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  35 <helpdocument version="1.0">
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  37 <topic id="textscalcguidevalidityxml" indexer="include" status="PUBLISH">
  38 <title id="tit" xml-lang="en-US">Validity of Cell Contents</title>
  39 <filename>/text/scalc/guide/validity.xhp</filename>
  40 </topic>
  41 <history>
  42 <created date="2003-10-31T00:00:00">Sun Microsystems, Inc.</created>
  43 <lastedited date="2006-03-07T11:48:35">converted from old format - fpe</lastedited>
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  46 <body>
  47 <bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="index" id="bm_id3156442"><bookmark_value>values; limiting on input</bookmark_value>
  48 <bookmark_value>limits; specifying value limits on input</bookmark_value>
  49 <bookmark_value>permitted cell contents</bookmark_value>
  50 <bookmark_value>data validity</bookmark_value>
  51 <bookmark_value>validity</bookmark_value>
  52 <bookmark_value>cells; validity</bookmark_value>
  53 <bookmark_value>error messages; defining for incorrect input</bookmark_value>
  54 <bookmark_value>actions in case of incorrect input</bookmark_value>
  55 <bookmark_value>Help tips; defining text for cell input</bookmark_value>
  56 <bookmark_value>comments;help text for cells</bookmark_value>
  57 <bookmark_value>cells; defining input help</bookmark_value>
  58 <bookmark_value>macros; running when incorrect input</bookmark_value>
  59 <bookmark_value>data; validity check</bookmark_value>
  60 </bookmark><comment>mw changed "limit...;"</comment>
  61 <paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3156442" xml-lang="en-US" level="1" l10n="U" oldref="22"><variable id="validity"><link href="text/scalc/guide/validity.xhp" name="Validity of Cell Contents">Validity of Cell Contents</link>
  62 </variable></paragraph>
  63 <paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3156283" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="2">For each cell, you can define entries to be valid. Invalid entries to a cell will be rejected.</paragraph>
  64 <paragraph role="warning" id="par_id3145252" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="3">The validity rule is activated when a new value is entered. If an invalid value has already been inserted into the cell, or if you insert a value in the cell either with drag-and-drop or by copying and pasting, the validity rule will not take effect.</paragraph>
  65 <paragraph role="note" id="par_id5174718" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">You can choose <emph>Tools - Detective</emph> at any time and choose the command <link href="text/scalc/01/06030800.xhp" name="Mark Invalid Data"><emph>Mark Invalid Data</emph></link> to display which cells contain invalid values.</paragraph>
  66 <paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3155603" xml-lang="en-US" level="2" l10n="U" oldref="5">Using Cell Contents Validity</paragraph>
  67 <list type="ordered">
  68 <listitem>
  69 <paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3155959" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="6">Select the cells for which you want to define a new validity rule.</paragraph>
  70 </listitem>
  71 <listitem>
  72 <paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3148837" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="8">Choose <item type="menuitem">Data - Validity</item>. </paragraph>
  73 </listitem>
  74 <listitem>
  75 <paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3156020" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="9">On the <emph>Criteria</emph> tab page, enter the conditions for new values entered into cells. </paragraph>
  76 </listitem>
  77 <listitem>
  78 <paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3159208" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="10">In the <emph>Allow</emph> field, select an option.</paragraph>
  79 </listitem>
  80 <listitem>
  81 <paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3153011" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="11">If you select "Whole Numbers", values such as "12.5" are not allowed. Choosing "Date" allows date information both in the local date format as well as in the form of a <link href="text/sbasic/shared/03030101.xhp" name="serial date">serial date</link>. Similarly, the "Time" condition permits time values such as "12:00" or serial time numbers. "Text Length" stipulates that cells are allowed to contain text only.</paragraph>
  82 <paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id9224829" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">Select "List" to enter a list of valid entries.</paragraph>
  83 </listitem>
  84 <listitem>
  85 <paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3149317" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="13">Select the next condition under <emph>Data</emph>. According to what you choose, additional options will be selectable.</paragraph>
  86 </listitem>
  87 </list>
  88 <paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3151389" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="15">After you have determined the conditions for cell validity, you can use the other two tab pages to create message boxes:</paragraph>
  89 <list type="unordered">
  90 <listitem>
  91 <paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3159261" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="16">On the <emph>Input Help</emph> tab page, enter the title and the text of the tip, which will then be displayed if the cell is selected.</paragraph>
  92 </listitem>
  93 <listitem>
  94 <paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3156396" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="17">On the <emph>Error Alert</emph> tab page, select the action to be carried out in the event of an error.</paragraph>
  95 <paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3147416" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="18">If you select "Stop" as the action, invalid entries are not accepted, and the previous cell contents are retained.</paragraph>
  96 <paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3150033" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="19">Select "Warning" or "Information" to display a dialog in which the entry can either be canceled or accepted.</paragraph>
  97 <paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3149947" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="20">If you select "Macro", then by using the <emph>Browse</emph> button you can specify a macro to be run in the event of an error.</paragraph>
  98 </listitem>
  99 </list>
 100 <paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3149011" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="35">To display the error message, select <emph>Show error message when invalid values are entered</emph>. </paragraph>
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 102 <paragraph role="note" id="par_id3148586" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="21">After changing the action for a cell on the <emph>Error Alert</emph> tab page and closing the dialog with OK, you must first select another cell before the change takes effect.</paragraph>
 103 <section id="relatedtopics">
 104 <paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3154805" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="30"><link href="text/scalc/01/12120000.xhp" name="Data - Validity">Data - Validity</link></paragraph>
 105 </section>
 106 </body>
 107 </helpdocument>