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== Opening existing spreadsheets ==
 
== Opening existing spreadsheets ==
An existing spreadsheet can also be opened from any component of OOo.
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You can open an existing spreadsheet from the Start Center or from any component of OOo. Calc can open spreadsheets in a range of file formats, including Microsoft Excel.
  
==== From the menu bar ====
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=====From the Start Center====
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Click the '''Open a document''' icon.
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==== From the Menu bar ====
 
Click '''File''' and then select '''Open'''.
 
Click '''File''' and then select '''Open'''.
  
 
==== From the toolbar ====
 
==== From the toolbar ====
Click the '''Open''' button [[Image:Open-icon.jpg]] on the Standard toolbar.
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Click the '''Open''' icon [[Image:Open-icon.jpg]] on the Standard toolbar.
  
 
==== From the keyboard ====
 
==== From the keyboard ====
 
Use the key combination ''Control+O''.
 
Use the key combination ''Control+O''.
  
Each of these options displays the Open dialog box, where you can locate the spreadsheet that you want to open.
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Each of these options displays the Open dialog, where you can locate the spreadsheet that you want to open.
  
{{Documentation/Tip| You can also open a spreadsheet that has been recently worked on using the Recent Documents list. This list can be accessed from the '''File''' menu, directly below '''Open'''. The list displays the last 10 files that were opened in any of the OOo components.}}
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{{Documentation/Tip| You can also open a spreadsheet that has been recently worked on using the Recent Documents list. This list is located on the '''File''' menu, directly below '''Open'''. The list displays the last 10 files that were opened in any of the OOo components.}}
  
 
== Saving spreadsheets ==
 
== Saving spreadsheets ==

Revision as of 01:09, 26 May 2009



Starting new spreadsheets

You can create a new, blank spreadsheet from the Start Center (Welcome to OpenOffice.org) or from within Calc or any other component of OOo, for example from Writer or Draw.

From the Start Center

Click the Spreadsheet icon.

From the Menu bar

Click File and then select New > Spreadsheet.

From the toolbar

If a document is open in any component of OOo (for example, Writer), you can Use the New Document New-calc-icon.jpg icon on the Standard toolbar. (This icon is always a page of text from the current component with a black down-arrow to the right.) Click the down-arrow for a choice of which type of document to open (text document, spreadsheet, and so on). Click the button itself to create a new document of the type that is currently open. (If a spreadsheet is open, a new spreadsheet document will be created).

From the keyboard

If you already have a spreadsheet open, you can press Control+N to open a new spreadsheet.

From a template

Calc documents can also be created from templates, if you have any spreadsheet templates available. Follow the above procedures, but instead of selecting Spreadsheet, select the Templates icon from the Start Center or Templates and Documents from the Menu bar or toolbar. On the Templates and Documents window, navigate to the appropriate folder and double-click on the required template. A new spreadsheet, based on the selected template, opens.

Opening existing spreadsheets

You can open an existing spreadsheet from the Start Center or from any component of OOo. Calc can open spreadsheets in a range of file formats, including Microsoft Excel.

=From the Start Center

Click the Open a document icon.

From the Menu bar

Click File and then select Open.

From the toolbar

Click the Open icon Open-icon.jpg on the Standard toolbar.

From the keyboard

Use the key combination Control+O.

Each of these options displays the Open dialog, where you can locate the spreadsheet that you want to open.

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Saving spreadsheets

Spreadsheets can be saved in three ways.

From the menu bar

Click File and then select Save.

From the toolbar

Click on the Save button Save-icon.jpg on the Function bar. If the file has been saved and no subsequent changes have been made, this button is greyed-out and unselectable.

From the keyboard

Use the key combination Control+S.

If the spreadsheet has not been saved previously, then each of these actions will open the Save As dialog box. Here you can specify the spreadsheet name and the location in which to save it.

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