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38 <topic id=
"textscalc0104070100xml" indexer=
"include">
39 <title id=
"tit" xml-lang=
"en-US">Define Names
</title>
40 <filename>/text/scalc/
01/
04070100.xhp
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44 <bookmark xml-lang=
"en-US" branch=
"hid/FID_DEFINE_NAME" id=
"bm_id4757802" localize=
"false"/>
45 <bookmark xml-lang=
"en-US" branch=
"hid/.uno:DefineName" id=
"bm_id3155922" localize=
"false"/>
46 <paragraph role=
"heading" id=
"hd_id3156330" xml-lang=
"en-US" level=
"1" l10n=
"U" oldref=
"1">Define Names
</paragraph>
47 <paragraph role=
"paragraph" id=
"par_id3154366" xml-lang=
"en-US" l10n=
"U" oldref=
"2"><variable id=
"namenfestlegentext"><ahelp hid=
".uno:DefineName">Opens a dialog where you can specify a name for a selected area.
</ahelp>
48 </variable></paragraph>
49 <paragraph role=
"paragraph" id=
"par_id3154123" xml-lang=
"en-US" l10n=
"U" oldref=
"31">Use the mouse to define ranges or type the reference into the
<emph>Define Name
</emph>dialog fields.
</paragraph>
50 <section id=
"howtoget">
51 <embed href=
"text/scalc/00/00000404.xhp#einafe"/>
53 <paragraph role=
"paragraph" id=
"par_id3155131" xml-lang=
"en-US" l10n=
"U" oldref=
"30">The
<emph>Sheet Area
</emph> box on the Formula bar contains a list of defined names for the ranges. Click a name from this box to highlight the corresponding reference on the spreadsheet. Names given formulas or parts of a formula are not listed here.
</paragraph>
54 <bookmark xml-lang=
"en-US" branch=
"hid/SC:COMBOBOX:RID_SCDLG_NAMES:ED_NAME" id=
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"false"/>
55 <paragraph role=
"heading" id=
"hd_id3151118" xml-lang=
"en-US" level=
"2" l10n=
"U" oldref=
"3">Name
</paragraph>
56 <paragraph role=
"paragraph" id=
"par_id3163712" xml-lang=
"en-US" l10n=
"U" oldref=
"29"><ahelp hid=
"SC:COMBOBOX:RID_SCDLG_NAMES:ED_NAME">Enter the name of the area for which you want to define a reference. All area names already defined in the spreadsheet are listed in the text field below.
</ahelp> If you click a name on the list, the corresponding reference in the document will be shown with a blue frame. If multiple cell ranges belong to the same area name, they are displayed with different colored frames.
</paragraph>
57 <bookmark xml-lang=
"en-US" branch=
"hid/SC:EDIT:RID_SCDLG_NAMES:ED_ASSIGN" id=
"bm_id3145750" localize=
"false"/>
58 <paragraph role=
"heading" id=
"hd_id3153728" xml-lang=
"en-US" level=
"2" l10n=
"U" oldref=
"9">Assigned to
</paragraph>
59 <paragraph role=
"paragraph" id=
"par_id3147435" xml-lang=
"en-US" l10n=
"U" oldref=
"10"><ahelp hid=
"SC:EDIT:RID_SCDLG_NAMES:ED_ASSIGN">The reference of the selected area name is shown here as an absolute value.
</ahelp></paragraph>
60 <paragraph role=
"paragraph" id=
"par_id3146986" xml-lang=
"en-US" l10n=
"U" oldref=
"12">To insert a new area reference, place the cursor in this field and use your mouse to select the desired area in any sheet of your spreadsheet document.
</paragraph>
61 <embed href=
"text/shared/00/00000001.xhp#eingabesymbol"/>
62 <bookmark xml-lang=
"en-US" branch=
"hid/SC:MOREBUTTON:RID_SCDLG_NAMES:BTN_MORE" id=
"bm_id3148455" localize=
"false"/>
63 <paragraph role=
"heading" id=
"hd_id3154729" xml-lang=
"en-US" level=
"2" l10n=
"U" oldref=
"13">More
</paragraph>
64 <paragraph role=
"paragraph" id=
"par_id3149958" xml-lang=
"en-US" l10n=
"U" oldref=
"14"><ahelp hid=
"SC:MOREBUTTON:RID_SCDLG_NAMES:BTN_MORE">Allows you to specify the
<emph>Area type
</emph>(optional) for the reference.
</ahelp></paragraph>
65 <paragraph role=
"heading" id=
"hd_id3147394" xml-lang=
"en-US" level=
"3" l10n=
"U" oldref=
"15">Area type
</paragraph>
66 <paragraph role=
"paragraph" id=
"par_id3155416" xml-lang=
"en-US" l10n=
"U" oldref=
"16">Defines additional options related to the type of reference area.
</paragraph>
67 <bookmark xml-lang=
"en-US" branch=
"hid/SC:CHECKBOX:RID_SCDLG_NAMES:BTN_PRINTAREA" id=
"bm_id3146972" localize=
"false"/>
68 <paragraph role=
"heading" id=
"hd_id3150716" xml-lang=
"en-US" level=
"4" l10n=
"U" oldref=
"17">Print range
</paragraph>
69 <paragraph role=
"paragraph" id=
"par_id3150751" xml-lang=
"en-US" l10n=
"U" oldref=
"18"><ahelp hid=
"SC:CHECKBOX:RID_SCDLG_NAMES:BTN_PRINTAREA">Defines the area as a print range.
</ahelp></paragraph>
70 <bookmark xml-lang=
"en-US" branch=
"hid/SC:CHECKBOX:RID_SCDLG_NAMES:BTN_CRITERIA" id=
"bm_id3155446" localize=
"false"/>
71 <paragraph role=
"heading" id=
"hd_id3153764" xml-lang=
"en-US" level=
"4" l10n=
"U" oldref=
"19">Filter
</paragraph>
72 <paragraph role=
"paragraph" id=
"par_id3155766" xml-lang=
"en-US" l10n=
"U" oldref=
"20"><ahelp hid=
"SC:CHECKBOX:RID_SCDLG_NAMES:BTN_CRITERIA">Defines the selected area to be used in an
<link href=
"text/scalc/01/12040300.xhp" name=
"advanced filter">advanced filter
</link>.
</ahelp></paragraph>
73 <bookmark xml-lang=
"en-US" branch=
"hid/SC:CHECKBOX:RID_SCDLG_NAMES:BTN_COLHEADER" id=
"bm_id3147344" localize=
"false"/>
74 <paragraph role=
"heading" id=
"hd_id3159267" xml-lang=
"en-US" level=
"4" l10n=
"U" oldref=
"21">Repeat column
</paragraph>
75 <paragraph role=
"paragraph" id=
"par_id3149565" xml-lang=
"en-US" l10n=
"U" oldref=
"22"><ahelp hid=
"SC:CHECKBOX:RID_SCDLG_NAMES:BTN_COLHEADER">Defines the area as a repeating column.
</ahelp></paragraph>
76 <bookmark xml-lang=
"en-US" branch=
"hid/SC:CHECKBOX:RID_SCDLG_NAMES:BTN_ROWHEADER" id=
"bm_id3154021" localize=
"false"/>
77 <paragraph role=
"heading" id=
"hd_id3153966" xml-lang=
"en-US" level=
"4" l10n=
"U" oldref=
"23">Repeat row
</paragraph>
78 <paragraph role=
"paragraph" id=
"par_id3150300" xml-lang=
"en-US" l10n=
"U" oldref=
"24"><ahelp hid=
"SC:CHECKBOX:RID_SCDLG_NAMES:BTN_ROWHEADER">Defines the area as a repeating row.
</ahelp></paragraph>
79 <bookmark xml-lang=
"en-US" branch=
"hid/SC:PUSHBUTTON:RID_SCDLG_NAMES:BTN_ADD" id=
"bm_id3150207" localize=
"false"/>
80 <paragraph role=
"heading" id=
"hd_id3155112" xml-lang=
"en-US" level=
"2" l10n=
"U" oldref=
"27">Add/Modify
</paragraph>
81 <paragraph role=
"paragraph" id=
"par_id3159236" xml-lang=
"en-US" l10n=
"U" oldref=
"28"><ahelp hid=
"SC:PUSHBUTTON:RID_SCDLG_NAMES:BTN_ADD">Click the
<emph>Add
</emph> button to add the defined name to the list. Click the
<emph>Modify
</emph> button to enter another name for an already existing name selected from the list.
</ahelp></paragraph>
82 <embed href=
"text/shared/00/00000001.xhp#loeschen"/>