2010/8/29 Johnny Rosenberg <gurus.knu...@gmail.com>: > 2010/8/29 Drew <usersl...@paintedfrogceramics.com>: >>> > >>> > Using suse 11.3 ooo from suse (probably gooo) it doesn't work >>> >>> I am in OpenSUSE 11.2 right now (restarted my computer since last >>> message) and my OpenOffice.org version is OOO310m21 (Build 9319) and >>> it's the Novel version, I suppose that's the same as Go-OO, right? >>> >>> Anyway, my solution (OK, it's not really mine…) works on that version, >>> so you must be doing something wrong. Are you sure you are following >>> the instructions for 100%? Of course there is a possibility that I >>> didn't write it correctly. Anyone else who got it to work? >>> >>> I can create an example document, that I will test before I send it, >>> if you like. >>> >>> >>> Regards >>> >>> Johnny Rosenberg >>> >> >> Howdy, >> >> Just tried the forumla technique above with Ubuntu 10.04 and the gooo >> 3.2.1 from the 'proposed' repository - not sure when that is going to >> roll to GA, but soon...anyway works like a charm here. >> >> Drew > > Sorry for my ignorance, but what is GA…? > > So it seems to work on Go-oo anyway, so maybe it works in the OpenSUSE > 11.3 version of OpenOffice.org after all? > > The easiest way (I think) to test, for you who couldn't make it work, > is probably to follow theses steps: > > Open an empty spreadsheet > Hit F11 so you can see what styles you've got. > Highlight A1 (just click in it). > Click Format → Conditional formatting… > Make sure Condition 1 is checked. > Change from ”Cell value is” to ”Formula is” for condition 1. > Enter the following formula in the text field for condition 1: > IF(A1<>"";STYLE(A1)) > Be sure to get the parentheses right, and the semi colon too. > Click OK. > > Now, enter the name of one of your existing styles (except ”default”…) > in A1, for example ”Header” or whatever is a valid name in the English > version (I have the Swedish version, so I can only guess…). The format > of A1 should now be changed to whatever the text in A1 says. Now type > ”default” in A1 and you should get the default format. > > > Kind regards > > Johnny Rosenberg >
Be also sure that you really type A1. If you type it by pointing to the cell with your mouse, make sure that it's still A1, not $A$1. A1 will also work, but if you copy the cell to another cell, let's say C8, the formula will still refer to A1, not C8. So remove the $ signs if necessary. Regards Johnny Rosenberg --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.org
