6.2. Spreadsheet menu

This menu is available only in XMLmind XML Editor Professional Edition, where it is hidden by default. You need to enable it by checking "Enable the Integrated Spreadsheet Engine" in OptionsPreferences, Features section.

Show Table Labels, Hide Table Labels

Makes tables look like spreadsheets by adding A1-style labels to their columns and to their rows. This is very useful when you want to type cell references such as A1:C3 in a formula.

Insert/Edit Formula

If a formula (xxe-formula processing instruction) is explicitly selected, a specialized formula editor is opened to allow the user to modify the formula.

Otherwise, a specialized formula editor is opened to allow the user to insert a new formula at caret position. Inserting a new formula in an empty element works too: simply explicitly select this empty element and use this menu item.

Disable Selected Formulas, Enable Selected Formulas

Disables/enables all the formulas (xxe-formula processing instruction) found in the explicit node selection or in the text selection.

Disabling a formula means passivating it. That is, it is no longer used to update the document. In some cases, this is a handy alternative to removing it.

Tip

In the styled view, formulas are represented by a small F icon. Clicking on this icon with the middle button of the mouse allows to switch the state of the formula from enabled to disabled and vice-versa.

Remove Selected Formulas

Remove all the formulas (xxe-formula processing instruction) found in the explicit node selection or in the text selection.

Auto-update Mode

This toggle may be used to switch from auto-update mode to manual update mode.

In manual update mode, only newly inserted formulas are computed. To force a full calculation, the user has to explicitly use the Update command below.

In auto-update mode, a full calculation is automatically performed, if needed to, when the editing context changes. For example: type some text in a paragraph, then click in (or tab to) another paragraph to trigger a spreadsheet calculation.

Note that in both modes, a full calculation is automatically performed, if needed to, before validating or saving the document.

Using manual update mode is recommended if you have a slow computer or if you have inserted a lot of formulas in your document or if your formulas access many external documents.

See also Spreadsheet options.

Update

Forces a full calculation of the spreadsheet.