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You may distribute it and/or modify it under the terms of either the GNU General Public License  \n( [http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html](http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html)), version 3 or later, or the Creative Commons Attribution  \nLicense ( [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/)), version 3.0 or later. All trademarks within this guide belong to their legitimate owners.  \nContributors  \nBarbara Duprey  \nJean Hollis Weber John A Smith  \nFeedback  \nPlease direct any comments or suggestions about this document to:  \n[documentation@global.libreoffice.org](documentation@global.libreoffice.org)  \nAcknowledgments  \nThis chapter is based on Chapter 7 of [the](the OpenOffice.org 3.3 Calc Guide. The)[ OpenOffice.org 3.3 Calc Guide](the OpenOffice.org 3.3 Calc Guide. The)[. The](the OpenOffice.org 3.3 Calc Guide. The) contributors to that chapter are:  \nMartin Fox Kirk Abbott Bruce Byfield  \nStigant Fyrwitful Barbara M. 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