[users] separated columns

2010-02-08 Thread Walter Hildebrandt
How would the following be done? Cells A1, B1, D1, E1 have numbers in them that may be greater than 0 (vero) or less than 0 In cell Z1, if all the four cells have numbers greater than 0, 3 appears. In cell Z1, if any of the four cells have a number less than 0, 2 appears However, in cell Z1, if

Re: [users] separated columns

2010-02-08 Thread Walter Hildebrandt
Johnny Rosenberg gurus.knu...@gmail.com: 2010/2/8 Walter Hildebrandt wh2...@gmail.com: How would the following be done? Cells A1, B1, D1, E1 have numbers in them that may be greater than 0 (vero) or less than 0 In cell Z1, if all the four cells have numbers greater than 0, 3 appears

Re: [users] Re: separated columns

2010-02-08 Thread Walter Hildebrandt
The formula worked except 2 appeared where emt should appear On Mon, Feb 8, 2010 at 3:54 PM, Gene Kohlenberg gene.kohlenb...@toast.netwrote: On 2/8/2010 5:26 PM, Walter Hildebrandt wrote: How would the following be done? Cells A1, B1, D1, E1 have numbers in them that may be greater than 0

Re: [users] separated columns

2010-02-08 Thread Walter Hildebrandt
The confusing part is that the first IF(OR with the seems to work by itself. The second IF(OR with the works with the IF(AND and both the IF(OR and IF(AND seem to be related to the 0 at the end of the formula. On Mon, Feb 8, 2010 at 4:20 PM, Walter Hildebrandt wh2...@gmail.com wrote

Re: [users] Re: separated columns

2010-02-08 Thread Walter Hildebrandt
I am confused. IOn your last reply, what is the difference between IF(OR and IF(AND. Why was there just the ;3 at the end of the IF(AND but a ;2;emt at the end of the IF(OR On Mon, Feb 8, 2010 at 6:44 PM, Gene Kohlenberg gene.kohlenb...@toast.netwrote: On 2/8/2010 6:28 PM, Walter Hildebrandt

Re: [users] Syntax of an IF

2009-11-13 Thread Walter Hildebrandt
You did an outstanding job in answering my questions. Your use of the numbers, the letters, and the // put the information in a way that is was understandable. Thank you Walter On Fri, Nov 13, 2009 at 1:01 PM, Harold Fuchs hwfa.openoff...@googlemail.com wrote: Walter Hildebrandt wrote: I

Re: [users] Syntax of an IF

2009-11-12 Thread Walter Hildebrandt
, Nov 12, 2009 at 4:20 AM, Harold Fuchs hwfa.openoff...@googlemail.com wrote: 2009/11/11 Walter Hildebrandt wh2...@gmail.com I am trying to learn the syntax of the IF formula.so I can modify the formula into a new, modified formula. There are three opened brackets (ISBLANK(A1), (A1=0

[users] Syntax of an IF

2009-11-11 Thread Walter Hildebrandt
I have the following formula: IF*(**ISBLANK(A1)*;*Empty*;IF*(A1=0*;*no Div*;A1-40+STYLE(IF*(A140*; RedText The syntax of an IF consists of three components: 1. *The condition* 2. *What to do if the condition is true* 3. *What to do if the condition is false* What is

Re: [users] Syntax of an IF

2009-11-11 Thread Walter Hildebrandt
On Wed, Nov 11, 2009 at 10:00 AM, Gene Young n2...@cfl.rr.com wrote: Walter Hildebrandt wrote: I have the following formula: IF*(**ISBLANK(A1)*;*Empty*;IF*(A1=0*;*no Div*;A1-40+STYLE(IF*(A140*; RedText The syntax of an IF consists of three components: 1. *The condition* 2

Re: [users] Syntax of an IF

2009-11-11 Thread Walter Hildebrandt
On Wed, Nov 11, 2009 at 11:38 AM, Gene Young n2...@cfl.rr.com wrote: Walter Hildebrandt wrote: On Wed, Nov 11, 2009 at 10:00 AM, Gene Young n2...@cfl.rr.com wrote: Walter Hildebrandt wrote: I have the following formula: IF*(**ISBLANK(A1)*;*Empty*;IF*(A1=0*;*no Div*;A1-40+STYLE

Re: [users] Syntax of an IF

2009-11-11 Thread Walter Hildebrandt
*/in your formula. I think ist clear what happen. Franz Walter Hildebrandt schrieb: I have the following formula: IF*(**ISBLANK(A1)*;*Empty*;IF*(A1=0*;*no Div*;A1-40+STYLE(IF*(A140*; RedText The syntax of an IF consists of three components: 1. *The condition* 2

Re: [users] meaning and the effect of 0

2009-11-09 Thread Walter Hildebrandt
hwfa.openoff...@googlemail.com 2009/11/9 Walter Hildebrandt wh2...@gmail.com What does 0 mean and what is its effect in various condition? In a numeric context, 0 means zero. If you try to treat *text* in a numeric context then the text will usually be treated as zero

Re: [users] meaning and the effect of 0

2009-11-09 Thread Walter Hildebrandt
is using a very large spreadsheet. I use Writer and have more or less figured out how to use Writer to my satisfaction. Walter On Mon, Nov 9, 2009 at 10:31 AM, Harold Fuchs hwfa.openoff...@googlemail.com wrote: Walter Hildebrandt wrote: You ask Why don't you use the Conditional Formatting

[users] meaning and the effect of 0

2009-11-08 Thread Walter Hildebrandt
What does 0 mean and what is its effect in various condition? For example : When I got the formula =A1-40+IF(A140;STYLE(RedText);0), I was told “The STYLE function always returns 0, so the formula is mathematically equal to A1-40+0” What is effect of the 0 at the end of the formula? For

Re: [users] color of numbers in Calc

2009-11-07 Thread Walter Hildebrandt
? On Sat, Nov 7, 2009 at 12:34 AM, Johnny Rosenberg gurus.knu...@gmail.comwrote: 2009/11/7 Johnny Rosenberg gurus.knu...@gmail.com: 2009/11/6 Walter Hildebrandt wh2...@gmail.com: Cell A1 has a number. Cell B1 is to have how much less, or much more, A1 is than 40. When A1 is less than 40

Re: [users] color of numbers in Calc

2009-11-07 Thread Walter Hildebrandt
but they are actually percent numbers. Is there a way for the numbers in column B to have the % signed included? The B column has just the number without a % sign. On Sat, Nov 7, 2009 at 12:10 PM, Brian Barker b.m.bar...@btinternet.comwrote: At 11:21 07/11/2009 -0700, Walter Hildebrandt wrote: I created

Re: [users] color of numbers in Calc

2009-11-07 Thread Walter Hildebrandt
meaningless or bad. Between you and the others, a great job was done in solving my problems. Walter On Sat, Nov 7, 2009 at 2:06 PM, Johnny Rosenberg gurus.knu...@gmail.comwrote: 2009/11/7 Walter Hildebrandt wh2...@gmail.com: Yes, your formula does work. The colors are correct. I added

Re: [users] Compacting some cells in a different column

2009-10-27 Thread Walter Hildebrandt
up in columns D and E and compacting as each row is Pasted. Walter On Tue, Oct 27, 2009 at 12:16 PM, Johnny Rosenberg gurus.knu...@gmail.comwrote: Well, the simple answer would probably be to sort columns D and E. Johnny Rosenberg 2009/10/26 Walter Hildebrandt wh2...@gmail.com: My

Re: [users] Compacting some cells in a different column

2009-10-27 Thread Walter Hildebrandt
. The formula would say if there was a name in column B and C then copy A and B into D and E. Walter On Tue, Oct 27, 2009 at 2:30 PM, Walter Hildebrandt wh2...@gmail.comwrote: Johnny, you are correct that sorting does compact columns D and E. The problem still remains how to get the data out

[users] Compacting some cells in a different column

2009-10-26 Thread Walter Hildebrandt
My question is, how can I do the following? There are 200 rows involved. The following explains the question. Cell A1 has the number 1 in it, cell A2 has 2 in it, cell A3 has 3, cell A4 has 4 Cells B1 has the name name1 in it, cell B2 has name2 in it, cell B3 has name3, cell B4 has name4 Cell

[users] Create a Formula

2009-10-25 Thread Walter Hildebrandt
In a cells of a column the following formula is entered. IF(ISNA(VLOOKUP(D4;$B$4:$B$200;1;0));;VLOOKUP(D4;$B$4:$B$200;1;0)) This formula produces all the entries that are in both the B column and the D column. What formula would produce only the entries that are in the D column but * not* in

Re: [users] Create a Formula

2009-10-25 Thread Walter Hildebrandt
, Brian Barker b.m.bar...@btinternet.comwrote: At 20:35 25/10/2009 -0600, Walter Hildebrandt wrote: In a cells of a column the following formula is entered. IF(ISNA(VLOOKUP(D4;$B$4:$B$200;1;0));;VLOOKUP(D4;$B$4:$B$200;1;0)) This formula produces all the entries that are in both the B column

Re: [users] Import data from a spreadsheet into a Base table

2009-10-23 Thread Walter Hildebrandt
When I in what I think is the main Base window there is a pain on the left named *Database* and there are two pains to the right. The top pain is named *Tasks* and the bottom pain is named *Tables*. When I click on the *Tables icon* that is in the left paid, *Table1* appears in the *Tables*

Re: [users] Import data from a spreadsheet into a Base table

2009-10-23 Thread Walter Hildebrandt
not appear on the screen. I prefer to use Copy and Paste instead of Drag Drop Walter On Fri, Oct 23, 2009 at 11:20 AM, Drew Jensen usersl...@paintedfrogceramics.com wrote: Walter Hildebrandt wrote: When I in what I think is the main Base window there is a pain on the left named *Database

[users] Import data from a spreadsheet into a Base table

2009-10-22 Thread Walter Hildebrandt
Using OOo 3.1 on a WindowsXP computer. There is a spreadsheet and a table in Base, both of which have two columns with the same headings. How can the data from the two columns in the spreadsheet be copied into the Base table? From time to time the coping from the spreadsheet into the Base table

Re: [users] Import data from a spreadsheet into a Base table

2009-10-22 Thread Walter Hildebrandt
. On Thu, Oct 22, 2009 at 5:59 PM, Drew Jensen usersl...@paintedfrogceramics.com wrote: Walter Hildebrandt wrote: Using OOo 3.1 on a WindowsXP computer. There is a spreadsheet and a table in Base, both of which have two columns with the same headings. How can the data from the two columns

Re: [users] Re: Finding duplicates #2

2009-10-10 Thread Walter Hildebrandt
I still have the same problem. Every thing works properly until I Open Query 1 there are four columns that have titles. Week, Client, Amount and Stamp If I do the steps slightly different I get Value, Name, Stamp, and ID. Nothing is in the Value, Name, or Stamp columns. In the ID column there

[users] Delete databases from the Beamer

2009-10-10 Thread Walter Hildebrandt
In Windows, when the F4 key is pressed, a Beamer appears on the screen. I have created a number of databases and deleted the databases from my computer. The databases still appear in the Beamer but the databases are not on my computer. How do I delete the databases from the Beamer?

Re: [users] Delete databases from the Beamer

2009-10-10 Thread Walter Hildebrandt
Yes it is in Writer and it is also in Calc. In my case i want to remove somethings in the Beamer that are meaningless. On Sat, Oct 10, 2009 at 11:34 AM, Brian Barker b.m.bar...@btinternet.comwrote: At 11:17 10/10/2009 -0600, Walter Hildebrandt wrote: In Windows, when the F4 key is pressed

Re: [users] Re: Finding duplicates #2

2009-10-08 Thread Walter Hildebrandt
I have successfully gone down to where the instructions say GO TO THE QUERIES SECTION. I could not find the Queries section to create a new query in SQL view On Mon, Oct 5, 2009 at 2:28 PM, Andreas Saeger saege...@onlinehome.dewrote: Walter Hildebrandt wrote: On Mon, Oct 5, 2009 at 9:49 AM

Re: [users] Re: Finding duplicates #2

2009-10-05 Thread Walter Hildebrandt
On Mon, Oct 5, 2009 at 2:56 AM, Andreas Saeger saege...@onlinehome.dewrote: So we have another important hint about what you are doing acutally. - I guess, you copy HTML-tables out of web-pages. I have a software program that does a Data Export to my desktop. A Microsoft Excel 97-2003

Re: [users] Re: Finding duplicates #2

2009-10-05 Thread Walter Hildebrandt
On Mon, Oct 5, 2009 at 9:49 AM, Andreas Saeger saege...@onlinehome.dewrote: Walter Hildebrandt wrote: On Mon, Oct 5, 2009 at 2:56 AM, Andreas Saeger saege...@onlinehome.de wrote: So we have another important hint about what you are doing acutally. - I guess, you copy HTML-tables out

Re: [users] Finding duplicates

2009-10-03 Thread Walter Hildebrandt
: 2009/10/3 Brian Barker b.m.bar...@btinternet.com: At 13:22 02/10/2009 -0600, Walter Hildebrandt wrote: Column A in the spreadsheet is column LC. Column B in the spreadsheet is column LE. Column C in the spreadsheet is LF. The following formula was put into cell LF1 =IF(ISNA

Re: [users] Re: Finding duplicates #2

2009-10-03 Thread Walter Hildebrandt
, Andreas Saeger saege...@onlinehome.dewrote: Walter Hildebrandt wrote: Another condition is that both columns A and B are compacted at the top of the columns. If there are 10 words in either column A or B, then these words will appear in rows 1 through 10. If there are 10 words in column

[users] Finding duplicates

2009-10-02 Thread Walter Hildebrandt
In column A there is a list of words. Anywhere from 10 to 100 rows are involved in column A. In column B I have an other list of words. Anywhere from 10 to 100 rows are involved in column B How can a list of all the words that appear in both A and B columns appear in column C? For example if

[users] Finding duplicates #2

2009-10-02 Thread Walter Hildebrandt
Another condition is that both columns A and B are compacted at the top of the columns. If there are 10 words in either column A or B, then these words will appear in rows 1 through 10. If there are 10 words in column A and 100 words in column B, then column A will have the words in rows 1

Re: [users] Finding duplicates

2009-10-02 Thread Walter Hildebrandt
...@gmail.comwrote: 2009/10/2 Walter Hildebrandt wh2...@gmail.com: In column A there is a list of words. Anywhere from 10 to 100 rows are involved in column A. In column B I have an other list of words. Anywhere from 10 to 100 rows are involved in column B How can a list of all the words

[users] Adding to dates

2009-09-29 Thread Walter Hildebrandt
How is the following done? Cell A1 has a date Cell B1 is to have the date that is in A1 but the date in B1 is three days latter that the date in A1 Cell C1 is to have the date that is in B1 but the date in C1 is eight days latter that the date in B1 All the cells are formatted as Dec 31, 99

Re: [users] Adding to dates

2009-09-29 Thread Walter Hildebrandt
I do not have an asterisks in the formula. Somehow the asterisks was added to what I said in the Email. When I enter =A1+3 in Cell B1, I get Jan 02, 00 On Tue, Sep 29, 2009 at 9:51 AM, Richard Detwiler rlsha...@aol.com wrote: Walter Hildebrandt wrote: How is the following done? Cell A1

Re: [users] Adding to dates

2009-09-29 Thread Walter Hildebrandt
file and entered the information. So it might be helpful to see your actual file (take out anything that might be confidential before sending it, of course, or else just start up a new file and put in what you're talking about in cells A1, B1, and C1. Walter Hildebrandt wrote: I do not have

[users] Automatic copying

2009-09-26 Thread Walter Hildebrandt
Is it possible to do the following? 1. Cells A1, A2, A3, A4, and A5 get numbers that are downloaded from a website. 2. The number in Cell A1 is automatically moved to (copied to) cell B5 3. The number in Cell A2 is automatically moved to (copied to) cell B4 4. The number in Cell A3

Re: [users] Automatic copying

2009-09-26 Thread Walter Hildebrandt
I am using WindowsXP. Wade, I do not understand. What do you mean by Site 1, Site 2 etc Walter On Sat, Sep 26, 2009 at 2:37 PM, Wade Smart w...@wadesmart.com wrote: Walter Hildebrandt wrote: Is it possible to do the following? 1. Cells A1, A2, A3, A4, and A5 get numbers

Re: [users] Automatic copying

2009-09-26 Thread Walter Hildebrandt
:57 PM, Johnny Rosenberg gurus.knu...@gmail.comwrote: 2009/9/26 Walter Hildebrandt wh2...@gmail.com: Is it possible to do the following? 1. Cells A1, A2, A3, A4, and A5 get numbers that are downloaded from a website. 2. The number in Cell A1 is automatically moved to (copied to) cell

Re: [users] Automatic copying

2009-09-26 Thread Walter Hildebrandt
be because what I wrote Jonny in regards unconscious thinking habits (Think outside the box) Walter Denver Colorado On Sat, Sep 26, 2009 at 3:15 PM, Brian Barker b.m.bar...@btinternet.comwrote: At 14:32 26/09/2009 -0600, Walter Hildebrandt wrote: Is it possible to do the following? 1. Cells A1

Re: [users] Automatic copying

2009-09-26 Thread Walter Hildebrandt
On Sat, Sep 26, 2009 at 3:02 PM, Wade Smart w...@wadesmart.com wrote: Walter Hildebrandt wrote: I am using WindowsXP. Wade, I do not understand. What do you mean by Site 1, Site 2 etc Walter On Sat, Sep 26, 2009 at 2:37 PM, Wade Smart w...@wadesmart.com wrote: Walter Hildebrandt wrote

[users] formula in Calc

2009-09-07 Thread Walter Hildebrandt
The following formula works to give a Yes or a No in C1 IF(AND(A1=0;B1=0);Yes;No) How can that formula be increased so that not only A1 and B1 is used but that C1, D1 and E1 be included In other words, what formula can be used when A1=0 and B1=0, and C1=0 and D1=0 and E1=0 so that Yes or No

Re: [users] Formula in Calc

2009-09-07 Thread Walter Hildebrandt
, 2009 at 10:02 AM, Brian Barker b.m.bar...@btinternet.comwrote: At 09:39 23/08/2009 -0600, Walter Hildebrandt wrote: Is there a formula that will do the following? 1 If A1 is empty, Emt appears in C1 2 If A1 is a negative number, Neg appears in C1 3 If A1 has a 0 (a zero), Zero appears

[users] Formula in Calc

2009-08-23 Thread Walter Hildebrandt
Is there a formula that will do the following? 1 If A1 is empty, Emt appears in C1 2 If A1 is a negative number, Neg appears in C1 3 If A1 has a 0 (a zero), Zero appeains in C1 4 If 1, 2, and 3, above, do not exists than C1 is the percentage by which A1 is greater then B1

[users] Sorting a spreadsheet

2009-07-09 Thread Walter Hildebrandt
A spreadsheet has data in rows A through CX. Column W is a column with only numbers. The complete spreadsheet is to be sorted by doing a Desending Sort on column W. When the Sort is done only column W is sorted. Is there some way to have all the columns sorted based on column W. For example

Re: [users] Sorting a spreadsheet

2009-07-09 Thread Walter Hildebrandt
...@gmail.com wrote: Walter Hildebrandt wrote: A spreadsheet has data in rows A through CX. Column W is a column with only numbers. The complete spreadsheet is to be sorted by doing a Desending Sort on column W. When the Sort is done only column W is sorted. Is there some way to have all

Re: [users] Sorting a spreadsheet

2009-07-09 Thread Walter Hildebrandt
Brewster, I did not know there was a Sort choice under Data. I was using the icons to do the sorting. Thank you for the help. Walter On Thu, Jul 9, 2009 at 10:08 PM, bg b...@fdi.us wrote: On Thu, 2009-07-09 at 20:55, Walter Hildebrandt wrote: Joe, when I select all the cells and then click

[users] Re: IFand OR used in one formula

2009-06-09 Thread Walter Hildebrandt
The 7. condition is corrected below. Disregard the 7. condition previously sent. 2009/6/8 Walter Hildebrandt wh2...@gmail.com The formula IF(OR(A1=;B1=);IF(OR(A10;B10);Neg, Emt;Empty);IF(OR(B10;A10);Negative;IF(B10;(A1-B1)/B1;IF(A1=0;1;∞% works well for the following 5 conditions

Re: [users] Re: IFand OR used in one formula

2009-06-09 Thread Walter Hildebrandt
. Good luck with whatever it is you are working on and with your learning. Cheers, Mark 2009/6/9 Walter Hildebrandt wh2...@gmail.com: The 7. condition is corrected below. Disregard the 7. condition previously sent. 2009/6/8 Walter Hildebrandt wh2...@gmail.com The formula

Re: [users] empty cells and negative numbers in Calc

2009-06-08 Thread Walter Hildebrandt
...@gmail.comwrote: 2009/6/8 Walter Hildebrandt wh2...@gmail.com: Johnny, ignore my previous Reply to this Email. Your formula is working as it should. I'm glad to hear that. By the way, you know that you can hit Ctrl+F2 to input formulas in a somewhat more guided way, don't you

[users] IFand OR used in one formula

2009-06-08 Thread Walter Hildebrandt
The formula IF(OR(A1=;B1=);IF(OR(A10;B10);Neg, Emt;Empty);IF(OR(B10;A10);Negative;IF(B10;(A1-B1)/B1;IF(A1=0;1;∞% works well for the following 5 conditions below. Please add conditions 6 and 7 to the formula. I hope to compare the original formula to the new formula and thereby learn

Re: [users] empty cells and negative numbers in Calc

2009-06-07 Thread Walter Hildebrandt
Johnny, I tested all the different possibilities and found, assuming I did not make a mistake, there was one condition that did not work properly. When A1 was empty and there was a negative number in B1, C1 had Empty. C1 should be Empty,Negative. The following is some information I have gathered

Re: [users] empty cells and negative numbers in Calc

2009-06-07 Thread Walter Hildebrandt
Johnny, ignore my previous Reply to this Email. Your formula is working as it should. 2009/6/7 Walter Hildebrandt wh2...@gmail.com Johnny, I tested all the different possibilities and found, assuming I did not make a mistake, there was one condition that did not work properly. When A1

[users] empty cells and negative numbers in Calc

2009-06-05 Thread Walter Hildebrandt
What formula would be used to meet the following conditions? 1) If both A1 and B1 are positive numbers, and A1 is greater than B1, get a positive number, in C1. The number in C1 is the percentage by how much A1 is greater that B1. 2) If both A1 and B1 are positive, and A1 is less than B1, get a

Re: [users] empty cells and negative numbers in Calc

2009-06-05 Thread Walter Hildebrandt
conditions below. Kind regards Johnny Rosenberg 2009/6/6 Walter Hildebrandt wh2...@gmail.com: What formula would be used to meet the following conditions? 1) If both A1 and B1 are positive numbers, and A1 is greater than B1, get a positive number, in C1. The number in C1

Re: [users] empty cells and negative numbers in Calc

2009-06-05 Thread Walter Hildebrandt
Johnny; OK, if A1 is positive and B1=0 it is C1 can have a oo with or without a % Walter On Fri, Jun 5, 2009 at 5:38 PM, Johnny Rosenberg gurus.knu...@gmail.comwrote: 2009/6/6 Walter Hildebrandt wh2...@gmail.com: Johnny; If there is a 0 (zero) it is considered to be a positive number

Re: [users] empty cells and negative numbers in Calc

2009-06-05 Thread Walter Hildebrandt
Rosenberg 2009/6/6 Johnny Rosenberg gurus.knu...@gmail.com: 2009/6/6 Walter Hildebrandt wh2...@gmail.com: Johnny; If there is a 0 (zero) it is considered to be a positive number. I missed this concept when I was using the words positive number. Walter Ok, and what about if A1

Re: [users] empty cells and negative numbers in Calc

2009-06-05 Thread Walter Hildebrandt
I am replying for a 2nd time since the first reply got to someone by mistake called *O* On Fri, Jun 5, 2009 at 5:38 PM, Johnny Rosenberg gurus.knu...@gmail.comwrote: 2009/6/6 Walter Hildebrandt wh2...@gmail.com: Johnny; If there is a 0 (zero) it is considered to be a positive number. I

Re: [users] empty cells and negative numbers in Calc

2009-06-05 Thread Walter Hildebrandt
On Fri, Jun 5, 2009 at 7:32 PM, Brian Barker b.m.bar...@btinternet.comwrote: At 16:25 05/06/2009 -0600, Walter Hildebrandt wrote: What formula would be used to meet the following conditions? It is perhaps worth saying that the best way to learn about formulae and spreadsheets may

Re: [users] empty cells and negative numbers in Calc

2009-06-05 Thread Walter Hildebrandt
Great job, Brian. The =IF(AND(OR(A1=;B1=);OR(A1 0;B10));Negative/Empty;IF(OR(A1=;B1=);Empty;IF(OR(A10;B10);Negative;IF(B1=0;B is zero!;(A1-B1)/B1 worked Walter On Fri, Jun 5, 2009 at 7:59 PM, Walter Hildebrandt wh2...@gmail.com wrote: On Fri, Jun 5, 2009 at 7:32 PM, Brian Barker

Re: [users] empty cells and negative numbers in Calc

2009-06-05 Thread Walter Hildebrandt
, JOE Conner joeconner2...@gmail.com wrote: Walter Hildebrandt wrote: On Fri, Jun 5, 2009 at 7:32 PM, Brian Barker b.m.bar...@btinternet.com wrote: SNIP Brian, you point is well taken. I have tried to find a manual to learn about the various formula that can be used in OOo buy can

[users] positive numbers

2009-06-04 Thread Walter Hildebrandt
What formula can be used to do all of the following; 1) If A1 is a positive number that number will appear in B1 2) If A1 is 0 (a zero) that number will appear in B1 3) If A1 has a negative number that negative number will appear in B1 4) If A1 is empty then B1 will be empty

[users] number relationship

2009-06-03 Thread Walter Hildebrandt
In A1 there can be any number from 1 through 100. In B1, how can I get the difference between the A1 number and 90. If the number in A1 is greater than 90, then the difference in B1 is a positive number (For example if A1 is 91 then the number in B1 is 1. If the number in A1 is 95 then the

Re: [users] number relationship

2009-06-03 Thread Walter Hildebrandt
Joe you are correct, Thank you. It works even when A1 is empty On Wed, Jun 3, 2009 at 8:15 PM, JOE Conner joeconner2...@gmail.com wrote: Mark Knecht wrote: =IFERROR(A1-90) On Wed, Jun 3, 2009 at 6:55 PM, Walter Hildebrandt wh2...@gmail.com wrote: In A1 there can be any number from 1

Re: [users] Re: bypass regative numbers

2009-06-02 Thread Walter Hildebrandt
. Was this what you were originally asking for? Johnny Rosenberg 2009/6/2 Walter Hildebrandt wh2...@gmail.com: Thanks to everyone who helped with this question. The following is a summary I made for myself. This might be of interest to some. =IF(OR(A10;B1=0);;(A1-B1)/B1) Any time

Re: [users] Re: bypass regative numbers

2009-06-01 Thread Walter Hildebrandt
Thanks to everyone who helped with this question. The following is a summary I made for myself. This might be of interest to some. =IF(OR(A10;B1=0);;(A1-B1)/B1) Any time there is -100% or a blank in C, *look at the As and the Bs* to see what in the As and Bs. This is because there are various

Re: [users] Re: bypass regative numbers

2009-05-31 Thread Walter Hildebrandt
Thank you, Keith, the complicated formula =IF(A10;;IF(B10;;(A1-B1)/B1) works great. Walter On Sat, May 30, 2009 at 11:29 PM, Keith N. McKenna keith.mcke...@comcast.net wrote: Walter; Sorry about that I misread your original message. Let me see if I have this straight. In the

[users] bypass regative numbers

2009-05-30 Thread Walter Hildebrandt
In Calc I am using the following formula in cell C1 =A1-B1)/B1 Is there some way to get an empty C1 cell when there is a negative number in either A1 or B1?

Re: [users] Re: bypass regative numbers

2009-05-30 Thread Walter Hildebrandt
...@comcast.net wrote: Walter Hildebrandt wrote: In Calc I am using the following formula in cell C1 =A1-B1)/B1 Is there some way to get an empty C1 cell when there is a negative number in either A1 or B1? Walter; Put this if statement into cell C1. =IF(A1-B1 0;0;A1-B1) which says

Re: [users] voice recognition capacity

2009-04-25 Thread Walter Hildebrandt
[?] ) On Thu, Apr 23, 2009 at 9:17 PM, John Boyle jbo...@harbornet.com wrote: Walter Hildebrandt wrote: Is there a voice recognition capability that can be used with Writer? (Can be used to add text to a Writer document?) To Walter Hildebrand: Yes, there are two different products. Both are owned

[users] voice recognition capacity

2009-04-23 Thread Walter Hildebrandt
Is there a voice recognition capability that can be used with Writer? (Can be used to add text to a Writer document?)

[users] Hand-held copier of printed text

2009-04-22 Thread Walter Hildebrandt
Does anyone know if there is a hand held copying device that can copy text and paste that text into a Writer text file and be able to edit that text in the Writer text file?

Re: [users] mixed positive and negative numbers

2009-04-17 Thread Walter Hildebrandt
Harold, I am impressed. I did not make my question clear but you still came up with the correct solution. The last ABS worked. Thank you. Walter On Fri, Apr 17, 2009 at 10:26 AM, Harold Fuchs hwfa.openoff...@googlemail.com wrote: 2009/4/17 Walter Hildebrandt wh9...@gmail.com Putting

Re: [users] Re: Convert PDF

2009-04-15 Thread Walter Hildebrandt
at 12:16 AM, NoOp gl...@sbcglobal.net wrote: On 04/10/2009 06:19 PM, NoOp wrote: On 04/10/2009 11:56 AM, Walter Hildebrandt wrote: using 3.0 with WindowsXP. There is a PDF file on my desktop that I would like to copy the contents into a OOo Writer file and be able to edit the contents

Re: [users] Re: Convert PDF

2009-04-14 Thread Walter Hildebrandt
...@sbcglobal.net wrote: On 04/10/2009 06:19 PM, NoOp wrote: On 04/10/2009 11:56 AM, Walter Hildebrandt wrote: using 3.0 with WindowsXP. There is a PDF file on my desktop that I would like to copy the contents into a OOo Writer file and be able to edit the contents in the OOo Writer file

[users] Convert PDF

2009-04-10 Thread Walter Hildebrandt
using 3.0 with WindowsXP. There is a PDF file on my desktop that I would like to copy the contents into a OOo Writer file and be able to edit the contents in the OOo Writer file. Can this be done?

[users] Consolidate data in Calc

2009-04-01 Thread Walter Hildebrandt
I have several large spreadsheets that are exactly the same except cells have different numbers. I would like to create a new spreadsheet to compare the data in just some of the cells of the original spreadsheets As a example I would like the new spreadsheet to show the numbers from the A1

[users] Go To in Writer

2009-03-29 Thread Walter Hildebrandt
In Calc there is the Name Box that has a pull-down menu in which individual cells can be named. Is there some way in Writer to make a pull-down menu that has a list of words. When a particular word is selected, the cursor goes to that word. The words in the pull-down menu would act like a Table

[users] Go To in Calc

2009-03-24 Thread Walter Hildebrandt
I have a large spreadsheet. Is there a Go To command to go to a specific cell. For example, Is there some way to name a call and then use that name in a Go To command so that named cell appears on the screen?

Re: [users] an empty cell in Calc

2009-03-09 Thread Walter Hildebrandt
...@btinternet.comwrote: At 15:41 08/03/2009 -0600, Walter Hildebrandt wrote: an additional IF is needed in the spreadsheet. (I think this will be the last IF needed request) Phew! If A1 is empty then B1 should be empty If A1 has any number in it, that number in A1 is reduced by 3. If there is 0

Re: [users] an empty cell in Calc

2009-03-09 Thread Walter Hildebrandt
wrote: Walter Hildebrandt wrote: Great, the =IF(ISNUMBER(A1);A1-3;) The following is a summary of what worked; number one =IF(A1=0;��;A1) if A1 is empty get empty. If A1 has a 0 get an empty cell. If there is a number that is not 0 get that number. Number two =IF(ISBLANK(A1);��;A1

Re: [users] an empty cell in Calc

2009-03-09 Thread Walter Hildebrandt
conditions. The goal is a feature that gives how much greater or how much less A1 is compared to B1 (for example there are 2 cases (2 conditions) where the answer is 0) On Mon, Mar 9, 2009 at 4:38 PM, JOE Conner joeconner2...@gmail.com wrote: Walter Hildebrandt wrote: The =ABS(B1) + ABS(C1

Re: [users] an empty cell in Calc

2009-03-09 Thread Walter Hildebrandt
- Original Message - From: Walter Hildebrandt wh9...@gmail.com To: users@openoffice.org Sent: Monday, March 09, 2009 10:13 PM Subject: Re: [users] an empty cell in Calc The =ABS(B1) + ABS(C1) has to work in all of the four conditions. it only worked when B1 was 10% and C1 was -10%. D1 had

Re: [users] an empty cell in Calc

2009-03-09 Thread Walter Hildebrandt
I am surprised how simple it is Thank you. On Mon, Mar 9, 2009 at 6:45 PM, JOE Conner joeconner2...@gmail.com wrote: Walter Hildebrandt wrote: When 10 is in both A1 and B1 the ABS answer in C1 is 20 When -10 is in both A1 and B1 the ABS answer in C1 is 20 When -10 is in both A1 and B1

Re: [users] an empty cell in Calc

2009-03-08 Thread Walter Hildebrandt
, Walter Hildebrandt wrote: Using 3.1 with WindowsXP As I mentioned before, I can speak only for 3.0.1. (Do you know that 3.1 will be different?) If cell A1 is empty and =IF(A1;) is in B1, B1 will have the word FALSE. What can be entered in B1 to get an empty B1 cell? Well, the simplest

Re: [users] an empty cell in Calc

2009-03-08 Thread Walter Hildebrandt
=A1 does not work because B1 will not be empty when A1 has a 0 in it. On Sun, Mar 8, 2009 at 10:01 AM, Michael Adams mbad...@paradise.net.nzwrote: On Sun, 08 Mar 2009 09:51:22 -0600 Came this utterance formulated by Walter Hildebrandt to my mailbox: Sorry for the confusion. i will try

Re: [users] an empty cell in Calc

2009-03-08 Thread Walter Hildebrandt
Wow it works. Thank you. On Sun, Mar 8, 2009 at 10:13 AM, Brian Barker b.m.bar...@btinternet.comwrote: At 09:51 08/03/2009 -0600, Walter Hildebrandt wrote: Sorry for the confusion. i will try again. If A1 is empty or has an 0 in it, I want B1 to be empty. At the same time if A1 has any

Re: [users] an empty cell in Calc

2009-03-08 Thread Walter Hildebrandt
: At 18:41 08/03/2009 +, Harold Fuchs wrote: On Sun, 08 Mar 2009 09:51:22 -0600 Came this utterance formulated by Walter Hildebrandt to my mailbox: Sorry for the confusion. i will try again. If A1 is empty or has an 0 in it, I want B1 to be empty. At the same time if A1 has any number

Re: [users] an empty cell in Calc

2009-03-08 Thread Walter Hildebrandt
Both of the suggestions works. Thank you. On Sun, Mar 8, 2009 at 2:37 PM, Brian Barker b.m.bar...@btinternet.comwrote: At 14:24 08/03/2009 -0600, Walter Hildebrandt wrote: The spreadsheet is both large and complicated. I don't think that's relevant! I have a new questions If A1

Re: [users] an empty cell in Calc

2009-03-08 Thread Walter Hildebrandt
. If there is a 3 in A1 then B1 would be 0. On Sun, Mar 8, 2009 at 3:05 PM, Walter Hildebrandt wh9...@gmail.com wrote: Both of the suggestions works. Thank you. On Sun, Mar 8, 2009 at 2:37 PM, Brian Barker b.m.bar...@btinternet.comwrote: At 14:24 08/03/2009 -0600, Walter Hildebrandt wrote

[users] blank cells and cells with 0

2009-03-07 Thread Walter Hildebrandt
I am using 3.1 with WindowsXP In Calc, Cell A1 is either empty or has a 0 in it. Cell B1 has either =A1+20 in it. When cell A1 is either empty or has a 0 in it, I want cell B1 to be empty or in some way indicate that A1 is either empty or has a 0 in it. If any number, except 0, is in cell A1 I

[users] an empty cell in Calc

2009-03-07 Thread Walter Hildebrandt
Using 3.1 with WindowsXP If cell A1 is empty and =IF(A1;) is in B1, B1 will have the word FALSE. What can be entered in B1 to get an empty B1 cell?

Re: [users] blank cells and cells with 0

2009-03-07 Thread Walter Hildebrandt
It worked. Thank you On Sat, Mar 7, 2009 at 4:25 PM, Gene Young n2...@cfl.rr.com wrote: Walter Hildebrandt wrote: I am using 3.1 with WindowsXP In Calc, Cell A1 is either empty or has a 0 in it. Cell B1 has either =A1+20 in it. When cell A1 is either empty or has a 0 in it, I want cell

Re: [users] an empty cell in Calc

2009-03-07 Thread Walter Hildebrandt
Detwiler rlsha...@aol.com wrote: Walter Hildebrandt wrote: Using 3.1 with WindowsXP If cell A1 is empty and =IF(A1;) is in B1, B1 will have the word FALSE. What can be entered in B1 to get an empty B1 cell? You don't say what you want in B1 if A1 is not empty. If you want B1 to be equal

[users] Page centering

2008-12-05 Thread Walter Hildebrandt
On a WindowsXP computer I updated to 3.0. Before updating my text documents appeared properly on the screen. Now when I open a text documents the page is partly out of view. I have to use the scrolling at the bottom of the screen to move the page over to the left so that the page is center

[users] Limit in a formula

2008-10-24 Thread Walter Hildebrandt
Using a 3.0 spreadsheet, is it possible to put a limit into a formula: If $400 was in cell A1 and $416.67 is in call B1 and the formula in C1 was =A1-B1, the results in C1 would be -$16.67. Can the formula be modified so that any time cell C1 produced a negative number, the entry in C1 would

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