"Today" in calc

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#1

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When I update the data in a spreadsheet I need to also update the one of two cells "date data sent" or "date data received."

I can't figure out a way of doing that automagically so I have a field in the header set to TODAY() and I copy and paste that into the row. Plain pasting doesn't work as that will paste the function, not the value. Paste Special works but is a lot of clicks.

Can anyone think of a better way to do this.

#2

(2nd posting, it appears the first disappeared in cyberia)

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When I update the data in a spreadsheet I need to also update the one of two cells "date data sent" or "date data received." I can't figure out a way of doing that automagically so I have a field in the header set to TODAY() and I copy and paste that into the row. Plain pasting doesn't work as that will paste the function, not the value. Paste Special works but is a lot of clicks. Can anyone think of a better way to do this.

Right-click | Paste Only > | Number?

If you prefer, you can find Paste Only under Edit in Tools | Customise... | Keyboard and bind it to an unused keyboard shortcut.

I trust this helps.

Brian Barker

#3

Hello,

You could also refer to this post:

https://forum.openoffice.org/en/forum/viewtopic.php?f=45&t=30071

I believe it describes a way to do what you are looking for. Basically
they describe a way to trigger a macro that monitors a range of cells
and that performs a specific operation when something is changed.

Rémy Gauthier.

> (2nd posting, it appears the first disappeared in cyberia)

Both messages presumably awaited moderation. Your first arrived 47 
seconds after your second.

> When I update the data in a spreadsheet I need to also update the 
> one of two cells "date data sent" or "date data received." I can't 
> figure out a way of doing that automagically so I have a field in 
> the header set to TODAY() and I copy and paste that into the row. 
> > > Plain pasting doesn't work as that will paste the function, not

the

> > > value. Paste Special works but is a lot of clicks. Can anyone

think

#4

Hello,

You could also refer to this post:

https://forum.openoffice.org/en/forum/viewtopic.php?f=45&t=30071

I believe it describes a way to do what you are looking for. Basically
they describe a way to trigger a macro that monitors a range of cells
and that performs a specific operation when something is changed.

Rémy Gauthier.

Thank you Rémy

(2nd posting, it appears the first disappeared in cyberia)

Both messages presumably awaited moderation. Your first arrived 47
seconds after your second.

When I update the data in a spreadsheet I need to also update the
one of two cells "date data sent" or "date data received." I can't
figure out a way of doing that automagically so I have a field in
the header set to TODAY() and I copy and paste that into the row.

Plain pasting doesn't work as that will paste the function, not

the

value. Paste Special works but is a lot of clicks. Can anyone

think

of a better way to do this.

Right-click | Paste Only > | Number?

If you prefer, you can find Paste Only under Edit in Tools |
Customise... | Keyboard and bind it to an unused keyboard shortcut.

I trust this helps.

Brian Barker

Thanks Brian.