Hi Trevor,

Thanks  so much for the info to ALL. Your template along with the
previous  post from Cor - seeing the warning while saving will do
the trick ... no accidental saves ...thanks

Mike


Saturday, March 25, 2006, 1:33:33 AM, you wrote:

>> I am trying to get calc to mimic an excel "Open as Read Only" situation...
>> 
>> I can set Excel with a password to modify, and check
>> "Recommend ope as read only" ... that allows me to open a
>> sheet use the pricing formulas it contains all day long ...
>> and it will not let me save over it - giving me a clean
>> template for the next day.

> Hi Mike,

> Try saving the spreadsheet as an "OpenDocument Spreadsheet Template
> (.ots)" instead of the default .ods by changing the "File Type" dropdown
> in either "Save or Save As...".

> I'm familiar with the functionality you're talking about in Excel, and
> while this suggestion won't be identical I think it will meet your
> requirements.

> Here's the cool thing about using a template:  You just double-click the
> template and OpenOffice opens a new untitled spreadsheet that is exactly
> like the template, formulas and all.  But since it's not the original
> template itself, it's disposable - just trash it at the end of the day
> and start fresh from the template again the next day.


> Regards,

> Trevor

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