Gobe Productive User's Guide - Writing Tools

- Working in the spreadsheet environment
- Formatting cells
- Row & column sizes
- Number formats
- Insert, Delete, Move & Go to Cells
- Locking cells
- Filling cells
- Sorting cells
- Calculating cells & Dependent cells
- Formulas & functions
- Function reference
- Creating a chart
- Working with charts
- Styles
- Named selections
- Display options
- Spell checking
- Writing tools
- Views & layers
- Working with spreadsheet frames

# Writing Tools

Use the Thesaurus | Use the Dictionary | Use the Word Count Utility

The Gobe Productive suite includes three convenient tools to help you with text in spreadsheets. Each of these tools is available from the Writing Tools menu item on the Document menu.

## To Use the Thesaurus

To use the thesaurus for Gobe Productive, the BeOS thesaurus files must be installed from the BeOS CD. These files are placed in the /boot/optional/goodies/thesaurus directory. If you do not have these files, refer to the BeOS documentation for instructions on installing the files.

1. From the Documents menu, select Writing Tools, then select Thesaurus from the submenu.
2. Enter the Word you want to look-up and click Find.
3. A list of synonyms is displayed, if there are any.
4. You can also select the word in your cell for which you want to find synonyms. You have to select the whole word.

## To Use the Dictionary

To use the dictionary for Gobe Productive, the BeOS dictionary files must be installed from the BeOS CD. These files are placed in the /boot/optional/goodies/dictionary directory. If you do not have these files, refer to the BeOS documentation for instructions on installing the files.

1. From the Documents menu, select Writing Tools, then select Dictionary from the submenu.
2. Enter the Word you want to look-up and click Find.
3. If there is a definition for the word in the dictionary, the definition for the word is displayed.
4. Use the arrow buttons to move ahead or back to the previous or next word in the dictionary.
5. You can also select the word in your cell for which you want to find a definition. You have to select the whole word.

## To Use the Word Count Utility

1. From the Documents menu, select Writing Tools, then select Word Count from the submenu.
2. The program counts the number of characters, words, paragraphs, and pages in the spreadsheet document or frame. Words, characters, and paragraphs inside frames are counted as well.
3. Click OK to close the Page Count dialog box.

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