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- <sect1 id="data-entry">
- <title>Data Entry Area</title>
-
- <para>Immediately above the grid of cells is the data entry
- area as shown in <xref linkend="worksheet-data-1" />.</para>
- <figure id="worksheet-data-1">
- <title>The Data Entry area.</title>
- <screenshot>
- <mediaobject>
- <imageobject>
- <imagedata fileref="figures/worksheet-data-1.png" format="PNG" />
- </imageobject>
- <textobject>
- <phrase>An image of the data entry area.</phrase>
- </textobject>
- </mediaobject>
- </screenshot>
- </figure>
- <para>This is a small area, which contains a current cell
- indicator, a <guibutton>cancel</guibutton> button, a
- <guibutton>confirm</guibutton> button, an
- <guibutton>entry</guibutton> button, and an entry area for
- detailed editing of the cell contents. These elements are explained
- individually below.
- </para>
-
- <!-- TODO: change through whole file current cell to selection. -->
- <sect2>
- <title>Current Cell Indicator</title>
-
- <para>
- On the far left of the Data Entry area is the current cell
- indicator area. This area is shown in <xref
- linkend="worksheet-data-2" />
- </para>
-
- <!-- TODO: change the screenshot to drop the other two buttons. -->
-
- <figure id="worksheet-data-2">
- <title>The Current Cell Indicator.</title>
- <screenshot>
- <mediaobject>
- <imageobject>
- <imagedata fileref="figures/worksheet-data-2.png" format="PNG" />
- </imageobject>
- <textobject>
- <phrase>An image of the current cell indicator.</phrase>
- </textobject>
- </mediaobject>
- </screenshot>
- </figure>
-
- <para>
- The cell indicator will show the address for the cell at the
- top left of the selected region. This address is listed in the
- standard column:row notation. The alphabetic part indicates
- the the column of this top leftmost cell and the numeric part
- indicates the row of this top left cell. For instance, the
- cell which is over three columns and down two rows is
- designated:</para> <blockquote><para>C2</para></blockquote>
- <para>This designation matches the column and row headers for
- this cell.
- </para>
-
- <para>
- While a region is being selected, the current cell indicator
- will change to show the size of the region which is being
- selected. This information is presented in a row number by
- column number format. For instance, this designation:
-
- <blockquote><para>15R x 6C</para></blockquote>
-
- would indicate a selection area 15 rows high by 6 columns
- wide. Once the mouse is released at the end of the selection,
- the current cell indicator goes back to giving the address of
- the single top leftmost cell.
- </para>
-
- </sect2>
-
- <sect2>
- <title>The <guibutton>Cancel</guibutton> Button</title>
-
- <para>
- The Cancel button
- <guibutton>
- <inlinemediaobject>
- <imageobject>
- <imagedata fileref="figures/worksheet-data-4.png" format="PNG"/>
- </imageobject>
- <textobject>
- <phrase>An image of the cancel button.</phrase>
- </textobject>
- </inlinemediaobject>
- </guibutton>
- can be used to cancel the current edit and to restore the cell
- contents to the previous state. If a user decides in the middle
- of an edit that the data being entered into a cell is not what
- they want, the user can push this cancel button to cancel the
- current data and return the cell to the state it was at before.
- </para>
-
- <para>
- The most common use of this button is when overwriting the contents
- of a cell with new data. If the user decided to revert the change
- before confirming it, the cancel button is the answer. Note that this
- button works just like typing the escape key on the keyboard.
- </para>
- </sect2>
-
-
- <sect2>
- <title>The <guibutton>Confirm</guibutton> Button</title>
-
- <para>The confirm button
- <guibutton>
- <inlinemediaobject>
- <imageobject>
- <imagedata fileref="figures/worksheet-data-3.png" format="PNG" />
- </imageobject>
- <textobject>
- <phrase>An image of the enter button.</phrase>
- </textobject>
- </inlinemediaobject>
- </guibutton>. can be used to finish the edit of a cell and
- enter the edit into the workbook. Note that this button works
- in the same way as the enter key.
- </para>
-
- </sect2>
-
-
- <sect2>
- <title>The <guibutton>Equals</guibutton> Button</title>
-
- <para>The equals button
- <guibutton>
- <inlinemediaobject>
- <imageobject>
- <imagedata fileref="figures/button-equals.png" format="PNG" />
- </imageobject>
- <textobject>
- <phrase>An image of the equals button.</phrase>
- </textobject>
- </inlinemediaobject>
- </guibutton>
- can be used to start a formula in the currently selected
- cell. If a user wanted to make cell D10 equal to cell B4,
- the user could simply click on cell D10, click this equals
- button, click on cell B4 and type the enter key. Note that
- this button works the same way as the equals key.
- </para>
-
- </sect2>
-
- <!--TODO: Add <sect2> with discussion of the formula entry field. -->
-
-
- </sect1>
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
- <sect1 id="cell-grid">
- <title>The Cell Grid</title>
-
- <para>Most of the work done on a spreadsheet is done to the main
- Cell area, the large grid like part of the worksheet. This is
- where all the formulas and data are entered, and is the center of
- activity for the spreadsheet.</para>
-
- <!-- TODO: change screenshot to fit in 510pixels. -->
- <figure id="cell-grid.png">
- <title>The Cell Grid area, with cells of different sizes.</title>
- <screenshot>
- <mediaobject>
- <imageobject>
- <imagedata fileref="figures/cell-grid.png" format="PNG" />
- </imageobject>
- <textobject>
- <phrase>An image of the cell grid area.</phrase>
- </textobject>
- </mediaobject>
- </screenshot>
- </figure>
-
- <para><xref linkend="cell-grid.png" /> shows the the cell grid
- area, the column and row headers on the top and left, the
- scrollbars on the right and bottom and the tab list at the
- very bottom.
- </para>
-
- <para> The figure has a few and shows that cell B3 as being
- selected. In this figure, the columns and rows have been
- resized and therefore look uneven. </para>
-
- <para>Each cell in this area is delimited by a light grey line
- by default. The current selection is indicated by a
- rectangular box with a little box on the lower right, this
- case cell J12. The view in this figure shows the middle
- portion of a worksheet which is evident in two ways. Firstly,
- the column and row headers do not start at column A and row
- 1. Secondly, the scroll thumbs are not at the top and
- left. The thumbs are the boxes within the scroll bars that are
- used to scroll. Note also that cell D19 has a comment within
- it which is shown by the little red triangle at the top right
- corner.</para>
-
- <para>The size of a cell is determined by the width of the
- column and height of the row that the cell is in. The columns
- and rows can be resized by acting on the header relevant to
- the cell. The user must move the mouse pointer to the edge of
- the header which is either to the right or below the cell.
- With the mouse pointer in this position, the pointer will
- change to a set of opposite pointing arrows. The user must
- then drag this edge away from the top left corner. This takes
- a little practice.</para>
-
-
- <para>The cell area is the core of Gnumeric. Therefore the
- manual explains the use of cells in much greater detail in a
- separate section. Interested users should read <xref
- linkend="chapter-data" />.</para>
-
-
-
- <sect2 id="col-row-headers">
- <title>The Column and Row Headers</title>
-
- <para>
- The sheet is bordered by column headers on the top and row
- headers to the left. Columns are labeled alphabetically running
- horizontally across the top of the sheet as shown in <xref
- linkend="worksheet-cols-1" />.
-
- <figure id="worksheet-cols-1">
- <title>The column labels at the top of the worksheet.</title>
- <screenshot>
- <mediaobject>
- <imageobject>
- <imagedata fileref="figures/worksheet-cols-1.png" format="PNG" />
- </imageobject>
- <textobject>
- <phrase>An image of the column labels.</phrase>
- </textobject>
- </mediaobject>
- </screenshot>
- </figure>
-
- Rows are labeled along the left side of the worksheet. Each label
- is a different integer increasing downward. This is shown in
- <xref linkend="worksheet-rows-1" />.
-
- <figure id="worksheet-rows-1">
- <title>The row labels at the left side of the worksheet.</title>
- <screenshot>
- <mediaobject>
- <imageobject>
- <imagedata fileref="figures/worksheet-rows-1.png" format="PNG" />
- </imageobject>
- <textobject>
- <phrase>An image of the row labels.</phrase>
- </textobject>
- </mediaobject>
- </screenshot>
- </figure>
-
- </para>
-
- </sect2>
-
- <sect2>
- <title>The Scrollbars</title>
-
- <!-- TODO: add screenshot, explain the different parts: thumb, channel... -->
- <para>
- The cell grid area's scrollbars work like other scrollbars. In
- this case they let the user work on a worksheet which is much
- bigger than what could be shown at any given moment.
- </para>
-
- </sect2>
-
-
-
-
- <sect2>
- <title>The Tabbed Sheet Indicator</title>
-
- <!-- TODO: add a screenshot. Explain selction, drag. -->
- <para>
- At the bottom of <xref linkend="cell-grid.png" />, Gnumeric has
- a tabbed sheet indicator. This is the boxes with the labels
- "Guppies", "Turtles", "Mermaids", "seahorses" and so on. In
- workbooks where there are more than one sheet, extra tabs are
- used to indicate how many sheets are there, and also allows the
- user to move to another sheet by clicking the proper tab. Each
- tab is a link to a separate worksheet within Gnumeric. In this
- figure, the "Turtles" tab has been selected. Gnumeric shows this
- by making the "Turtles" since the tab is a little bigger and
- making it overlap the two neighbouring tabs.
- </para>
-
- <para>
- On the far right, the two arrows indicate that there are more
- sheets in the workbook and more tabs for those
- sheets. Unfortunately, there is not enough space to show them
- all so Gnumeric displays these arrows. If all the sheets are
- visible, these arrows will not be displayed. These arrows can be
- used to scroll the tabs and bring tabs that were hidden into
- view. This may be a little difficult to understand and work with
- but becomes easier quickly.
- </para>
-
- </sect2>
-
-
-
- </sect1>
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
- <sect1 id="info-area">
- <title>The Information Area</title>
-
- <para>
- The section at the very bottom of the worksheet view is the
- information area as is shown in <xref linkend="info-area.png"
- />.
-
- <figure id="info-area.png">
- <title>The Information Display Area.</title>
-
- <screenshot>
- <mediaobject>
- <imageobject>
- <imagedata fileref="figures/info-area.png" format="PNG" />
- </imageobject>
- <textobject>
- <phrase>An image of the information display area.</phrase>
- </textobject>
- </mediaobject>
- </screenshot>
- </figure>
-
- The information area displays information depending on what is
- happening in Gnumeric.
- </para>
-
- <sect2>
- <title>The Menu Hint Area</title>
-
- <para>
- The leftmost portion of the information display area, the part
- which reads: "Sort the selected cells" is a hint explaining
- what a menu does. In this case, the Data menu was opened and
- the pointer is hovering above the "sort" menu entry. Gnumeric
- is responding by giving a quick explanation of what that menu
- entry does.
- </para>
-
- </sect2>
-
- <sect2>
- <title>The File Status Indicator</title>
-
- <para>
- Whenever Gnumeric opens or saves a file, the file
- status indicator appears with a progress bar which
- grows as Gnumeric progresses. In <xref
- linkend="info-area.png" />, Gnumeric was just over
- halfway done opening a file.
- </para>
- </sect2>
-
-
-
- <sect2>
- <title>The Running Calculation Area</title>
-
- <para>In the bottom right hand corner, is an info area that
- shows some constantly calculated values. The default set is to
- show the Sum of all the currently selected cells.</para>
-
- <para>There is a right click option that includes a few more
- options. This can include Sum, Min, Max, Average, Count.</para>
-
- <figure id="worksheet-running-calc-1">
- <title>The running calculation area.</title>
- <screenshot>
- <mediaobject>
- <imageobject>
- <imagedata fileref="figures/worksheet-running-calc-1.png" format="PNG" /></imageobject>
- <textobject>
- <phrase>An image of the running calculation area.</phrase>
- </textobject>
- </mediaobject>
- </screenshot>
- </figure>
- </sect2>
- </sect1>
-
- <!--end of chapter Other graphical elements.-->
-
-