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<chapter id="configdialog">
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<chapterinfo>
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<authorgroup>
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<author>
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<firstname>Pamela</firstname>
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<surname>Robert</surname>
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<affiliation>
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<address><email>pamroberts@blueyonder.co.uk</email></address>
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</affiliation>
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</author>
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</authorgroup>
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</chapterinfo>
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<title>The &kspread; Configuration Dialog Box</title>
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<para>Selecting <menuchoice><guimenu>Settings</guimenu><guimenuitem>
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Configure &kspread;...</guimenuitem></menuchoice> opens a dialog box
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with several pages, selected with the icons at the left of the dialog box,
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which allow you to change many aspects of &kspread;'s operation.</para>
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<sect1 id="configlocale">
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<title><guilabel>Locale Settings</guilabel></title>
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<para>
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<mediaobject>
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<imageobject>
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<imagedata fileref="configure1.png" format="PNG"/>
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</imageobject>
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<textobject>
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<phrase>Locale Settings Configuration.</phrase>
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</textobject>
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</mediaobject>
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</para>
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<para>This page of &kspread;'s configuration dialog box shows how items
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such as numbers, date, time and money are displayed.</para>
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<para>If you have loaded a spreadsheet that was generated using a different
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locale, then pressing the <guibutton>Update Locale Settings</guibutton>
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button on this page will update it to conform to your locale settings as they are fixed in &kcontrolcenter;.</para>
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</sect1>
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<sect1 id="configinterface">
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<title><guilabel>Interface</guilabel></title>
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<para>
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<mediaobject>
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<imageobject>
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<imagedata fileref="configure2.png" format="PNG"/>
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</imageobject>
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<textobject>
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<phrase>Interface Configuration.</phrase>
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</textobject>
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</mediaobject>
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</para>
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<para>This page of &kspread;'s configuration dialog box (obtained by selecting
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<guimenuitem>Configure &kspread;...</guimenuitem> from the <guimenu>Settings
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</guimenu> menu) controls some more &kspread; features:</para>
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<para><variablelist>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><guilabel>Number of sheets open at the beginning:</guilabel></term>
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<listitem><para>Controls how many worksheets will be created if the
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option <guilabel>Blank Worksheet</guilabel> is chosen when
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&kspread; is started.
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</para></listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><guilabel>Number of files to show in Recent Files list:</guilabel></term>
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<listitem><para>Controls the maximum number of filenames that are shown
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when you select <menuchoice><guimenu>File</guimenu><guisubmenu>
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Open Recent</guisubmenu></menuchoice>.
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</para></listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><guilabel>Autosave Delay (minutes):</guilabel></term>
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<listitem><para>Here you can select the time between autosaves, or disable
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this feature altogether by choosing <guilabel>Do not save automatically</guilabel>
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(drag the slider to the far left).
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</para></listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><guilabel>Create backup files</guilabel></term>
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<listitem><para>Check this box if you want some backup files created. This is checked per default.
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</para></listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><guilabel>Show vertical scrollbar</guilabel></term>
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<listitem><para>Check or uncheck this box to show or hide the vertical
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scrollbar in all sheets.
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</para></listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><guilabel>Show horizontal scrollbar</guilabel></term>
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<listitem><para>Check or uncheck this box to show or hide the horizontal
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scrollbar in all sheets.
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</para></listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><guilabel>Show column header</guilabel></term>
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<listitem><para>Check this box to show the column letters across the top of each
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worksheet.
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</para></listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><guilabel>Show row header</guilabel></term>
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<listitem><para>Check this box to show the row numbers down the left side.
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</para></listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><guilabel>Show tabs</guilabel></term>
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<listitem><para>This check box controls whether the sheet tabs are shown
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at the bottom of the worksheet.
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</para></listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><guilabel>Show formula toolbar</guilabel></term>
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<listitem><para>Here is where you can choose to show or hide the <guilabel>Formula</guilabel> bar.
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</para></listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><guilabel>Show status bar</guilabel></term>
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<listitem><para>Uncheck this box if you want to hide the status bar.
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</para></listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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</variablelist></para>
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</sect1>
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<sect1 id="configmisc">
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<title><guilabel>Misc</guilabel></title>
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<para>
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<mediaobject>
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<imageobject>
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<imagedata fileref="configure3.png" format="PNG"/>
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</imageobject>
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<textobject>
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<phrase>Miscellaneous Configuration.</phrase>
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</textobject>
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</mediaobject>
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</para>
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<para>The <guilabel>Misc</guilabel> page of &kspread;'s configuration
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dialog box contains the following items;</para>
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<para><variablelist>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><guilabel>Completion mode:</guilabel></term>
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<listitem><para>Lets you choose the (auto) text completion mode from a
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range of options in the drop down selection box.
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</para></listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><guilabel>Pressing enter moves cell cursor:</guilabel></term>
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<listitem><para>Select whether pressing the <keysym>Enter</keysym>
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key will move the cursor <guilabel>Down</guilabel>, <guilabel>Up</guilabel>,
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<guilabel>Right</guilabel>, <guilabel>Left</guilabel> or <guilabel>Down,
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First Column</guilabel> as determined by the setting in this drop down selection box.
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</para></listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><guilabel>Method of calc:</guilabel></term>
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<listitem><para>This drop down selection box can be used to choose the
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calculation performed by the <link linkend="statusbarsum">Statusbar Summary
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</link> function.
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</para></listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><guilabel>Indentation step (cm):</guilabel></term>
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<listitem><para>Lets you define the amount of indenting used by the
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<guimenuitem>Increase Indent</guimenuitem> option in the <guimenu>Format
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</guimenu> menu.
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</para>
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<para>The unit taken here is the one you fixe in the Configure
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&kspread; dialog, in the Page Layout tab in the <guilabel>Default page
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unit:</guilabel> setting. </para></listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><guilabel>Show error message for invalid formulae</guilabel></term>
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<listitem><para>If this box is checked a message box will pop up when what
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you have entered into a cell cannot be understood by &kspread;.
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</para></listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<!--<varlistentry>
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<term><guilabel>Show comment indicator</guilabel></term>
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<listitem><para>If this box is checked cells containing comments will be
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marked by a small red triangle at the top right corner.
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</para></listitem>
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</varlistentry>-->
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</variablelist></para>
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</sect1>
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<sect1 id="configcolor">
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<title><guilabel>Color</guilabel></title>
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<para>
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<mediaobject>
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<imageobject>
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<imagedata fileref="configure4.png" format="PNG"/>
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</imageobject>
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<textobject>
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<phrase>Color Configuration.</phrase>
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</textobject>
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</mediaobject>
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</para>
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<para>This page of &kspread;'s configuration dialog box lets you choose the
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color of the sheet grid. If you do not want the grid to appear at all, uncheck the <guilabel>Show grid</guilabel> box in
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the <menuchoice><guimenu>Format</guimenu><guisubmenu>Sheet</guisubmenu><guimenuitem>Sheet Properties</guimenuitem></menuchoice> dialog.</para>
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<para>This page also lets you select the color of the lines used to indicate
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the printed page borders when the <guimenuitem>Show Page Borders</guimenuitem>
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box in the <guimenu>View</guimenu> menu is checked.</para>
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<para>Click on the current color to display the standard TDE <guilabel>Select Color</guilabel> dialog.</para>
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<para><variablelist>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><guilabel>Grid color:</guilabel></term>
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<listitem><para>Click here to change the grid color &ie; the color of the borders of each cell.
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</para></listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><guilabel>Page borders:</guilabel></term>
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<listitem><para>When the <menuchoice><guimenu>View</guimenu><guimenuitem>Show Page Borders</guimenuitem></menuchoice> menu item is checked, the page borders are displayed. Click here to choose another color for the borders than the default red.
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</para></listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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</variablelist></para>
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</sect1>
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<sect1 id="configpagelayout">
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<title><guilabel>Page Layout</guilabel></title>
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<para>
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<mediaobject>
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<imageobject>
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<imagedata fileref="configure5.png" format="PNG"/>
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</imageobject>
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<textobject>
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<phrase>Page Layout Configuration.</phrase>
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</textobject>
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</mediaobject>
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</para>
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<para>This page of &kspread;'s configuration dialog box lets you set up the
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default page size, orientation and units used by the printer and by the
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<guilabel>Page Layout</guilabel> dialog box (obtained by selecting
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<guimenuitem>Page Layout...</guimenuitem> from the <guimenu>Format
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</guimenu> menu.</para>
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<para><variablelist>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><guilabel>Default page size:</guilabel></term>
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<listitem><para>Choose the default page size for your worksheet among all the most common page sizes. Note that you can overwrite the page size for the current sheet using the <menuchoice><guimenu>Format</guimenu><guimenuitem>Page Layout...</guimenuitem></menuchoice> dialog.
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</para></listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><guilabel>Default page orientation:</guilabel></term>
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<listitem><para>Choose the default sheet orientation: portrait or landscape.
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Note that you can overwrite the orientation for the current sheet using the
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<menuchoice><guimenu>Format</guimenu><guimenuitem>Page
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Layout...</guimenuitem></menuchoice> dialog.
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</para></listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><guilabel>Default page unit:</guilabel></term>
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<listitem><para>Choose the default unit that will be used in your all your sheets. Note that you can overwrite the unit for the current sheet using the <menuchoice><guimenu>Format</guimenu><guimenuitem>Page Layout...</guimenuitem></menuchoice> dialog.
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</para></listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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</variablelist></para>
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</sect1>
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<sect1 id="configspelling">
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<title><guilabel>Spelling</guilabel></title>
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<para>
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<mediaobject>
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<imageobject>
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<imagedata fileref="configure6.png" format="PNG"/>
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</imageobject>
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<textobject>
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<phrase>Spelling Configuration.</phrase>
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</textobject>
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</mediaobject>
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</para>
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<para>This page lets you configure the behavior of &kspread;'s spell
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checker.</para>
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<para><variablelist>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><guilabel>Create root/affix combinations not in dictionary</guilabel>
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</term>
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<listitem><para>If this box is checked then when &kspread; finds a word in
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the document which it does not recognize but which consists of a recognized
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root word plus a recognized prefix or suffix it will accept it, whereas if
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the box is not checked the spell checker will reject it.
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</para></listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><guilabel>Consider run-together words as spelling errors</guilabel>
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</term>
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<listitem><para>If this box is checked then common words which are run
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together will be considered to be spelling errors, for example <emphasis>
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cannot</emphasis>.
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</para></listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><guilabel>Dictionary:</guilabel></term>
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<listitem><para>This drop down selection box can be used to select
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alternative dictionaries.
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</para></listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><guilabel>Encoding:</guilabel></term>
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<listitem><para>To select the character encoding that should be used.
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</para></listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><guilabel>Client:</guilabel></term>
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<listitem><para>This combo box lets you select between different spell
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checking programs that may be present on your computer.
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</para></listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><guilabel>Skip all uppercase words</guilabel></term>
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<listitem><para>Check this box if you want the spellchecker to ignore
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uppercase words, which are usually acronyms such as &tde;.
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</para></listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><guilabel>Do not check title case</guilabel></term>
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<listitem><para>Check this box if you want the spellchecker to ignore
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the title case, for example My Own Spreadsheet or My own spreadsheet. If this is unchecked, the spell checker will ask for a uppercase letter in the title nouns.
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</para></listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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</variablelist></para>
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</sect1>
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<sect1 id="opt-tts"><title>Configure Text-To-Speech options</title>
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<para>See the <link linkend="a11y-tts">Text-to-Speech</link> section
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in the accessibility chapter for further details.</para>
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</sect1>
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</chapter>
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