Re: [users] Calc: Format/Formula help

2007-12-03 Thread Jo
Jonathan Knight wrote: All, I've got a typical accounting use for a spreadsheet. Basically mimicing a columnar pad. Column A Column B contain the dollars cents respectively.vvMy current solution requires me to enter the whole dollars into A, the whole cents into B. I would like to enter

Re: [users] Calc: Format/Formula help

2007-12-03 Thread Richard Travers
In article [EMAIL PROTECTED], Jo [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Jonathan Knight wrote: All, I've got a typical accounting use for a spreadsheet. Basically mimicing a columnar pad. Column A Column B contain the dollars cents respectively.vvMy current solution requires me to enter the whole

Re: [users] Calc: Format/Formula help

2007-12-02 Thread Harold Fuchs
On 01/12/2007 15:18, Troll/Idiot wrote: Jonathan Knight wrote: What a brilliant idea! You know for a lot less trouble, I could just stick a piece of tape down the montior to cover up those cents! :-) I've tried it. The tape doesn't stick very well to the white-out.

Re: [users] Calc: Format/Formula help

2007-12-01 Thread Jonathan Knight
: [users] Calc: Format/Formula help The fundamental restriction is that a cell in a spreadsheet can contain a value or it can contain a formula. A single cell cannot contain both a value and a formula using that value to construct a *different* value for display. But I have an idea. I don't claim

Re: [users] Calc: Format/Formula help

2007-12-01 Thread Troll/Idiot
Jonathan Knight wrote: What a brilliant idea! You know for a lot less trouble, I could just stick a piece of tape down the montior to cover up those cents! :-) I've tried it. The tape doesn't stick very well to the white-out.

Re: [users] Calc: Format/Formula help

2007-12-01 Thread kevin johnston
, December 1, 2007 12:08:02 AM Subject: Re: [users] Calc: Format/Formula help The fundamental restriction is that a cell in a spreadsheet can contain a value or it can contain a formula. A single cell cannot contain both a value and a formula using that value to construct a *different* value

Re: [users] Calc: Format/Formula help

2007-11-30 Thread Joe Conner
Jonathan Knight wrote: That's what I was trying to avoid. Was hoping there is a formatting solution for the whole dollars. I don't want to move the value to another cell since it's a standard form we use. Anyway, thanks for the input! Why not then use a different worksheet for the input,

Re: [users] Calc: Format/Formula help

2007-11-30 Thread Jonathan Knight
@openoffice.org Sent: Friday, November 30, 2007 2:04:03 PM Subject: Re: [users] Calc: Format/Formula help Jonathan Knight wrote: SNIP That part works great! Only problem is I still see the cents in Column A. I tried to change the format to zero decimal places, but it rounds the value! Not what I

[users] Calc: Format/Formula help

2007-11-30 Thread Jonathan Knight
All, I've got a typical accounting use for a spreadsheet. Basically mimicing a columnar pad. Column A Column B contain the dollars cents respectively.vvMy current solution requires me to enter the whole dollars into A, the whole cents into B. I would like to enter the entire amount into A,

Re: [users] Calc: Format/Formula help

2007-11-30 Thread kevin johnston
:03 PM Subject: Re: [users] Calc: Format/Formula help Jonathan Knight wrote: SNIP That part works great! Only problem is I still see the cents in Column A. I tried to change the format to zero decimal places, but it rounds the value! Not what I want. Anyone have any ideas for formatting

Re: [users] Calc: Format/Formula help

2007-11-30 Thread Jonathan Knight
: Joe Conner [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: users@openoffice.org Sent: Friday, November 30, 2007 3:16:10 PM Subject: Re: [users] Calc: Format/Formula help Jonathan Knight wrote: That's what I was trying to avoid. Was hoping there is a formatting solution for the whole dollars. I don't want to move

Re: [users] Calc: Format/Formula help

2007-11-30 Thread Joe Conner
Jonathan Knight wrote: SNIP That part works great! Only problem is I still see the cents in Column A. I tried to change the format to zero decimal places, but it rounds the value! Not what I want. Anyone have any ideas for formatting Column A to just show the whole dollar amount entered?

Re: [users] Calc: Format/Formula help

2007-11-30 Thread Joe Conner
Joe Conner wrote: Jonathan Knight wrote: SNIP That part works great! Only problem is I still see the cents in Column A. I tried to change the format to zero decimal places, but it rounds the value! Not what I want. Anyone have any ideas for formatting Column A to just show the whole