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--- libreoffice_annoyances [2019.12.14 06:03] – created Steve Isenberg
+++ libreoffice_annoyances [2022.12.05 13:05] (current) – [Replace dates with incremented year] Steve Isenberg
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-=====LibreOffice Annoyances=====
+<fs xx-large>LibreOffice Annoyances</fs>
 Maybe not //annoyances// but ways of getting things done.
-====Spreadsheet====
+=====Spreadsheet=====
-===Replace dates with incremented year===
+====Replace dates with incremented year====
-Your spreadsheet has a column with dates, say 1/2/2019 and you want to replace all of them with the next year, e.g., 1/2/2020.
+Your spreadsheet has a column with dates, starting with say A4 with 1/2/2019 and you want to replace the dates in the this and the rest of the column with the next year, e.g., 2020.
-  - Insert new column to right of dates column
+  - Insert new (temporary) column to right of dates column (it's a new and blank column B)
-  - Apply this formula in new column next to date you want to change.  Say column B row 7 has 1/2/2019.  Put this formula in column C row 7: <code>=DATE(year(B7)+1,month(B7),day)B7))</code>
+  - Apply this here formula in new column B next to the first date you want to change.  Say column A row 4 has 1/2/2019.  Put this formula in column B row 4: <code>=DATE(year(A4)+1,month(A4),day(A4))</code>
-  - Select the cell C7 and drag down to select all rows in column C that you want to replace column B's dates
+  - Select the cell B4 and drag down to select all rows in column B that you want to use to replace column A's dates
-  - Control-D (pastes the formula down the column)
+  - Control-D (pastes the formula down the column). You should see the updated dates in this new column B.
-  - Select all of the column C cells you have changed, and copy to clipboard
+  - Select all of the column B cells you have changed, and copy to clipboard
-  - Put cursor in first date you want to change, that is, in cell B7
+  - Put cursor in first date you want to change, that is, in cell A4
-  - Edit > Paste Special > Paste Special.  Make sure All is not checked and Formula is not checked.  Paste.  OK the overwrite.
+  - Edit > Paste Special > Paste Special.  Make sure ''Paste all'' is **not** checked and ''Formula'' is **not** checked.  Paste.  OK the overwrite.
+  - You can now safely delete this column B.
+====Give a Cell a Name and Use It Elsewhere====
+It's easier to name a cell so that (a) references make sense and (b) you can move the cell but retain the reference.\\ //for example referencing payment totals when adding/deleting rows/columns around them.//
+How to name a cell
+  * Select the cell
+  * Upper-left corner, see the letter-number (e.g., D23) of the cell. Type the name you want in this spot (e.g., CCjan)
+  * Repeat as needed
+Alternatively you can select the cell, Sheet > Named Ranges and Expressions > Define
+How to use a named cell
+  * Select the cell to reference the name
+  * Type = and start to type the cell name (e.g, C C j a)
+  * When the desired name is the only choice, press enter.
+Note that names can be used within formulas.