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Advanced Formatting and Protection
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Welcome to the Spoken Tutorial on Advanced Formatting and Protection in LibreOffice Calc. |
Welcome to the Spoken Tutorial on Advanced Formatting and Protection in LibreOffice Calc. |
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Learning Objectives In this tutorial we will learn how to:
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In this tutorial we will learn how to:
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OS and versions
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Here we are using Ubuntu Linux version 10.04 and LibreOffice Suite version 3.3.4. |
| Open “Personal-Finance-Tracker.ods” | Let’s open “Personal-Finance-Tracker.ods”. |
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Protect the file by using a password. this option * ensures that only people
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First let us learn to password protect this file.
This option ensures that only people who know the password can open this file. |
| From the Main menu, click File and Save As.
the Save dialog box appears |
From the Main menu, click File and Save As.
the Save dialog box appears |
| Check the Save with password option.
then click Save |
Next, check the Save with password box.
then click Save |
| Point to the the file already exists overwrite? dialog box.
Here let us replace the file. Click Yes. |
As we are using the Save As option, we can either save it as a different file or replace the same file.
Here let us replace the file. Click Yes. |
| enter the password : password123
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Then enter a password
and re enter the password in confirm box also and click OK |
| Close the Personal-Finance-Tracker.ods | Then close the Personal-Finance-Tracker.ods |
| Open the file Personal-Finance-Tracker.ods | Now, let us reopen this file and check what happens. |
| Enter the password: password 111.
Click OK. |
The Enter Password dialog box appears!
Let us enter a wrong password here. Click OK. |
| Point to the error message | We get an error message which says that the password is incorrect. |
| Enter the password: password123.
Click OK. |
Now type the correct password.
The file opens. |
| How do we remove the password option?
It’s simple too. | |
| From the Main menu, click File and Save As. Un-check Save with Password option. | We un-check the Save with password option. |
| Point to the Save option. | Again as we use the Save option, we can either save it as a different file or replace the same file. |
| Point to the the file already exists overwrite? dialog box. | Here let us replace the file.
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| Click Yes. | Click Yes. |
| Close and open the file. | Let us close and open this file.
You do not require a password to open the file. |
| Let’s learn how to password protect the individual sheets from this file. | |
| From the Menu bar >> click on “Tools” >> go to “Protect Document” >> click on “Sheet”. | From the Menu bar, click on “Tools”, “Protect Document” and “Sheet”. |
| Point to the “Protect Sheet” dialog box. | The “Protect Sheet” dialog box appears. |
| Un-check “Select Locked cells” and “Select Unlocked cells”. | To protect the sheet, first, un-check the options “Select Locked cells” and “Select Unlocked cells”. |
| In the “Password” type “abc”.
Re-enter the password “abc” in the “Confirm” field. Click OK. |
Now, in the “Password” field, let’s enter “abc”, in the lower case, and re-enter the password in the “Confirm” field.
Click OK. |
| Select any cell and show that you cannot enter the data. | Now, let’s try to select and modify data in a cell. |
| Move cursor along the sheet click to show that no cells can be selected. | We are not able to select any cell!
The sheet cannot be modified! |
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Click on Sheet2. |
But what about the other sheets?
Let’s click on Sheet2. |
| Click on A6 and type “testing”. | Let’s select a cell and try to edit it
Calc allows us to edit the cells in the other sheets. |
| Go back to the first sheet. | Let’s go back to the first sheet. |
| Now, let’s un-protect the sheet.
This is simple. | |
| From the Menu bar >> click on “Tools” >> go to “Protect Document” >> click on “Sheet”. | From the Menu bar, click on “Tools”, “Protect Document” and “Sheet”. |
| Point to the “Unprotect Sheet” dialog box. | A dialog box, that requests for the password, appears. |
| Enter “abc” as password >> click “OK”. | Enter “abc” in small case in it and click OK. |
| Move cursor along sheet and select cells. | We are able to select the cells again! |
| Let’s learn about “Ranges”. | |
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Ranges
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| Let’s define a database in “Personal-Finance-Tracker.ods” and sort the data. | |
| First, let’s select the items which we require in the database. | |
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Select all data under “SN”to Account together. Select only upto Miscelleneous. Do not select Sub-Total and Average |
Let’s select all the data under the heading “SN”to Account together. We have already learnt how to select data. |
| Now, let’s name our database. | |
| From the Menu bar >> Click on “Data” >> click on “Define Range” | From the Menu bar, click “Data” and then click on “Define Range”. |
| In the “Name” field, type “dtbs”. | In the “Name” field, type“dtbs” which is the short-form of database. |
| Click “OK”. | Click “OK”. |
| From the Menu bar >> Click on “Data” >> click on “Select Range” | Again, from the Menu bar, click “Data” and “Select Range”. |
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Point to “dtbs” in the dialog box. |
Notice, that in the “Select Database Range” dialog box that appears, the name “dtbs” is listed as a database. |
| Click on “OK” | Click on the “OK” button. |
| Now let’s sort the data in this database.
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| From the Menu bar >> Click on “Data” >> click on “Sort” | From the Menu bar, click “Data” and “Sort”. |
| Point to the Sort dialog box.
In “Sort by” field >> select “SN” Click on “Descending” next to it. |
In the Sort dialog box that appears, click the “Sort by” by”field and select “SN”.
Next, from the right side, select “Descending”. |
| Under “Then by” field click “Cost”
Click on “Descending” next to it. |
Under the first “Then by” field, click on the drop-down, and select “Cost”.
Again, from the right side, select “Descending”. |
| Under second “Then by” field click “Spent”
Click on “Descending” next to it. |
In the second “Then by” field, click on the drop-down, select “Spent” and then, again select “Descending”. |
| Click OK. | Click OK. |
| Point to the sorted data. | The data is sorted under the heading “SN” and in the descending order! |
| In a similar manner, we can perform other operations in the database too! | |
| UNDO the actions performed.
Press the CTRL+Z keys to undo the sort action. |
Let’s press the CTRL+Z keys to undo the sort and get the original data. |
| Now, let’s learn how how to use the “Subtotal” option in Calc. | |
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Subtotal
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The “Subtotal” option, calculates the grand total of data under different headings, using a mathematical function of our choice. |
| Let’s find the subtotal of the data under the heading “Cost”. | |
| Delete the entry in row number 8.
select all data under SN to ACCOUNT together but exclude Average |
First, let’s delete the entry in row number 8.
select all data under SN to ACCOUNT together |
| From the Menu bar, click “Data” and “Subtotals”. | Next, from the Menu bar, click “Data” and “Subtotals”. |
| Point to the Subtotals dialog box.
In “Group by” click and choose “SN”. |
In the Subtotals dialog box that appears, from the “Group by” field, let us select “SN”.
This groups the data by Serial Number. |
| In “Calculate subtotals for” click on “Cost”. | Next, in the “Calculate subtotals for” field click on the “Cost” option.
This will calculate the total of all the entries under it. |
| Under “Use function” choose “Sum”.
Click OK. |
Under the “Use function” field ,let’s choose “Sum” and click OK. |
| Point to “Grand Total”. | Notice, that the “Grand total” of the entries under the heading “Costs” is displayed on the spreadsheet. |
| Point to “1”,”2”,”3” on the left hand side. | On the left side of the sheet there are 3 new tabs “1” ”2”and “3” |
| These tabs give 3 different views of the data. | |
| Click on tab “1”. | Let’s click on tab 1.
Notice, that only the grand total of the data under “Costs” is displayed. |
| Click on tab “2”. | Click on tab “2” .
The data under “Costs” as well as the grand total is displayed. |
| Click on tab “3”. | Now, click on tab “3”.
We get the detailed view of the sheet along with the grand total of the data under “Costs”. |
| Close the file. | Let’s close this file. |
| A dialog box with message Save or Discard changes appears.
Click Discard. |
A dialog box with message Save or Discard changes appears.
Click Discard. |
| Close this file and reopen it again. | Now let’s re-open the file. |
| Now, let’s learn about the “Validity” option in LibreOffice Calc. | |
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Validity
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* The “Validity” option validates data in the spreadsheet.
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| For example, in “Personal-Finance-Tracker.ods”, we can specify the mode of payment for the items bought using Validation. | |
| Delete “Date” and its contents. | Now, let us delete the heading “Date” and its contents. |
| Type the heading “MOP” next to “Received”. | Let us give another heading for “Mode of Payment” as “M-O-P” next to the heading “Received”. |
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Point to “M-O-P” |
Below the heading “M-O-P”, the cells can be used to display the mode of payments, for the data entries, under the heading “Items”,
that is,”Salary”,”Electricity Bills” and the other components. |
| Click on empty cell just below “MOP”.
Point to “Salary”. |
Now, let us click on the empty cell just below the heading”M-O-P”
This will have the mode of payment for the component “Salary”. |
| From the Menu bar >>click on “Data” >> click on “Validity” | Now, from the Menu bar, click “Data” and “Validity”.
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| Point to the “Validity” dialog box.
Click the “Criteria” tab. |
The “Validity” dialog box appears.
Let’s click the “Criteria” tab. |
| From the “Allow” field drop-down, click “List”. | From the “Allow” field drop-down, click “List”. |
| Point to the “Entries” box. | The “Entries” box pops-up.
Let’s enter the options which will appear on validating the selected cell. |
| In the “Entries” box >> type “In Cash” >> press the Enter key. | Let’s type the first mode of payment as “In Cash”, and then press the “Enter” key from the keyboard. |
| In the “Entries” box >> type “Demand Draft” >> press the Enter key. | Next, let’s type the second mode of payment as “Demand Draft”. |
| Click on “OK”. | Click OK. |
| Point to the cells. | The selected cells are validated! |
| Press the down arrow on the cell >> point to the two options. | Now, press the down arrow that is displayed alongside.
Can you see the options that we entered as Mode of Payments in the “Entries” box? |
| Click on “Format paintbrush” | To validate the cells below, first click on the “Format Paintbrush” option on the toolbar.
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| Drag and select 5 cells below it. | Then, select the cells below the validated cell by pressing the left mouse button, and then dragging along the cells.
Now, release the mouse button. |
| Select a cell and show that it has been validated. | All the selected cells are validated in the same manner. |
| Click on the cell just below “MOP” >> click on down arrow | Now click on the cell just below the heading “M-O-P” and then click on the down arrow.
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| Point that both the options are displayed. | Both the options for mode of payment are displayed. |
| Click on “In Cash” | Let’s select the “In Cash” option. |
| Click on the cell below it >> click on down arrow and select “Demand Draft”. | In the same manner, you can select “Cash” or “Demand Draft” in each of the validated cells, according to the mode of payment made. |
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'SUMMARY'
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This brings us to the end of this Spoken Tutorial on LibreOffice Calc:
To summarize, we have learnt how to:
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