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- | =====LibreOffice Annoyances===== | + | <fs xx-large> |
Maybe not // | Maybe not // | ||
- | ====Spreadsheet==== | + | =====Spreadsheet===== |
- | ===Replace dates with incremented year=== | + | ====Replace dates with incremented year==== |
Your spreadsheet has a column with dates, say B7 has 1/2/2019 and you want to replace the dates in the rest of the column with the next year, e.g., 2020. | Your spreadsheet has a column with dates, say B7 has 1/2/2019 and you want to replace the dates in the rest of the column with the next year, e.g., 2020. | ||
- Insert new column to right of dates column (new and blank column C) | - Insert new column to right of dates column (new and blank column C) | ||
- | - Apply this formula in new column C next to the first date you want to change. | + | - Apply this formula in new column C next to the first date you want to change. |
- Select the cell C7 and drag down to select all rows in column C that you want to replace column B's dates | - Select the cell C7 and drag down to select all rows in column C that you want to replace column B's dates | ||
- Control-D (pastes the formula down the column). You should see the updated dates in column C. | - Control-D (pastes the formula down the column). You should see the updated dates in column C. | ||
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- You can delete column C. | - You can delete column C. | ||
- | ===Give a Cell a Name and Use It Elsewhere=== | + | ====Give a Cell a Name and Use It Elsewhere==== |
- | Suppose you have a budget | + | It's easier to name a cell so that (a) references make sense and (b) you can move the cell but retain the reference.\\ //for example referencing payment totals when adding/ |
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+ | How to name a cell | ||
+ | * Select the cell | ||
+ | * Upper-left corner, see the letter-number (e.g., D23) of the cell. Type the name you want in this spot (e.g., CCjan) | ||
+ | * Repeat as needed | ||
+ | Alternatively | ||
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+ | How to use a named cell | ||
+ | * Select the cell to reference | ||
+ | * Type = and start to type the cell name (e.g, C C j a) | ||
+ | * When the desired name is the only choice, press enter. | ||
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+ | Note that names can be used within formulas. | ||
- | The solution is: give names to the 12 cells holding the month' | ||
- | - Give names to the 12 monthly credit card totals | ||
- | - Select a month' | ||
- | - Upper left, see D23 or similar. Replace that with the name, e.g., CCjan | ||
- | - Repeat for next month (e.g., CCfeb) etc. | ||
- | - Go to and select a cell in the check register where you need to put a month' | ||
- | - Type: =CCjan and enter (you' | ||
- | - Repeat for the other months |
libreoffice_annoyances.txt · Last modified: 2022.12.05 13:05 by Steve Isenberg