Advanced Spreadsheets

Create a customized list and perform a custom sort. In some cases, when we might need to sort the data in a way other than the ones available by default in Calc, we can create our own custom list format. In the ‘Sort’ dialog box, under the ‘Options’ tab, we have the ‘Custom sort order’…

Sort data by multiple columns at the same time. Sorting data means arranging data as per some pre-defined structures. To sort any data in Calc, the first thing which needs to be done is to select the data which needs to be sorted. After selecting the data, click on ‘Data’ from the main menu bar.…

Automatically, manually group data in a pivot table/data pilot and rename groups. Grouping data is a simple process which can be used to create groups of data and then analyzing these groups instead of analyzing the individual values. This simply means that instead of focusing on the individual values, we analyze these values as a…

Filter, sort data in a pivot table/data pilot. Filtering data means applying some conditions to the data so that only those data fields get displayed which satisfy these conditions. To filter data in a pivot table, simply right-click anywhere on the table and from the resulting menu, click on ‘Filter’. This will open the ‘Filter’…

Create and modify a pivot table/data pilot. A pivot table is a very effective and efficient tool for comparing, combining, and analyzing large amounts of data in a simple manner. To use pivot table, the first thing which is required is some raw data. The data should be in the form of a database table…

Format columns, bars, plot area, chart area to display an image. In Calc charts, we cannot use custom images by importing them into the charts from our local machine. Though Calc does provide the option for using the different types of ‘Fill’ options for the columns, bars, plot area or chart area like ‘Color’, ‘Hatching’,…

Change scale of value axis: minimum, maximum number to display, major interval. In Calc, the values displayed with the axes of a chart are normally the default ones which are selected by the system as per the data being used. In some cases, we might need to change these values, or require different intervals between…

To re-position the chart title or legends in a Calc chart, first of all select the chart. After this, click once on the chart title or the legends box, the chart title or the legend box will get selected. Now without releasing the mouse button drag the title or the legends to the position where…

In the same way as we can change the chart type for a chart, in case some new data field is added for a chart, we can simply update this in the already existing chart and we do not need to create another one from the beginning. To add or delete a data series in…

Changing the chart type for any chart is helpful when we want to showcase our data in a different format. Sometimes, we might create a particular chart for a set of data but then later figure out that some other chart type would have been a better way of depicting this data. In such a…