/text/scalc/guide/auto_off.xhp deactivating; automatic changes tables; deactivating automatic changes in AutoInput function on/off text in cells;AutoInput function cells; AutoInput function of text input support in spreadsheets changing; input in cells AutoCorrect function;cell contents cell input;AutoInput function lowercase letters;AutoInput function (in cells) capital letters;AutoInput function (in cells) date formats;avoiding conversion to number completion on/off text completion on/off word completion on/off mw added one entry Deactivating Automatic Changes By default, $[officename] automatically corrects many common typing errors and applies formatting while you type. You can immediately undo any automatic changes with Command Ctrl+Z. The following shows you how to deactivate and reactivate the automatic changes in $[officename] Calc: Automatic Text or Number Completion When making an entry in a cell, $[officename] Calc automatically suggests matching input found in the same column. This function is known as AutoInput. To turn the AutoInput on and off, set or remove the check mark in front of Tools - Cell Contents - AutoInput. Automatic Conversion to Date Format $[officename] Calc automatically converts certain entries to dates. For example, the entry 1.1 may be interpreted as January 1 of the current year, according to the locale settings of your operating system, and then displayed according to the date format applied to the cell.for sure 1.1 will not be interpreted as a date in the USofA !! To ensure that an entry is interpreted as text, add an apostrophe at the beginning of the entry. The apostrophe is not displayed in the cell. Quotation Marks Replaced by Custom Quotes Choose Tools - AutoCorrect Options. Go to the Localized Options tab and unmark Replace. Cell Content Always Begins With Uppercase Choose Tools - AutoCorrect Options. Go to the Options tab. Unmark Capitalize first letter of every sentence. Replace Word With Another Word Choose Tools - AutoCorrect Options. Go to the Replace tab. Select the word pair and click Delete.

Tools - Cell Contents - AutoInput Tools - AutoCorrect Options