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What is Calc?
Calc is the spreadsheet component of OpenOffice.org (OOo). A
spreadsheet simulates a worksheet on your computer: you can fill the
worksheet with data—usually numerical data—and then manipulate the
data to produce certain results, organize the data, or display the data
in diagrams.
Alternatively you can enter data and then use Calc in a ‘What If...’
manner by changing some of the data and observing the results
without having to retype the entire spreadsheet or sheet.
Spreadsheets, sheets and cells
Calc works with elements called
spreadsheets
. Spreadsheets consist of
a number of individual
sheets
, each containing a block of cells
arranged in rows and columns.
These cells hold the individual elements—text, numbers, formulas etc.
—which make up the data to be displayed and manipulated.
Each spreadsheet can have many sheets and each sheet can have many
individual cells. In version 3.0 of OOo, each sheet can have a maximum
of 65,536 rows and a maximum of 1024 columns.
Parts of the main Calc window
When Calc is started, the main window looks similar to Figure 93.
Title bar and Menu bar
The Title bar, at the top, shows the name of the current spreadsheet. If
the spreadsheet is new, then its name is
Untitled X
, with
X
being a
number. When you save a new spreadsheet for the first time, you will
be prompted to enter a name.
Under the Title bar is the Menu bar. When you choose one of the
menus, a submenu appears with other options. The Menu bar can be
modified, as discussed in Chapter 14 (Customizing OpenOffice.org).
Toolbars
Under the Menu bar by default are three toolbars: the Standard
toolbar, the Formatting toolbar, and the Formula bar.
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