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- <sect1 id="sect-data-selections">
- <title>Selecting Cells and Cell Ranges</title>
-
- <para>
- By selecting multiple cells at once, common operations can be
- performed on all the cells which have been selected. These
- operations include data entry, copying the cells, and multiple
- other operations .
- </para>
-
- <warning>
- <para>
- Some operations cannot be done on selections of arbitrary
- shape. For instance, <application>Gnumeric</application> could
- not correctly reshape a worksheet following the deletion of a
- discontinuous group of cells therefore such an operation is not
- allowed. If users attempt an operation which cannot be performed,
- a warning dialog will appear.
- </para>
- </warning>
-
-
- <sect2 id="simple-selections">
- <title>Simple Selections</title>
-
- <para>
- The simplest selection involves a single cell. Simply clicking
- with the left hand mouse button while the mouse cursor is over a
- cell will cause that cell to become selected.
- </para>
-
- <para>
- The selected cell is indicated by a dark double line with a small
- square in the bottom right corner. The selected cell is the the
- one that is currently in focus and will take any input for the
- keyboard.
- </para>
-
- <figure id="fig-selected-cell">
- <title>A selected cell.</title>
- <screenshot>
- <mediaobject>
- <imageobject>
- <imagedata fileref="figures/selection-2.png" format="PNG"/>
- </imageobject>
- <textobject>
- <phrase>An image of a single selected cell.</phrase>
- </textobject>
- </mediaobject>
- </screenshot>
- </figure>
-
- <para>
- To make a cell become the selected cell, simply move the
- white-cross cursor over the cell and press the left mouse
- button.
- </para>
-
- <figure id="fig-selecting-cell-by-cursor">
- <title>Selecting a cell with the mouse cursor.</title>
- <screenshot>
- <mediaobject>
- <imageobject>
- <imagedata fileref="figures/selection-1.png" format="PNG" />
- </imageobject>
- <textobject>
- <phrase>An image of the cursor selecting a cell.</phrase>
- </textobject>
- </mediaobject>
- </screenshot>
- </figure>
-
- </sect2>
-
-
- <sect2 id="selecting-multiple-cells">
- <title>Selecting Multiple Cells</title>
-
- <para>
- Several cells can be selected at once. When multiple cells are
- selected, the selected cells are indicated with a light, "baby"
- blue colour. When a single block of cells is selected, a double
- black line will surround the selection, and all cells except the
- first one to be selected will be shown in light blue.
- </para>
-
- <figure id="multicellselect">
- <title>A multi-cell selection</title>
- <screenshot>
- <mediaobject>
- <imageobject>
- <imagedata fileref="figures/selection-3.png" format="PNG" />
- </imageobject>
- <textobject>
- <phrase>An image of a contiguous selection of cells.</phrase>
- </textobject>
- </mediaobject>
- </screenshot>
- </figure>
-
-
- <sect3 id="continuous-selections">
- <title>Continuous selections</title>
-
- <para>
- To make a continuous selection of cells, move the white cross
- mouse cursor pointer to the cell at one corner of the block of
- continuous cells, click and hold the primary mouse pointer on
- that cell, drag the pointer to the opposite corner of the block
- of cells and then release the mouse button. The block of cells
- will now be selected.
- </para>
-
- <para>
- The arrow keys can also be used to select a continuous block of
- cells. To add cells in this manner, first select the cell in one
- corner of the cell block with the primary mouse button, then
- hold the <keycap>Shift</keycap> key and use the arrow keys to expand
- the selection block.
- </para>
-
- <figure id="multicellsect2">
- <title>Multiple cells being selected with the cursor.</title>
- <screenshot>
- <mediaobject>
- <imageobject>
- <imagedata fileref="figures/selection-4.png" format="PNG" />
- </imageobject>
- <textobject>
- <phrase>An image of a block selection and the mouse cursor.</phrase>
- </textobject>
- </mediaobject>
-
- </screenshot>
- </figure>
- </sect3>
-
-
- <sect3 id="discontinuous-selections">
- <title>Discontinuous selections</title>
-
- <para>
- A discontinuous group of cells can also be selected, by selecting
- cells or block of cells while holding down the
- <keycap>Ctrl</keycap> key. To select a discontinuous group of
- cells, first select a cell or a continuous group of cells as
- explained above, then click and hold down the
- <keycap>Ctrl</keycap> while selecting more cells. All of the
- cells which are selected while the <keycap>Ctrl</keycap> key is
- held down will be added to the selection. All selected cells
- will be displayed with a light blue colour. Cells can be added
- individually or as continuous blocks. This selection process is
- additive with each selected cell added only once so selecting
- cells twice or more simply adds those cells once to the selection.
- </para>
-
- <figure id="dicontselect">
- <title>A discontinuous selection of cells.</title>
- <screenshot>
- <mediaobject>
- <imageobject>
- <imagedata fileref="figures/selection-5.png" format="PNG" />
- </imageobject>
- <textobject>
- <phrase>An image of a multiple selection.</phrase>
- </textobject>
- </mediaobject>
- </screenshot>
- </figure>
- </sect3>
- </sect2>
-
-
- <sect2 id="data-selections-advanced">
- <title>Advanced methods of Selection</title>
-
- <para>
- There are several ways to make selections using the keyboard
- keys directly. These may be quicker than using the mouse
- pointer. As explained above, the simplest of these uses the
- <keycap>Shift</keycap> and <keycap>arrow</keycap> keys to make a
- new selection.
- </para>
-
- <para>
- To select an entire row of cells, press the combination of
- <keycombo><keycap>Shift</keycap><keycap>space</keycap></keycombo>
- keys. This is equivalent to pressing the row label button on the
- left side of the sheet.
- </para>
-
- <figure id="selectrow">
- <title>An entire row being selected.</title>
- <screenshot>
- <mediaobject>
- <imageobject>
- <imagedata fileref="figures/selection-8.png" format="PNG" />
- </imageobject>
- <textobject>
- <phrase>An image of a selected row.</phrase>
- </textobject>
- </mediaobject>
- </screenshot>
- </figure>
-
-
- <para>
- To select an entire column of cells, press the combination of
- <keycombo><keycap>Ctrl</keycap><keycap>Space</keycap></keycombo>
- keys. This is equivalent to pressing the column label button on
- the top of the sheet.
- </para>
-
- <figure id="selectcol">
- <title>An entire column being selected.</title>
- <screenshot>
- <mediaobject>
- <imageobject>
- <imagedata fileref="figures/selection-9.png" format="PNG" />
- </imageobject>
- <textobject>
- <phrase>An image of a selected column.</phrase>
- </textobject>
- </mediaobject>
- </screenshot>
- </figure>
-
- <para>
- To select the entire sheet, press the combination of
- <keycombo><keycap>Ctrl</keycap><keycap>A</keycap></keycombo> keys. This
- is equivalent to pressing the button in the top left corner of
- the sheet.
- </para>
-
- <figure id="selectall">
- <title>The entire worksheet being selected.</title>
- <screenshot>
- <mediaobject>
- <imageobject>
- <imagedata fileref="figures/selection-10.png" format="PNG" />
- </imageobject>
- <textobject>
- <phrase>An image of an entire worksheet selected.</phrase>
- </textobject>
- </mediaobject>
- </screenshot>
- </figure>
-
- <para>
- The following list summaries keyboard shortcuts which can be
- used to select large cell blocks.
- </para>
-
- <itemizedlist>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- <keycombo><keycap>Shift</keycap><keycap>Arrow</keycap></keycombo>
- : Define selection with cursor keys.
- </para>
- </listitem>
-
- <listitem>
- <para>
- <keycombo><keycap>Ctrl</keycap><keycap>Arrow</keycap></keycombo>
- : Jump to the end of the current region.
- </para>
- </listitem>
-
- <listitem>
- <para>
- <keycombo><keycap>Alt</keycap><keycap>Space</keycap></keycombo>
- : Select current row.
- </para>
- </listitem>
-
- <listitem>
- <para>
- <keycombo><keycap>Ctrl</keycap><keycap>Space</keycap></keycombo>
- : Select current column.
- </para>
- </listitem>
-
- <listitem>
- <para>
- <keycombo><keycap>Ctrl</keycap><keycap>A</keycap></keycombo>
- : Select the entire sheet.
- </para>
- </listitem>
-
- <listitem>
- <para>
- <keycombo><keycap>Ctrl</keycap><keycap>/</keycap></keycombo>
- : Select the array formula around the current edit position.
- </para>
- </listitem>
-
- </itemizedlist>
- </sect2>
-
-
-
- </sect1>
-
-