Corrected error in RSS-links
21/08/08 13:09 Filed in: OpenOfficeSchool
I have had some reports that some links in the RSS-feed
has not worked like it should -- this should now be
fixed. My apologies for not having this done earlier.
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Added a lesson on how to create and modify DataPilot -- recommended!
04/05/08 22:13 Filed in: Calc
Just added a lesson on DataPilot that
shows how to master large amounts of data with
DataPilot. This is one of the really, really big
strengths of Calc, and is highly recommended
reading!
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Added a lesson on formatting of text and cells
20/03/08 20:35 Filed in: Calc
Just added a lesson on formatting that
shows how easy it is to change the appearance of a
spreadsheet in no-time. Sometimes changing the
look of a sheet can enhance how the information is
received by the end user, either it is yourself
or, perhaps even more importantly, others.
This is just a quick dip into the water, but it covers the most used features.
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This is just a quick dip into the water, but it covers the most used features.
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Added a lesson with =LEN() -- how to count the number of characters in a cell or string
13/03/08 13:27 Filed in: Calc
Just added a lesson with =LEN() which can be
used for counting the number of characters in a
cell or text string. On its own it obviously
doesn’t do very much, but with combined with
other formulas new opportunities are uncovered.
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Transition of lessons to one common format is completed
27/02/08 23:12 Filed in: Calc | OpenOfficeSchool
The transition to one, single format for all lessons
has now been completed, and I hope it will benefit us
all. It has taken some time, but now it’s done
I will start focusing on new lessons for Calc, and on improving the lessons in other ways, but more on that at a later stage...
Regards,
Roar Malmin
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I will start focusing on new lessons for Calc, and on improving the lessons in other ways, but more on that at a later stage...
Regards,
Roar Malmin
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Changes in lessons already made
24/02/08 20:54 Filed in: Calc | OpenOfficeSchool
We are now in the process of changing some of the
lessons from one format to another.
There are two reasons for this; the first is that we have now gone through the different formats, and came to the conclusion that the format used in lessons like =SUM() and =NOW() (and most other by now) is the most effective one, both for learning and for producing. The second reason is that Microsoft’s Internet Explorer 6 and older are very non-compliant, and messes up the other formats, in varying degrees.
As soon as all lessons have been changed to the chosen format, we will start making new lessons again.
The two formats that will be removed, are the ones where you click to get to the next step. Both of them has the advantage that they provide as little information as possible for each step, which is possibly less confusing, but I truly believe the chosen format will fully usable.
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There are two reasons for this; the first is that we have now gone through the different formats, and came to the conclusion that the format used in lessons like =SUM() and =NOW() (and most other by now) is the most effective one, both for learning and for producing. The second reason is that Microsoft’s Internet Explorer 6 and older are very non-compliant, and messes up the other formats, in varying degrees.
As soon as all lessons have been changed to the chosen format, we will start making new lessons again.
The two formats that will be removed, are the ones where you click to get to the next step. Both of them has the advantage that they provide as little information as possible for each step, which is possibly less confusing, but I truly believe the chosen format will fully usable.
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Some problems with Internet Explorer 6
15/01/08 20:40 Filed in: Calc | OpenOfficeSchool
As some of you might have noticed, some of the lessons
does not like Internet Explorer 6 very much. This is
related to the "step"-effect used on some of the
lessons, where each step is listed on the left hand
side.
For now there are no workaround if you have Internet Explorer 6, but this will be fixed. Please note that all lessons work well inn Internet Explorer 7 and any other web browser, such as Opera, FireFox and Safari (to mention a few). These are all free of charge.
I apologize for inconvenience, and hope to fix this in a few weeks.
Regards,
Roar Malmin
For now there are no workaround if you have Internet Explorer 6, but this will be fixed. Please note that all lessons work well inn Internet Explorer 7 and any other web browser, such as Opera, FireFox and Safari (to mention a few). These are all free of charge.
I apologize for inconvenience, and hope to fix this in a few weeks.
Regards,
Roar Malmin
Added a lesson with =IF() -- how to ad conditions to Calc
06/01/08 21:39 Filed in: Calc
Just added a lesson with the powerful formula
=IF(), which can be used
for performing different actions, depending on the
conditions.
In its simplest form it is very easy, but you can develop to be as complex as you like to match your task.
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In its simplest form it is very easy, but you can develop to be as complex as you like to match your task.
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The Norwegian government insist on ODF-support
20/12/07 12:38 Filed in: OpenOffice
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Several Norwegian newspapers has the recent days been
reporting that the Norwegian government will insist on
all public offices to use one of the following document
types:
1 - HTML as the primary format for information publication
2 - PDF for all documents not meant to be edited
3 - ODF for all documents where the end user will be able to edit the documents (forms to be filled out etc.)
The changes will be effective January 1st 2009. The pressrelease has not been translated into English yet.
ODF (Open Document Format) is the default fileformat for OpenOffice.
Norway is just one of several countries endorsing ODF as the format of choice, which, in my opinion, is very good for all of us, as all software developers have full access to every aspect of the format needed to implement it in their software. This includes Microsoft.
Roar
1 - HTML as the primary format for information publication
2 - PDF for all documents not meant to be edited
3 - ODF for all documents where the end user will be able to edit the documents (forms to be filled out etc.)
The changes will be effective January 1st 2009. The pressrelease has not been translated into English yet.
ODF (Open Document Format) is the default fileformat for OpenOffice.
Norway is just one of several countries endorsing ODF as the format of choice, which, in my opinion, is very good for all of us, as all software developers have full access to every aspect of the format needed to implement it in their software. This includes Microsoft.
Roar
Added to the Q&A
16/12/07 23:29 Filed in: Calc
Just added another part to the Q&A-section,
regarding Pivottable and
Datapilot.
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