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The document provides instructions on how to hide and freeze rows and columns in LibreOffice Calc, which helps in organizing and protecting data. It also explains the Autofill feature for automatically filling cells based on patterns, along with creating custom lists for repetitive data entry. Additionally, it covers the AutoCalculate feature for performing quick calculations on selected cell ranges.

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The document provides instructions on how to hide and freeze rows and columns in LibreOffice Calc, which helps in organizing and protecting data. It also explains the Autofill feature for automatically filling cells based on patterns, along with creating custom lists for repetitive data entry. Additionally, it covers the AutoCalculate feature for performing quick calculations on selected cell ranges.

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Hiding Rows and Columns

Hiding rows and columns in LibreOffice Calc is a way to temporarily remove them from view. This
can be useful for a variety of reasons, such as:

•To reduce the clutter on a busy worksheet.


•To protect sensitive data from view.
•To organize a large worksheet into smaller sections.
•To make it easier to print a worksheet.

1-To hide a row or column in LibreOffice Calc, simply select the row or column and then right-click
and select Hide. To hide a sheet, right-click on the sheet tab and select Hide.

Or

Click On Format=>Rows=Hide Command for Rows and Format=>Columns=>Hide Command for


Columns

2- To unhide a row or column right-click on any row or column header and select Unhide. You can also
unhide all hidden rows and columns by going to Format=>Rows=UnHide Command for Rows and
Format=>Columns=>UnHide Command for Columns

Freezing Rows and Columns

Freezing rows and columns in LibreOffice Calc is a useful feature that allows you to keep certain rows
and columns visible, even when you scroll through the rest of the spreadsheet. This can be helpful for
keeping track of important information, such as column headers or row labels.

To freeze rows and columns in LibreOffice Calc, follow these steps:

1. Select the row below, or the column to the right of, the row or column that you want to be in the frozen
region. All rows above, or all columns to the left of, the selection are frozen.
2. Go to View > Freeze Rows and Columns.

To unfreeze rows and columns, simply go to View > Freeze Rows and Columns again.
For Freezing only first Row or Column According to Your Need Click on View=>Freeze
Cells=>Freeze First Row for freezing only first Row or Click on View=>Freeze Cells=>Freeze First
Column.

Autofill in LibreOffice Calc

Autofill in LibreOffice Calc is a feature that allows you to automatically fill a series of cells with data
based on a pattern. This can be useful for tasks such as filling in a list of dates, numbers, or text strings.

To use Autofill in LibreOffice Calc, follow these steps:

1) Enter the first few terms in the series into the first few cells.
2) Select the cells containing the series data.
3) Click and drag the small black square in the bottom-right corner of the selection (the fill handle)
to the cells that you want to fill with the series data.

LibreOffice Calc will automatically fill the selected cells with the series data, based on the pattern that
you have entered in the first few cells.

Use of AutoFill:

(1) Basic Numeric Autofill


(2) Date Autofill: Enter a date in a cell (e.g., "01/01/2023") and Drag the mouse by fill handle.
(3) Autofill with Formulas
(4)Custom Lists

Ctrl+Shift+1 - Format as Number

Ctrl+Shift+3 - Format as Date

Ctrl+Shift+5 - Format as Percent


Custom Lists In LibreOffice Calc

Custom Lists in LibreOffice Calc are a powerful tool for streamlining data entry and maintaining
consistency in your spreadsheets. They allow you to define your own lists of values that can be quickly
autofilled in cells, making it easier to work with repetitive data.
Custom lists Save time by creating and reusing lists of frequently entered data. For creating Custom
lists in Calc do this:

(1) Click on Tools=>Options=>LibreOffice Calc=>Sort Lists Command


(2) The short lists screen will display on the screen click on New button.
(3) In the Entries text box enter values separated by enter Key and click on Add button.
(4) For deleting entry select the entry and click on Delete Button.
(5) When finished click on ok.

Note: Learn how to set default number of sheets in Calc like Excel.

AutoCalculate in LibreOffice Calc

AutoCalculate in LibreOffice Calc is a feature that allows you to automatically calculate the sum,
average, count, minimum, or maximum of a range of cells. This can be useful for quickly performing
simple calculations on your spreadsheets.

To use AutoCalculate in LibreOffice Calc, follow these steps:

1.Select the range of cells that you want to calculate.


2.Click in the AutoCalculate area in the bottom-right corner of the status bar.
3.Select the calculation that you want to perform from the drop-down list.

The result of the calculation will be displayed in the AutoCalculate area.

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