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<title>OpenOfficeSchool.org</title><link>http://www.openofficeschool.org/index.html</link><description>Blogg - changes and news</description><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:creator>OpenOfficeSchool.org</dc:creator><dc:rights>Copyright 2008 OpenOfficeSchool.org</dc:rights><dc:date>2009-06-08T19:49:50+02:00</dc:date><admin:generatorAgent rdf:resource="http://www.realmacsoftware.com/" />
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<lastBuildDate>Sun, 04 May 2008 22:17:16 +0200</lastBuildDate><item><title>Changing the colour of text in Calc&#x2c; not background</title><dc:creator>OpenOfficeSchool.org</dc:creator><category>Calc</category><dc:date>2009-06-08T19:49:50+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.openofficeschool.org/blog/files/changing_the_colour_of_text_in_calc.html#unique-entry-id-39</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.openofficeschool.org/blog/files/changing_the_colour_of_text_in_calc.html#unique-entry-id-39</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Answer:


This is actually a quite common problem, as the buttons for changing the colour of the text and the button for changing the colour of the background are quite similar.   Below you will find a picture showing the difference between the two.


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Another way of changing the colours, is to right-click the cell, choose Format Cells..., choose Font Effects and choose the desired colour.


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<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="javascript">blog_tags('post', 'changing_the_colour_of_text_in_calchtml', 'Changing the colour of text in Calc, not background')</SCRIPT>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Added a lesson on how to create filters easily with AutoFilter</title><dc:creator>OpenOfficeSchool.org</dc:creator><category>Calc</category><dc:date>2009-01-28T21:31:43+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.openofficeschool.org/blog/files/how_to_use_autofilters.html#unique-entry-id-38</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.openofficeschool.org/blog/files/how_to_use_autofilters.html#unique-entry-id-38</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[This lesson will show you how to filter potentially large amounts of data with AutoFilter.   The really fun part is how easy it actually is to create!


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<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="javascript">blog_tags('post', 'how_to_use_autofilters.html', 'Added a lesson on how to create charts')</SCRIPT>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>The new OpenOffice.org 3.0 has arrived&#x21;</title><dc:creator>OpenOfficeSchool.org</dc:creator><category>OpenOffice</category><dc:date>2008-10-13T12:18:20+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.openofficeschool.org/blog/files/openofficeorg30_has_been_released.html#unique-entry-id-37</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.openofficeschool.org/blog/files/openofficeorg30_has_been_released.html#unique-entry-id-37</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Today there&rsquo;s good news for us all; the all brand new version of OpenOffice.org 3.0 is here, and it is not in beta anymore!


I have used the betas up until now, and have been very happy with the stability, so the final version should be even more stable, and I highly recommend that you do so.   It is, of course, still free of charge.   You can find the download here.   You can find other languages here, but please be advised that not all languages has been implemented for version 3 yet.


OpenOffice.org is being developed for both Mac OS X, Linux, Windows and Solaris.


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<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="javascript">blog_tags('post', 'how_to_create_and_edit_charts.html', 'The new OpenOffice.org 3.0 has arrived!')]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Added a lesson on how to create charts</title><dc:creator>OpenOfficeSchool.org</dc:creator><category>Calc</category><dc:date>2008-09-11T16:59:29+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.openofficeschool.org/blog/files/how_to_create_and_edit_charts.html#unique-entry-id-36</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.openofficeschool.org/blog/files/how_to_create_and_edit_charts.html#unique-entry-id-36</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[We have just created a lesson on charts, which is due to a suggestion on the forums.   This lesson will show you how to create simple charts and edit them to suit your purpose.


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<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="javascript">blog_tags('post', 'how_to_create_and_edit_charts.html', 'Added a lesson on how to create charts')</SCRIPT>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Corrected error in RSS-links</title><dc:creator>OpenOfficeSchool.org</dc:creator><category>OpenOfficeSchool</category><dc:date>2008-08-21T13:09:43+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.openofficeschool.org/blog/files/corrected_error_in_rss-links.html#unique-entry-id-35</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.openofficeschool.org/blog/files/corrected_error_in_rss-links.html#unique-entry-id-35</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[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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]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Added a lesson on how to create and modify DataPilot -- recommended&#x21;</title><dc:creator>OpenOfficeSchool.org</dc:creator><category>Calc</category><dc:date>2008-05-04T22:13:14+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.openofficeschool.org/blog/files/new_lesson_on_datapilot.html#unique-entry-id-34</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.openofficeschool.org/blog/files/new_lesson_on_datapilot.html#unique-entry-id-34</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[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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<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="javascript">blog_tags('post', 'new_lesson_on_datapilot.html', 'Added a lesson on how to create and modify DataPilot -- recommended!')  </SCRIPT>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Added a lesson on formatting of text and cells</title><dc:creator>OpenOfficeSchool.org</dc:creator><category>Calc</category><dc:date>2008-03-20T20:35:17+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.openofficeschool.org/blog/files/new_lesson_on_formatting.html#unique-entry-id-33</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.openofficeschool.org/blog/files/new_lesson_on_formatting.html#unique-entry-id-33</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[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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<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="javascript">blog_tags('post', 'new_lesson_on_formatting.html', 'Added a lesson on formatting of text and cells')</SCRIPT>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Added a lesson with =LEN() -- how to count the number of characters in a cell or string</title><dc:creator>OpenOfficeSchool.org</dc:creator><category>Calc</category><dc:date>2008-03-13T13:27:05+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.openofficeschool.org/blog/files/new_lesson_on_len.html#unique-entry-id-32</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.openofficeschool.org/blog/files/new_lesson_on_len.html#unique-entry-id-32</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[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&rsquo;t do very much, but with combined with other formulas new opportunities are uncovered.


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<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="javascript">blog_tags('post', 'new_lesson_on_len.html', 'Added a lesson with =LEN() -- how to count the number of characters in a cell or string')</SCRIPT>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Transition of lessons to one common format is completed</title><dc:creator>OpenOfficeSchool.org</dc:creator><category>Calc</category><category>OpenOfficeSchool</category><dc:date>2008-02-27T23:12:40+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.openofficeschool.org/blog/files/transitioins_of_lessons_to_one_common_format_complete.html#unique-entry-id-31</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.openofficeschool.org/blog/files/transitioins_of_lessons_to_one_common_format_complete.html#unique-entry-id-31</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[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&rsquo;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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<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="javascript">blog_tags('post', 'transitioins_of_lessons_to_one_common_format_complete.html', 'Transition of lessons to one common format is completed')</SCRIPT>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Changes in lessons already made</title><dc:creator>OpenOfficeSchool.org</dc:creator><category>Calc</category><category>OpenOfficeSchool</category><dc:date>2008-02-24T20:54:02+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.openofficeschool.org/blog/files/change_of_lesson_format.html#unique-entry-id-30</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.openofficeschool.org/blog/files/change_of_lesson_format.html#unique-entry-id-30</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[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&rsquo;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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