Using the Thesaurus

While spreadsheets typically consist of a lot of values and formulas, they may include explanatory text and other text entries. Calc provides you with a Thesaurus feature that allows you to search for synonyms for any text entries in the spreadsheet.

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Select the cell holding the text entry (in cases where several words are in the same cell, double-click to edit the cell and then click and drag to select the word you wish to look up).
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Select the Tools menu, then select Thesaurus. The Thesaurus dialog box will appear (see Figure 4.20).
Figure 4.20. Use the Thesaurus to look up synonyms for words in your spreadsheets.

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