I’ve since edited and retagged this as a feature request so it is clearer and hopefully can be implemented at some point. This will present a major issue with any future adoption of open source as this feature is used frequently by office workers (myself included).
Then, click the place where you want to insert a line break. Update: Apparently there is no simple way of doing what I have described above. When in Excel, pressing ‘Enter’ (in the cell or in the formula bar) like how you would in Microsoft Word would only move the cursor to the next cell: To start a new line, double-click the cell which contains the text.
So is there something simple (obtuse) that I just overlooked or is this software still not ready? Designed with Excel gurus in mind, this handbook outlines how to create formulas that can be used to solve everyday problems with a series of data values. I’m fairly certain that “I” could get similar functionality using the python features, but one shouldn’t need to know how to program to use basic features. I’ve been wanting to move my entire extended family to an Open Source Alternative for years now (since 1999) but there are common tasks that have either been overlooked or have a huge (unacceptable) learning curve when coming in at the level of an average office worker knowledgebase. I’ve scoured google for more time than I should have the only thing that comes even close to what I’m looking for is ArrayFunctions which doesn’t provide the behavior described above. I just can’t seem to do this with LibreOffice. One of the most common features I use in excel is the Ctrl+Enter/Ctrl+Shift+Enter that allows one to put a formula in a single cell and populate each successive row/column with the corresponding row/column variables whether it be a vertical selection, or a horizontal selection (slightly different behaviors).
I’m coming from a Microsoft Office background.