<p class="Paragraph"><help:paragraphinfo state="U" number="3" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help"/><help:key-word value="sheet ranges; filling" tag="kw66941_3" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help"/>To fill a selected cell range with the formula that you entered on the <span class="T1">Input line</span>, press <help:switch select="System" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help"><help:case select="MAC">Option</help:case><help:default>Alt</help:default></help:switch>+Enter. Hold down <help:switch select="System" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help"><help:case select="MAC">Option</help:case><help:default>Alt</help:default></help:switch>+Enter+Shift to apply the cell format of the input cell to the entire cell range.</p>
<p class="Paragraph"><help:paragraphinfo state="U" number="84" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help"/><help:key-word value="matrix area; filling" tag="kw66941_2" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help"/>To create a matrix in which all the cells contain the same information as what you entered on the <span class="T1">Input line</span>, press Shift+<help:switch select="System" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help"><help:case select="MAC">Command</help:case><help:default>Ctrl</help:default></help:switch>+Enter. You cannot edit the components of the matrix.</p>
<p class="Paragraph"><help:paragraphinfo state="U" number="4" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help"/>To select multiple cells in different areas of a sheet, hold down <help:switch select="System" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help"><help:case select="MAC">Command</help:case><help:default>Ctrl</help:default></help:switch> and drag in the different areas.</p>
<p class="Paragraph"><help:paragraphinfo state="U" number="127" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help"/>To select multiple sheets in a spreadsheet, hold down <help:switch select="System" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help"><help:case select="MAC">Command</help:case><help:default>Ctrl</help:default></help:switch>, and then click the <text:s text:c="" xmlns:text="http://openoffice.org/2000/text"/>name tabs at the lower edge of the workspace. To select only one sheet in a selection, hold down Shift, and then click the name tab of the sheet.</p>
<p class="Paragraph"><help:paragraphinfo state="U" number="129" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help"/>To insert a manual line break in a cell, click in the cell, and then press <help:switch select="System" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help"><help:case select="MAC">Command</help:case><help:default>Ctrl</help:default></help:switch>+Enter.</p>
<p class="Paragraph"><help:paragraphinfo state="U" number="130" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help"/>To delete the contents of selected cells, press Delete. This opens the <help:link Id="66806" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help">Delete Contents</help:link> dialog, where you choose which contents of the cell you want to delete. To delete the contents of selected cells without a dialog, press the Backspace key.</p>
<p class="Head2"><help:paragraphinfo state="U" number="85" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help"/>Navigating in Spreadsheets</p>
<p class="Head3"><help:paragraphinfo state="U" number="101"/><help:switch select="System"><help:case select="MAC">Command</help:case><help:default>Ctrl</help:default></help:switch> + Left Arrow</p>
<p class="Paragraph"><help:paragraphinfo state="U" number="102"/>Moves the cursor to the left edge of the current data range. If the column to the left of the cell that contains the cursor is empty, the cursor moves to the next column to the left that contains data.</p>
<p class="Head3"><help:paragraphinfo state="U" number="103"/><help:switch select="System"><help:case select="MAC">Command</help:case><help:default>Ctrl</help:default></help:switch> + Right Arrow</p>
<p class="Paragraph"><help:paragraphinfo state="U" number="104"/>Moves the cursor to the right edge of the current data range. If the column to the right of the cell that contains the cursor is empty, the cursor moves to the next column to the right that contains data.</p>
<p class="Head3"><help:paragraphinfo state="U" number="105"/><help:switch select="System"><help:case select="MAC">Command</help:case><help:default>Ctrl</help:default></help:switch> + Up Arrow</p>
<p class="Paragraph"><help:paragraphinfo state="U" number="106"/>Moves the cursor to the top edge of the current data range. If the row above the cell that contains the cursor is empty, the cursor moves up to the next row that contains data.</p>
<p class="Head3"><help:paragraphinfo state="U" number="107"/><help:switch select="System"><help:case select="MAC">Command</help:case><help:default>Ctrl</help:default></help:switch> + Down Arrow</p>
<p class="Paragraph"><help:paragraphinfo state="U" number="108"/>Moves the cursor to the bottom edge of the current data range. If the row below the cell that contains the cursor is empty, the cursor moves down to the next row that contains data.</p>
<p class="Paragraph"><help:paragraphinfo state="U" number="185"/>Selects all cells containing data from the current cell to the end of the continuous range of data cells, in the direction of the arrow pressed. If used to select rows and columns together, a rectangular cell range is selected.</p>
<p class="Paragraph"><help:paragraphinfo state="U" number="97"/>where (*) is the multiplication sign on the numeric key pad</p>
<p class="Paragraph"><help:paragraphinfo state="U" number="98"/>Selects the data range that contains the cursor. A range is a contiguous cell range that contains data and is bounded by empty row and columns.</p>
<p class="Head3"><help:paragraphinfo state="U" number="99"/>Enter - in a selected range</p>
<p class="Paragraph"><help:paragraphinfo state="U" number="100"/>Moves the cursor down one cell <text:s text:c="" xmlns:text="http://openoffice.org/2000/text"/>in a selected range. To specify the direction that the cursor moves, choose <span style="font-weight:bold;">Tools - Options - Spreadsheet - General</span>.</p>
<p class="Paragraph"><help:paragraphinfo state="U" number="10"/>Switches to Edit mode and places the cursor at the end of the contents of the current cell. Press again to exit Edit mode.</p>
<p class="Paragraph"><help:paragraphinfo state="U" number="179"/>If the cursor is in an input box in a dialog that has a <span style="font-weight:bold;">Minimize </span>button, the dialog is <text:s text:c="" xmlns:text="http://openoffice.org/2000/text"/>hidden and the input box remains visible. Press F2 again to show the whole dialog.</p>
<p class="Paragraph"><help:paragraphinfo state="U" number="136"/>Moves the cursor to the <span style="font-weight:bold;">Input line</span> where you can enter a formula for the current cell.</p>
<p class="Paragraph"><help:paragraphinfo state="U" number="20"/>Rearranges the relative or absolute references (for example, A1, $A$1, $A1, A$1) in the input field.</p>
<p class="Paragraph"><help:paragraphinfo state="U" number="134"/>Moves the cursor from the <span style="font-weight:bold;">Input line </span>to the <span style="font-weight:bold;">Sheet area</span> box.</p>
<p class="Paragraph"><help:paragraphinfo state="U" number="34"/>Turns additional selection mode on or off. In this mode, you can use the arrow keys to extend the selection. You can also click in another cell to extend the selection.</p>
<p class="Paragraph"><help:paragraphinfo state="U" number="47"/>Opens the <span style="font-weight:bold;">Stylist</span> where you can apply a formatting style to the contents of the cell or to the current sheet.</p>
<p class="Head2"><help:paragraphinfo state="U" number="56" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help"/>Formatting Cells Using Shortcut Keys</p>
<p class="Paragraph"><help:paragraphinfo state="U" number="57" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help"/>The following cell formats can be applied with the keyboard:</p>
<p class="Head3"><help:paragraphinfo state="U" number="61"/><help:switch select="System"><help:case select="MAC">Command</help:case><help:default>Ctrl</help:default></help:switch>+Shift+1 (not on the number pad)</p>
<p class="Head3"><help:paragraphinfo state="U" number="64"/><help:switch select="System"><help:case select="MAC">Command</help:case><help:default>Ctrl</help:default></help:switch>+Shift+2 (not on the number pad)</p>
<p class="Head3"><help:paragraphinfo state="U" number="67"/><help:switch select="System"><help:case select="MAC">Command</help:case><help:default>Ctrl</help:default></help:switch>+Shift+3 (not on the number pad)</p>
<p class="Paragraph"><help:paragraphinfo state="U" number="69"/>Standard date format</p>
<p class="Head3"><help:paragraphinfo state="U" number="70"/><help:switch select="System"><help:case select="MAC">Command</help:case><help:default>Ctrl</help:default></help:switch>+Shift+4 (not on the number pad)</p>
<p class="Head3"><help:paragraphinfo state="U" number="73"/><help:switch select="System"><help:case select="MAC">Command</help:case><help:default>Ctrl</help:default></help:switch>+Shift+5 (not on the number pad)</p>
<p class="Paragraph"><help:paragraphinfo state="U" number="75"/>Standard percentage format (two decimal places)</p>
<p class="Head3"><help:paragraphinfo state="U" number="76"/><help:switch select="System"><help:case select="MAC">Command</help:case><help:default>Ctrl</help:default></help:switch>+Shift+6 (not on the number pad)</p>
<p class="Paragraph"><help:paragraphinfo state="U" number="174"/>Changes the focus by moving backwards through the areas and buttons of the dialog.</p>
<p class="Paragraph"><help:paragraphinfo state="U" number="162"/>Selects the last item in the current dialog area.</p>
<p class="Head3"><help:paragraphinfo state="U" number="161"/><help:switch select="System"><help:case select="MAC">Option</help:case><help:default>Alt</help:default></help:switch> and the underlined character in the word "Row"</p>
<p class="Paragraph"><help:paragraphinfo state="U" number="160"/>Copies or moves the current field into the "Row" area.</p>
<p class="Head3"><help:paragraphinfo state="U" number="159"/><help:switch select="System"><help:case select="MAC">Option</help:case><help:default>Alt</help:default></help:switch> and the underlined character in the word "Column"</p>
<p class="Paragraph"><help:paragraphinfo state="U" number="158"/>Copies or moves the current field into the "Column" area.</p>
<p class="Head3"><help:paragraphinfo state="U" number="157"/><help:switch select="System"><help:case select="MAC">Option</help:case><help:default>Alt</help:default></help:switch> and the underlined character in the word "Data"</p>
<p class="Paragraph"><help:paragraphinfo state="U" number="156"/>Copies or moves the current field into the "Data" area.</p>