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  2. <html><head><title>Insert external data in table</title><meta name="filename" content="text/scalc/guide/webquery"/><meta name="language" content="en-US"/><help:css-file-link xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help"/><!--The CSS style header method for setting styles--><style type="text/css">
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  27.    <p class="P1"><help:key-word value="WebQuery; inserting" tag="kw68398_1" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help"/><help:key-word value="HTML WebQuery; inserting" tag="kw68398_7" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help"/><help:key-word value="ranges; inserting in tables" tag="kw68398_6" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help"/><help:key-word value="external data; inserting" tag="kw68398_5" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help"/><help:key-word value="tables; inserting external data" tag="kw68398_4" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help"/><help:key-word value="inserting; external data in tables" tag="kw68398_3" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help"/><help:key-word value="web pages; importing data" tag="kw68398_2" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help"/></p>
  28.    <p class="Head1"><help:to-be-embedded Eid="webquery" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help"><help:link Id="68398">Insert external data in table</help:link></help:to-be-embedded></p>
  29.    <p class="Paragraph">With the help of the <span class="T1">Web Page Query</span> <help:productname xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help">%PRODUCTNAME</help:productname> Calc import filter, you can insert tables from HTML documents in a <help:productname xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help">%PRODUCTNAME</help:productname> Calc spreadsheet.</p>
  30.    <p class="Paragraph">You can use the same method to insert areas defined by name from a <help:productname xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help">%PRODUCTNAME</help:productname> Calc spreadsheet.</p>
  31.    <p class="Paragraph">The following insert methods are available:</p>
  32.    <p class="Head2">Insert by dialog</p>
  33.    <ol class="L1">
  34.     <li class="">
  35.      <p class="P2">Set the cell cursor at the cell from where the new content is to be inserted.</p>
  36.     </li>
  37.     <li class="">
  38.      <p class="P2">Choose <span class="T1">Insert - External Data</span>. This opens the <span class="T1">External data</span> dialog .</p>
  39.     </li>
  40.     <li class="">
  41.      <p class="P2">In the Combo Box enter the URL of the HTML document or the name of the spreadsheet. A dialog may help you with your file selection.</p>
  42.     </li>
  43.     <li class="">
  44.      <p class="P2">The selected file is loaded (unseen) in the background. Finally, in the large list box of the dialog, you can select the ranges or tables from the file.</p>
  45.     </li>
  46.     <li class="">
  47.      <p class="P2">If you want you can specify that the ranges or tables are updated every n seconds.</p>
  48.     </li>
  49.    </ol>
  50.    <p class="Head2">Insertion by navigator</p>
  51.    <table><tr class=""><td style="text-align:left;"><span class="Tabelle1A">
  52.       <p class="Paragraph">1.</p>
  53.      </span></td><td style="text-align:left;"><span class="Tabelle1B">
  54.       <p class="Paragraph"/>
  55.      </span></td><td style="text-align:left;"><span class="Tabelle1C">
  56.       <p class="Paragraph">Open two documents: the <help:productname xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help">%PRODUCTNAME</help:productname> Calc spreadsheet in which the external data is to be inserted (target document) and the document from which the external data derives (source document).</p>
  57.      </span></td></tr><tr class=""><td style="text-align:left;"><span class="Tabelle1A">
  58.       <p class="Paragraph">2.</p>
  59.      </span></td><td style="text-align:left;"><span class="Tabelle1B">
  60.       <p class="Paragraph"/>
  61.      </span></td><td style="text-align:left;"><span class="Tabelle1C">
  62.       <p class="Paragraph">In the target document open the Navigator.</p>
  63.      </span></td></tr><tr class=""><td style="text-align:left;"><span class="Tabelle1A">
  64.       <p class="Paragraph">3.</p>
  65.      </span></td><td style="text-align:left;"><span class="Tabelle1B">
  66.       <p class="Paragraph"/>
  67.      </span></td><td style="text-align:left;"><span class="Tabelle1C">
  68.       <p class="Paragraph">In the lower combo box of the Navigator select the source document. The Navigator now shows the range names and database ranges or the tables contained in the source document.</p>
  69.      </span></td></tr><tr class=""><td style="text-align:left;"><span class="Tabelle1A">
  70.       <p class="Paragraph">4.</p>
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  73.      </span></td><td style="text-align:left;"><span class="Tabelle1C">
  74.       <p class="Paragraph">In the Navigator select the <span class="T1">Insert as link</span> drag mode.</p>
  75.      </span></td></tr><tr class=""><td style="text-align:left;"><span class="Tabelle1A">
  76.       <p class="Paragraph">5.</p>
  77.      </span></td><td style="text-align:left;"><span class="Tabelle1B">
  78.       <p class="Paragraph"/>
  79.      </span></td><td style="text-align:left;"><span class="Tabelle1C">
  80.       <p class="Paragraph">Drag the desired external data from the navigator into the target document.</p>
  81.      </span></td></tr></table>
  82.    <p class="Paragraph"/>
  83.    <p class="Paragraph">If you have loaded an HTML document with the <span class="T1">Web Page Query</span> filter as the source document, you will find the tables in the Navigator, named continuously from "HTML_table1" onwards, and also two range names that have been created:</p>
  84.    <ul class="L2">
  85.     <li class="">
  86.      <p class="P3">HTML_all - designates the entire document</p>
  87.     </li>
  88.     <li class="">
  89.      <p class="P3">HTML_tables - designates all HTML tables in the document</p>
  90.     </li>
  91.    </ul>
  92.    <p class="Head2">Editing the external data</p>
  93.    <ul class="L3">
  94.     <li class="">
  95.      <p class="P4">Open <span class="T1">Edit - Links</span>. Here you can edit the link to the external data.</p>
  96.     </li>
  97.    </ul>
  98.    <p class="ParaList"><help:embedded Id="65598" Eid="related" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help"/></p>
  99.    <p class="ParaList"><help:link Id="68306" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help">External data dialog</help:link></p>
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