On 7 May 2008 at 11:16, John Kaufmann wrote: > In a message dated 2008.05.07 04:43 -0500, mike scott wrote: > > >> I've looked. And looked. Not in Help. Not in the Calc FAQ at > >> openoffice.org. > >> Searched openoffice.org, and found one *unanswered* question to this > >> effect: How to set spreadsheet default values, like default column width? > >> Can this really be so esoteric? > > > > One idea that springs to mind is to set things up as you want, and > > save as a template file. I've not tried it though. > > With respect, Mike, if one wants to change, say, the default column width > for the current spreadsheet - a simple formatting task in any other > spreadsheet manager I've used - does that really make any sense?
I've obviously misunderstood your question; sorry. I thought you were asking how, when creating a new spreadsheet, particular standard settings could be applied - I still think a template is appropriate for this. Are you actually asking, for example, how do I set all column widths to XXX for /this/ spreadsheet, and format all numbers with 2dp precision? If so, I think it's a case of selecting the whole spreadsheet and applying the settings you want - although that's obviously /very/ gross when there's a mix of data types (eg a date formatted as a floating point number is not good!), it works for column widths and rows heights. Otherwise I'm out of my depth..... sorry again! -- Permission for this mail to be processed by any third party in connection with marketing or advertising purposes is hereby explicitly denied. http://www.scottsonline.org.uk lists incoming sites blocked because of spam [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mike Scott, Harlow, Essex, England --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
