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Assuming Check Box Form Controls in ColumnD, yes in OpenOffice Calc 4.1.4, though for some the process may be too tedious and entering say an x instead may be preferred. Unlike in Google Sheets for...
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- Assuming Check Box Form Controls in ColumnD, yes in OpenOffice Calc 4.1.4, though for some the process may be too tedious and entering say an `x` instead may be preferred.
Unlike in Google Sheets for example, where a Tick box has a FALSE/TRUE value associated with it automatically, in Calc the association has to be made by the user. Select View > Toolbars > Form Design and ensure Design Mode is turned on (highlighted background) then select a Check Box and Control… > Data and for `Linked cell` enter the reference for the cell in which the Check Box resides. This should enter `TRUE`<sup>†</sup> in that cell when that Check Box is ticked Repeat for all other Check Boxes, turn off Design Mode and apply CF in the normal way.- <sup>†</sup> The `TRUE` (or `FALSE`) can be hidden by choosing white as the default font colour and, in Conditional Formatting, the same font colour as the background colour selected there.
- Assuming Check Box Form Controls in ColumnD, yes in OpenOffice Calc 4.1.4, though for some the process may be too tedious and entering say an `x` instead may be preferred.
- Unlike in Google Sheets for example, where a Tick box has a FALSE/TRUE value associated with it automatically, in Calc the association has to be made by the user. Select View > Toolbars > Form Design and ensure Design Mode is turned on (highlighted background) then select a Check Box and Control… > Data and for `Linked cell` enter the reference for the cell in which the Check Box resides. This should enter `TRUE`<sup>†</sup> in that cell when that Check Box is ticked. Repeat for all other Check Boxes, turn off Design Mode and apply CF in the normal way.
- <sup>†</sup> The `TRUE` (or `FALSE`) can be hidden by choosing white as the default font colour and, in Conditional Formatting, the same font colour as the background colour selected there.
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Assuming Check Box Form Controls in ColumnD, yes in OpenOffice Calc 4.1.4, though for some the process may be too tedious and entering say an `x` instead may be preferred. Unlike in Google Sheets for example, where a Tick box has a FALSE/TRUE value associated with it automatically, in Calc the association has to be made by the user. Select View > Toolbars > Form Design and ensure Design Mode is turned on (highlighted background) then select a Check Box and Control… > Data and for `Linked cell` enter the reference for the cell in which the Check Box resides. This should enter `TRUE`<sup>†</sup> in that cell when that Check Box is ticked Repeat for all other Check Boxes, turn off Design Mode and apply CF in the normal way. <sup>†</sup> The `TRUE` (or `FALSE`) can be hidden by choosing white as the default font colour and, in Conditional Formatting, the same font colour as the background colour selected there.