38 About Sheets and Spreadsheets
41 Open an Existing Spreadsheet
42 Enter Simple Data into a Spreadsheet
Calc offers two ways to create new spreadsheets: You can create a completely blank, new spreadsheet (if you choose this approach, you must decide what to put in the spreadsheet and where that information should go), or you can use a spreadsheet template to open a preformatted spreadsheet.
16 About Styles and Templates explains what templates are.
Unlike Writer, Wizards offer no help for creating spreadsheets.
A quick way to start OpenOffice.org is to use the
QuickStarter icon on the taskbar. Right-click this icon; from the context menu, choose any OpenOffice.org program to launch it, use a template, or load an existing document. The
QuickStarter icon is available only if the
Load OpenOffice.org during system startup option is enabled. To enable this option, select the
Memory category in the
OpenOffice.org options list in the
Options dialog box of any OpenOffice.org program.
40. Create a New Spreadsheet
18 Use a Template explains how to create a new spreadsheet based on a template you may have created and saved previously.
1. | Request a New Spreadsheet Select Spreadsheet from the File, New menu option. Calc creates a blank spreadsheet. Alternatively, click the New toolbar button to open a new blank Calc spreadsheet quickly. |
2. | Compose Your Spreadsheet Create your spreadsheet in the blank work area of cells that Calc gives you. You'll enter text, numbers, and formulas, depending on the needs of your spreadsheet. You can print your spreadsheet (see 46 Print a Spreadsheet ) at any time. |
3. | Save the Spreadsheet After creating your spreadsheet, select File, Save As and type the name of your spreadsheet. Calc uses the filename extension .ods for your spreadsheet. You can select another file format, such as Microsoft Excel; doing so saves the spreadsheet with the .xls Excel extension. Other file formats include StarCalc (.sdc), Text CSV (.csv), an209 (l). |