On 2/14/2018 4:40 PM, Martin Groenescheij wrote:
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On 15/02/18 8:31 AM, Winter wrote:
This is why after years I have now stopped using Open Office and switched to Google Apps. I am a programmer.

I expect from programmers that they know the difference between importing Numbers and Text.

I quickly dump software that does not comply to User Ergonomics. It should be simple and intuitive. Especially the simplest task.

Then Google Apps. is the tool for you, please come back when you need to do more complex tasks.

All I wanted was to set up a budget like I have many time in Open Office but the Sum command now does not sum. Why? I read online suggestions which mentioned it could have something to do with the value being treated as Text with no explanation to convert them to numerical values.

If you have Cells formatted as Text it will store imported values as text, at the top you can see a ` in front of the number when stored as text. Changing the Cell format to numeric doesn't help.  You can use a formula like =VALUE(A1:A25) in a empty column and Paste Special the result
back into Column A with only the numeric option ticked.

I had just opened the Sheet. There was no formatting. I understand the distinction in how to see if it is text. It did not appear to be text. I copied the values from the cells into the adjacent column and still it did not recognize the numbers as text. I was programming in HEX modularly when you were in Kindergarten. I have an IQ over 160. I do not need your condescension in remarking that perhaps I need something simple. Your job as tech support is to consider the input from your customers not to take amateurish  cheap shots. You have a problem with your product. Perhaps if you would listen to your customers instead of taking juvenile asinine responses.

It seemed quickly much easier to sign in to Google. Goodbye. I have little patience when companies make simple tasks complicated.


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