TL;DR
Is there a way to remove a lot of the autoformatting and calculating? For example, turn all numbers into basic text? If I input something it stays that way? That's all I really want. If I want to do calculations I can type =xx*x/x or use the SUM and FUNCTION buttons at the top.
I guess a lot of time could have been saved if I just said that, but I didn't think about it until concluding the lower part of this post.
EDIT 1:
Just wanted to mention that I COULD have changed something long ago, but I definitely feel this is all new because I really do not like change, and this is definitely change from my last use. I'm going to see if I carried any of my old Calc documents from my old PC to the new one that has numbers in it and see if I can try and figure things out on my end.
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At no point in any of my various ventures with Calc have I had any issues with these things. If I typed in, for example, "1,200," it would retain the comma. If I didn't add the comma, it didn't correct me. Never has any numerical entry resulted in values being auto-aligned to the right. Never have any percentages that I input added the extra xx.00. I can't recall the rounding to the nearest whole values, but I'm pretty sure Calc never did that either.
I have used OpenOffice Writer and Calc for many years, and I only ever changed very mild things such as adding Strikethrough to the top bar. I never added or removed anything else, as the default layout is good. I never messed with stuff like this before. The most I think I would have messed with was figuring out Table of Contents for Writer.
This is the first time I have used Calc since getting my new PC, or rather updating from Windows 10 to 11. Previously, the last time I would have updated OpenOffice would have been two or three years ago since it's one of the first things I install on my new PCs. I also mentioned I don't keep OpenOffice up-to-date because it already offers way more than I would ever need.
I don't need Calc to do all the fancy stuff. I just want a spreadsheet. If I want to do the calculations and stuff, I'll use the functions manually. Like I always had. Apologies in advance if my post comes off a bit snarky, that is not my intention. I very much do appreciate you taking the time to try and help me.
EDIT 2:This is a file from April of this year. I had zero issues compiling this, but if I even try to add "10%" it adds the extra xx.00. Maybe this will help?
Is there a way to remove a lot of the autoformatting and calculating? For example, turn all numbers into basic text? If I input something it stays that way? That's all I really want. If I want to do calculations I can type =xx*x/x or use the SUM and FUNCTION buttons at the top.
I guess a lot of time could have been saved if I just said that, but I didn't think about it until concluding the lower part of this post.
EDIT 1:
Just wanted to mention that I COULD have changed something long ago, but I definitely feel this is all new because I really do not like change, and this is definitely change from my last use. I'm going to see if I carried any of my old Calc documents from my old PC to the new one that has numbers in it and see if I can try and figure things out on my end.
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As I previously mentioned, all the issues I am having are entirely new from the last time (and every time before that) I used OpenOffice Calc, and I use it a lot for various personal projects, like making spreadsheets for the games I play or keeping track of information. There was a time I actually used Calc to figure out my finances and I'd use the math/calculate part.What makes you think, that comma should be a valid thousands separator with your setup?
At no point in any of my various ventures with Calc have I had any issues with these things. If I typed in, for example, "1,200," it would retain the comma. If I didn't add the comma, it didn't correct me. Never has any numerical entry resulted in values being auto-aligned to the right. Never have any percentages that I input added the extra xx.00. I can't recall the rounding to the nearest whole values, but I'm pretty sure Calc never did that either.
I have used OpenOffice Writer and Calc for many years, and I only ever changed very mild things such as adding Strikethrough to the top bar. I never added or removed anything else, as the default layout is good. I never messed with stuff like this before. The most I think I would have messed with was figuring out Table of Contents for Writer.
This is the first time I have used Calc since getting my new PC, or rather updating from Windows 10 to 11. Previously, the last time I would have updated OpenOffice would have been two or three years ago since it's one of the first things I install on my new PCs. I also mentioned I don't keep OpenOffice up-to-date because it already offers way more than I would ever need.
I don't need Calc to do all the fancy stuff. I just want a spreadsheet. If I want to do the calculations and stuff, I'll use the functions manually. Like I always had. Apologies in advance if my post comes off a bit snarky, that is not my intention. I very much do appreciate you taking the time to try and help me.
EDIT 2:This is a file from April of this year. I had zero issues compiling this, but if I even try to add "10%" it adds the extra xx.00. Maybe this will help?
Statistics: Posted by OnyxTiger — Thu Sep 19, 2024 5:19 am