4.4.1 Opening a spreadsheet
You can open a spreadsheet (or a matrix editor) with the
Spreadsheet▸New Spreadsheet menu item or
with the key Alt+T.
When you open a new spreadsheet, you will be given a configuration screen.
The configuration screen allows you to set the following options:
-
Variable
The name of the file where the spreadsheet will be
saved.
- Rows and Columns
The number of rows and columns in the spreadsheet.
- Eval
Whether or not to automatically re-evaluate the entries in the
spreadsheet after each change. If this is not checked, then you can
re-evaluate the spreadsheet with the eval button on the
spreadsheet menu bar.
- Distribute
Whether or not entering a matrix into a cell will keep the entry in
a single cell or distribute it across an appropriate array of cells.
- Landscape
Whether the graphical representation of the spreadsheet should be
displayed below the spreadsheet or to the right of the spreadsheet.
If this is checked, it will be displayed below the spreadsheet.
- Move right
Whether or not to move to the cell to the right of the current cell
when data is entered. If this is not checked, you will be moved to
the cell below the current cell.
- Spreadsheet
Whether to format a spreadsheet or a matrix.
- Graph
Whether or not to display the graphical representation of the
spreadsheet.