Sunday, March 31, 2013

Conditional formatting in LibreOffice 4 on Debian Linux

A video has been made to demonstrate how to apply conditional formatting:
http://youtu.be/zXQnBGMIZnY



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>> LibreOffice How-To:
Conditional formatting in LibreOffice 4

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>> Here are some screenshots



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>> Select the cells first
Click on Format -> Conditional Formatting

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>> Click on Format -> Conditional Formatting
-> Condition...

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>> In the Conditional Formatting dialog,
type the number you need

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>> You can use a new style every time

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>> Use quotation marks for the text

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>> Mark the numbers
below forty-nine point five red

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>> Select Format  -> Conditional Formatting
-> Condition...

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>> Follow the instructions on the screen

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>> Highlight the cells containing
numbers below forty-nine point five

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>> Select the cells -> Format 
-> Conditional Formatting -> Condition...

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>> Choose less than
Type forty-nine point five

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>> Select New Style...
-> Background -> the color -> OK

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>> That's it

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>> Mark numbers below
forty-nine point five with brackets

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>> Nearly do the same things

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>> The word General is enclosed in brackets

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>> That's okay

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>> Underline the numbers
below forty-nine point five

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>> Choose Single under Underlining

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>> That is done

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>> Hightlight the cells
containing the values above average

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>> The average is
sixty-nine point one five

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>> Select the cells -> Format 
-> Conditional Formatting -> Condition...

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>> Choose above average
Select a new style

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>> It is complete

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>> Mark the text
containing "A" with brackets

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>> Do something similar

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>> Choose Contains

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>> Type double quotation marks
Choose a new style

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>> Choose Text
The at sign is enclosed in brackets

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>> The words Amy and Angela
are enclosed in brackets


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>> It is done

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>> Highlight the cells
containing nothing

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>> Choose equal to
Type double quotation marks

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>> Choose a new style
Select the background color

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>> It is okay

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>> I may want to do things
in a different way

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>> Click on Format Paintbrush

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>> Select one cell this time
Click on Format -> Conditional Formatting

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>> Click on Format -> Conditional Formatting
-> Condition...

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>> Repeat the steps

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>> Click on Format Paintbrush
Select the cells to apply the new format conditionally

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>> It is complete
There is another way

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>> Copy and Paste Special
Check Formats only

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>> Do similar things

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>> I select a new style
Choose new borders

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>> Select a new background color

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>> Edit -> Copy
-> Select the cells -> Edit -> Paste Special

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>> Uncheck Paste all -> Uncheck some boxes
Keep Formats only

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>> The cells are updated
That's it

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>> You can download LibreOffice 4
at www dot libreoffice dot org

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>> at www dot libreoffice dot org
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