Re: Drag and Drop in a Spreadsheet
On 2/1/2017 6:40 PM, toki wrote: Another reason people should demand Congress establish a tax credit for >contributions to Open Source Software. _The Apache Software Foundation_ is a 501(c)(3) organization, and as such, donations are tax deductible. There is a great deal of difference between a tax credit, and a deduction. All business expenses are deductible. Companies and individuals providing for the general good of society, need to be compensated if one wants them to do as well as competitors that don't. >Without a credit, companies and individuals that donate to OSS, are at a disadvantage in the marketplace. Companies that donate to 501(c)(3) organizations can, and usually do deduct it, when it comes to paying taxes. I repeat, deductions and credits are vastly different. For companies that contribute developers, their costs are no greater than that organizations whose developers work on closed source software. True, but competitors can use their work, but they can't use competitors. jonathon
Re: Drag and Drop in a Spreadsheet
On 2/1/2017 2:05 PM, Martin Groenescheij wrote: On 02/02/17 5:23 AM, Alan Pearce wrote: Thanks to all for your help. Now I understand. I don't know why it can't be as easy as Excel. Well, Microsoft has an army of engineers working on it and charge you for the use of their application. OpenOffice has a couple of volunteers working on it and give you the application for free. Even a simple change requires a lot of time for testing and documenting the changes. Alan. Another reason people should demand Congress establish a tax credit for contributions to Open Source Software. Closed software is dangerous and poses a risk to society worse than terrorists. Open source software is in the public interest, and needs to be funded. Without a credit, companies and individuals that donate to OSS, are at a disadvantage in the marketplace. Those that don't pay, can use what they pay for and sell it for less. OSS is the foundation for Blue ray players, but companies that build them had no obligation or incentive to compensate people who did the work. Inventors who want to contribute to the common good starve, while companies that take advantage of their work get rich. jrh - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org
Re: Drag and Drop in a Spreadsheet
On 02/02/17 5:23 AM, Alan Pearce wrote: Thanks to all for your help. Now I understand. I don't know why it can't be as easy as Excel. Well, Microsoft has an army of engineers working on it and charge you for the use of their application. OpenOffice has a couple of volunteers working on it and give you the application for free. Even a simple change requires a lot of time for testing and documenting the changes. Alan. - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org
Drag and Drop in a Spreadsheet
Thanks to all for your help. Now I understand. I don't know why it can't be as easy as Excel. Alan.
Re: Drag and Drop in a Spreadsheet
Original Message From: Martin GroenescheijTo: users@openoffice.apache.org Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2017 21:40:26 +1100 > On 31/01/17 9:37 PM, Alan Pearce wrote: >> Something seems to have changed in recent times. I can no longer click >> on a cell and simply drag the contents to a new cell. If I play around >> long enough I can sometimes make it work. It has become quicker to cut >> and paste. Please can someone tell me the correct procedure? > > Step 1: Select the Cell(s) > Step 2: Left click in on of the cells and drag to wherever you want. > Step 3: save your work >> >> Thanks, >> Alan. I might be wrong (very possible), but I suspect Alan is missing the little trick in step 1. for selecting a single cell which is: o Left click and hold down the mouse button inside the cell to be moved. o Drag the mouse pointer to an adjacent cell and back to the original cell before releasing the mouse button. Easier to do than to describe. HTH Dave - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org
Re: Drag and Drop in a Spreadsheet
At 10:37 31/01/2017 +, Alan Pearce wrote: Something seems to have changed in recent times. Possibly not. I can no longer click on a cell and simply drag the contents to a new cell. [...] Please can someone tell me the correct procedure? You will know that you can do this very easily for a range of more than one cell, but the technique does not lend itself to a single cell. Note that if you select multiple cells, the range ends up highlighted and it is this highlighted range that is moved or copied by drag and drop. The problem is that if you click on a single cell, you move focus to that cell but do not highlight it. You need to find a way to highlight a single cell and your problem will be solved. Here are some techniques: o Click the cell to move focus to it. Shift+click the cell to highlight it. Drag and drop. o Click the cell to move focus to it. Ctrl+click the cell to highlight it. Drag and drop. o Click the cell to move focus to it. Drag the mouse to a neighbouring cell until both are highlighted. Without releasing the mouse, drag back to the original, single cell - leaving it alone highlighted. Release the mouse. Drag and drop. This last technique sounds complicated but is probably the easiest to use. I trust this helps. Brian Barker - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org
Re: Drag and Drop in a Spreadsheet
On 31/01/17 9:37 PM, Alan Pearce wrote: Something seems to have changed in recent times. I can no longer click on a cell and simply drag the contents to a new cell. If I play around long enough I can sometimes make it work. It has become quicker to cut and paste. Please can someone tell me the correct procedure? Step 1: Select the Cell(s) Step 2: Left click in on of the cells and drag to wherever you want. Step 3: save your work Thanks, Alan. - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org
Drag and Drop in a Spreadsheet
Something seems to have changed in recent times. I can no longer click on a cell and simply drag the contents to a new cell. If I play around long enough I can sometimes make it work. It has become quicker to cut and paste. Please can someone tell me the correct procedure? Thanks, Alan.