From “Criteria” tab, select “List” in the drop-down for “Allow”. To create list of values based on the data from the columns, select the column, click on Menu -> Data -> Validity. To use this, click on Menu -> Format -> Conditional Formatting.

You can also combine multiple conditions using OR/AND conditions. For example, if the cell value is “Technology”, you can set a custom background, and font to the cell or row.

Using conditional formatting, you can format a specific cell or row only based on a certain condition. Select the table in the spreadsheet, and click on Menu -> Format -> Autoformat. Instead of manually formatting your tables with different font colors and background, you can use one of the builtin table autoformat as shown below. The following is the list of some Openoffice calc spreadsheet tips and tricks.

OpenOffice Calc offers pretty much most of the functionalities that are in Microsoft Excel. On Windows, instead of spending money on Microsoft Office, download and use Openoffice. On Ubuntu, OpenOffice is the default office suite. OpenOffice works on both Linux and Windows.

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