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<title id="tit" xml-lang="en-US">Define Names</title>
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<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>
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<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>
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<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>
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<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3151118" xml-lang="en-US" level="2" l10n="U" oldref="3">Name</paragraph>
<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>
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<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>
<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>
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<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3154729" xml-lang="en-US" level="2" l10n="U" oldref="13">More</paragraph>
<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>
<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3147394" xml-lang="en-US" level="3" l10n="U" oldref="15">Area type</paragraph>
<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>
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<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3150716" xml-lang="en-US" level="4" l10n="U" oldref="17">Print range</paragraph>
<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>
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<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3153764" xml-lang="en-US" level="4" l10n="U" oldref="19">Filter</paragraph>
<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>
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<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3159267" xml-lang="en-US" level="4" l10n="U" oldref="21">Repeat column</paragraph>
<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>
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<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3153966" xml-lang="en-US" level="4" l10n="U" oldref="23">Repeat row</paragraph>
<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>
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<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3155112" xml-lang="en-US" level="2" l10n="U" oldref="27">Add/Modify</paragraph>
<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>
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