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30<title id="tit" xml-lang="en-US">Goal Seek</title>
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37<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3155629" xml-lang="en-US" level="1" l10n="U" oldref="1">Goal Seek</paragraph>
38<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3145119" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="2"><variable id="zielwertsuchetext"><ahelp hid=".uno:GoalSeekDialog">Opens a dialog where you can solve an equation with a variable.</ahelp>
39</variable> After a successful search, a dialog with the results opens, allowing you to apply the result and the target value directly to the cell.</paragraph>
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43<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3149656" xml-lang="en-US" level="2" l10n="U" oldref="3">Default</paragraph>
44<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3151211" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="4">In this section, you can define the variables in your formula.</paragraph>
45<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="hid/sc:Edit:RID_SCDLG_SOLVER:ED_FORMULACELL" id="bm_id3145171" localize="false"/>
46<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3150869" xml-lang="en-US" level="3" l10n="U" oldref="5">Formula cell</paragraph>
47<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3153194" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="6"><ahelp hid="SC:EDIT:RID_SCDLG_SOLVER:ED_FORMULACELL">In the formula cell, enter the reference of the cell which contains the formula. It contains the current cell reference.</ahelp> Click another cell in the sheet to apply its reference to the text box.</paragraph>
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49<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3154685" xml-lang="en-US" level="3" l10n="U" oldref="7">Target value</paragraph>
50<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3146984" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="8"><ahelp hid="SC:EDIT:RID_SCDLG_SOLVER:ED_TARGETVAL">Specifies the value you want to achieve as a new result.</ahelp></paragraph>
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52<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3150012" xml-lang="en-US" level="3" l10n="U" oldref="9">Variable cell</paragraph>
53<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3147427" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="10"><ahelp hid="SC:EDIT:RID_SCDLG_SOLVER:ED_VARCELL">Specifies the reference for the cell that contains the value you want to adjust in order to reach the target.</ahelp></paragraph>
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