Re: [libreoffice-users] linking a calc chart into a writer document

Hi David,

David Edwards wrote (05-01-12 00:56)

> I've still not managed to work out how to do this!

Hmm, again I got in trouble because of reading to fast/only half.

> When I've selected the chart and paste special there is no DDE link option.

My suggestion helps for linking data - not for charts.

> Thus I've tried anchoring the chart to a cell and copying that cell. Paste
> special does then have a DDE option, but it just pastes a link to the empty
> cell and doesn't include the chart.

Ah, you use your creativity :-)

> I wonder if using DDE linking to link the actual cells into writer,
> generate the table locally in writer would work - though I'd need a method
> to "hide" the actual cells in writer. Is there a method to do this?

Yes, menu Insert > Section  (after you selected the area with the table) 
and set that to hidden.

Make sure there are at least two paragraphs between table and graph.
I hope that leads to usable and stable solution ;-)

Cheers,

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 - Cor
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