
Two of Calc’s strong points are the accessibility of information about the active document and the ease of navigation of an SDI. When you close the parent window, all files are also closed. Excel uses a Multiple Document Interface (MDI) where all open documents are displayed within one parent window. This means that each document has its own window in which only one document is displayed at a time.

Table below summarizes some terminology differences between Calc and Excel.Īll of the chapters in this guide and in the Calc Guide use the AOo Calc terminology.Ĭallouts in cells which appear when the mouse pointer is positioned over the cellĬalc uses a Single Document Interface (SDI). The information in this chapter builds upon the information given in Chapter General Differences in Use between and Microsoft Office.

This chapter summarizes the differences in use between Calc 2.0 and Microsoft Excel (various versions).
