On 5 Feb 2008 at 7:23, James Knott wrote: > Cor Nouws wrote: > > James Knott wrote (5-2-2008 4:26) > > > >> In my experience, > >> tables in word processors aren't capable of much, other than holding > >> data. Formulas etc., generally require a spreadsheet. [...] > > > > Not so with Writer tables. Pls, try :-) > > > > Regards, > > Cor > > > Beyond number formats, I don't see anything that might be comparable to > a spreadsheet function. Care to enlighten us? For example, he > mentioned an auto incrementing cell. That's easy to do in a > spreadsheet. How do you do it in Writer?
Well, inserting an = followed by clicking on other cells with interspersed operators does some sort of calculation. And some functions at least work (eg sqt() ). Hovering over the cell displays a popup; F2 allows it to be edited. The help text for "calculating in text documents" is an interesting read. -- http://www.scottsonline.org.uk lists incoming sites blocked because of spam [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mike Scott, Harlow, Essex, England --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
