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<title id="tit" xml-lang="en-US">Trace Precedents</title>
<filename>/text/scalc/01/06030100.xhp</filename>
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<history>
<created date="2003-10-31T00:00:00">Sun Microsystems, Inc.</created>
<lastedited date="2004-07-20T10:18:54">converted from old format - fpe</lastedited>
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<section id="spurzumvorgaenger">
<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="index" id="bm_id3155628"><bookmark_value>cells; tracing precedents</bookmark_value>
<bookmark_value>formula cells;tracing precedents</bookmark_value>
</bookmark>
<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="hid/.uno:ShowPrecedents" id="bm_id2408205" localize="false"/><!-- HID added by script -->
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<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3155628" xml-lang="en-US" level="1" l10n="U" oldref="1"><link href="text/scalc/01/06030100.xhp" name="Trace Precedents">Trace Precedents</link></paragraph>
<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3153542" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="2"><ahelp hid=".uno:ShowPrecedents">This function shows the relationship between the current cell containing a formula and the cells used in the formula.</ahelp></paragraph>
</section>
<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3147265" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="4">Traces are displayed in the sheet with marking arrows. At the same time, the range of all the cells contained in the formula of the current cell is highlighted with a blue frame.</paragraph>
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<paragraph role="note" id="par_id3154321" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="3">This function is based on a principle of layers. For example, if the precedent cell to a formula is already indicated with a tracer arrow, when you repeat this command, the tracer arrows are drawn to the precedent cells of this cell.</paragraph>
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