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<title id="tit" xml-lang="en-US">Naming Cells</title>
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<created date="2003-10-31T00:00:00">Sun Microsystems, Inc.</created>
<lastedited date="2004-08-10T10:43:53">converted from old format - fpe</lastedited>
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<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="index" id="bm_id3147434"><bookmark_value>cells; defining names</bookmark_value>
<bookmark_value>names; for cells</bookmark_value>
<bookmark_value>values; defining names</bookmark_value>
<bookmark_value>constants definition</bookmark_value>
<bookmark_value>variables; defining names</bookmark_value>
<bookmark_value>cell ranges; defining names</bookmark_value>
<bookmark_value>defining names; cell ranges</bookmark_value>
<bookmark_value>formulas; defining names</bookmark_value>
<bookmark_value>cell names;in formulas</bookmark_value>
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<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3147434" xml-lang="en-US" level="1" l10n="U" oldref="1"><variable id="value_with_name"><link href="text/scalc/guide/value_with_name.xhp" name="Naming Cells">Naming Cells</link>
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<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3155855" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="2">$[officename] Calc lets you assign names to cell ranges. </paragraph>
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<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3153954" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="3">Select a cell or range of cells, then choose <emph>Insert - Names - Define</emph>. The <emph>Define Names</emph> dialog appears.</paragraph>
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<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3156283" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="4">Type the name of the selected area in the <emph>Name</emph> field. Click <emph>Add</emph>. The newly defined name appears in the list below. Click OK to close the dialog.</paragraph>
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<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3154942" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="5">If you type the name in a formula, after the first few characters entered you will see the entire name as a tip.</paragraph>
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<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3154510" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="6">Press the Enter key in order to accept the name from the tip.</paragraph>
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<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3150749" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="7">If more than one name starts with the same characters, you can scroll through all the names using the Tab key.</paragraph>
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<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3153711" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="8"><link href="text/scalc/01/04070100.xhp" name="Insert - Names - Define">Insert - Names - Define</link></paragraph>
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<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_idN1076C" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW"><link href="text/scalc/guide/address_byname.xhp">Addressing by Name</link></paragraph>
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