Thanks for that - I'll just move the chart!

On 31 October 2014 21:16, Mark Bourne <
libreoffice-ml.mbou...@spamgourmet.com> wrote:

> I think freeze and split windows are intended for scrolling around large
> table of data, for example to keep heading and total rows and columns in
> view. So they keep the rows in the views next to each lined up so the
> headings match the data. But as I understand it, you want to break that
> coupling, so you can scroll the left side up and down without the right
> side moving. I don't think that's possible, although it may be an
> interesting feature request. As it happens, I have a similar sheet where
> I'm continually adding new data to the bottom of the table and have a chart
> to the right of it, but I just move the chart down the sheet as more data
> is added.
>
> Another possibility is use Window > New Window to open a second window of
> the same document, then arrange the two windows on screen as you want.
> Changes in one window are reflected in the other (it's the same document,
> not a copy). But I don't think that arrangement is saved so you'd have to
> set the windows up each time you open the file, which may or may not work
> for you. It may be possible to use a macro to automate opening a second
> window and positioning it, but I'm not sure of the details for that and may
> not work too well if someone with a different size screen opens it.
>
>
> A couple of things which I don't think are quite what you want, but
> mention in case they do the trick or inspire other ideas...
>
> Place the cursor in F1 before selecting Window > Split or Window > Freeze.
> But the two halves would scroll together vertically; you'll only be able to
> scroll them separately horizontally.
>
> You can also split both horizontally and vertically at the same time by
> first positioning the cursor somewhere in the middle of the sheet (e.g.
> F20) then Window > Split. But again the two parts next to each other
> horizontally would be kept in sync when scrolling vertically, and the two
> parts stacked vertically would be kept in sync when scrolling horizontally.
> So you'd end up with only the lower left part available for scrolling
> around your data. If you scrolled the top left part vertically, or the
> lower right part horizontally, it would also scroll your chart in the top
> right out of view. (Hope that all makes sense... if not just try it and see
> what happens!)
>
> Mark.
>
>
>
> Andrew Sullivan wrote:
>
>> Is it possible to freeze the left and right parts of a spreadsheet (as
>> opposed to the upper and lower parts, which I know you can do)?
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Andrew
>>
>> On 26 October 2014 20:06, Andrew Sullivan <andrew.t.sulli...@gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>  That doesn't do exactly what I want...
>>>
>>> The data starts at A1; the chart occupies the space G3/M19.  What I'd
>>> ideally like to do is split the sheet vertically between say columns E
>>> and
>>> F and be able to scroll the data columns.  Can this be done?
>>>
>>> Thanks again.
>>>
>>> Andrew
>>>
>>> On 26 October 2014 19:21, Joe Conner <joeconner2...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>  You are able.  Select a cell below your chart, then
>>>> select WINDOW -> FREEZE.
>>>>
>>>> That should do it.
>>>>
>>>> Blessings, Joe Conner, Poulsbo, WA USA
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 10/26/2014 11:48 AM, Andrew Sullivan wrote:
>>>>
>>>>  Hello
>>>>>
>>>>> First post here, hope it's in the right place...
>>>>>
>>>>> I have a simple spreadsheet in Calc - just a few columns fo data and a
>>>>> chart at the top of the page.  The data columns are quite long
>>>>> (hundreds
>>>>> of
>>>>> lines eventually) and I would like to fix the position of the chart at
>>>>> the
>>>>> top of the page and scroll down the data columns.
>>>>>
>>>>> Assuming this makes sense, is it possible???
>>>>>
>>>>> TIA
>>>>>
>>>>> Andrew
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>
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