Tuesday 16 August 2005 01:51 pm, Addison wrote:
> Thanks for the reply Dan.
>
> I am aware of that mouse drag feature. However I have RSI arm pain
> when using the computer so I prefer using the keyboard which is
> easier on my arms than a mouse is. In the Word Perfect Quattro Pro
> spreadsheet program, you can just do a <ctrl-shift-L> to
> automatically fill in a series (without any pop-up dialog). I was
> hoping for the same functionality in Open Office, but it looks like
> it's not possible to avoid that dialog when using the keyboard.
>
> "Dan Lewis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> > On Monday 15 August 2005 05:57 pm, Addison wrote:
> >> In the spreadsheet, when I go to the menu "Edit > Fill > Series",
> >> a dialog pops up showing the different "fill series" options. Is
> >> it possible to configure it so that the dialog does not come up? I
> >> always just use the default options so the dialog is not
> >> necessary.
> >>
> >> Thanks in advance for your help.
> >
> >     The answer is no considering how you are doing it. The program
> > has no way of knowing what you want to do when you "Edit > Fill >
> > Series." There is a simple way of filling in a series without
> > getting this dialog. Enter enough of the series to establish the
> > pattern you want and highlight all of those cells. At the bottom
> > right of these highlighted cells will be a handle (a little square
> > box). Drag the handle in the direction you want the series to go:
> > to the right for a row or down for a column. The rest of your
> > series will be filled in to the point you stop draging.
> >
> > Dan
>
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