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MW changed index entry</comment> 43<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="hid/sc:TabPage:TP_VALIDATION_VALUES" id="bm_id3145673" localize="false"/> 44<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3153032" xml-lang="en-US" level="1" l10n="U" oldref="1"><link href="text/scalc/01/12120100.xhp" name="Criteria">Criteria</link></paragraph> 45<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3156327" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="2"><ahelp hid="SC:TABPAGE:TP_VALIDATION_VALUES">Specify the validation rules for the selected cell(s).</ahelp></paragraph> 46</section> 47<section id="howtoget"> 48 <embed href="text/scalc/00/00000412.xhp#datengueltigwerte"/> 49</section> 50<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3155923" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="4">For example, you can define criteria such as: "Numbers between 1 and 10" or "Texts that are no more than 20 characters".</paragraph> 51<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="hid/sc:ListBox:TP_VALIDATION_VALUES:LB_ALLOW" id="bm_id3148663" localize="false"/> 52<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3153896" xml-lang="en-US" level="2" l10n="U" oldref="5">Allow</paragraph> 53<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3150400" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="6"><ahelp hid="SC:LISTBOX:TP_VALIDATION_VALUES:LB_ALLOW">Click a validation option for the selected cell(s).</ahelp></paragraph> 54<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3148797" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="17">The following conditions are available:</paragraph> 55<table id="tbl_id3150870"> 56<tablerow> 57<tablecell colspan="" rowspan=""> 58<paragraph role="tablehead" id="par_id3150447" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="18">Condition</paragraph> 59</tablecell> 60<tablecell colspan="" rowspan=""> 61<paragraph role="tablehead" id="par_id3155854" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="19">Effect</paragraph> 62</tablecell> 63</tablerow> 64<tablerow> 65<tablecell colspan="" rowspan=""> 66<paragraph role="tablecontent" id="par_id3153092" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="CHG" oldref="20">All values</paragraph> 67</tablecell> 68<tablecell colspan="" rowspan=""> 69<paragraph role="tablecontent" id="par_id3155411" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="21">No limitation.</paragraph> 70</tablecell> 71</tablerow> 72<tablerow> 73<tablecell colspan="" rowspan=""> 74<paragraph role="tablecontent" id="par_id3147434" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="22">Whole number</paragraph> 75</tablecell> 76<tablecell colspan="" rowspan=""> 77<paragraph role="tablecontent" id="par_id3154319" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="23">Only whole numbers corresponding to the condition.</paragraph> 78</tablecell> 79</tablerow> 80<tablerow> 81<tablecell colspan="" rowspan=""> 82<paragraph role="tablecontent" id="par_id3145802" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="24">Decimal</paragraph> 83</tablecell> 84<tablecell colspan="" rowspan=""> 85<paragraph role="tablecontent" id="par_id3153160" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="25">All numbers corresponding to the condition.</paragraph> 86</tablecell> 87</tablerow> 88<tablerow> 89<tablecell colspan="" rowspan=""> 90<paragraph role="tablecontent" id="par_id3149377" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="26">Date</paragraph> 91</tablecell> 92<tablecell colspan="" rowspan=""> 93<paragraph role="tablecontent" id="par_id3150718" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="27">All numbers corresponding to the condition. The entered values are formatted accordingly the next time the dialog is called up.</paragraph> 94</tablecell> 95</tablerow> 96<tablerow> 97<tablecell colspan="" rowspan=""> 98<paragraph role="tablecontent" id="par_id3146969" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="28">Time</paragraph> 99</tablecell> 100<tablecell colspan="" rowspan=""> 101<paragraph role="tablecontent" id="par_id3155066" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="29">All numbers corresponding to the condition. The entered values are formatted accordingly the next time the dialog is called up.</paragraph> 102</tablecell> 103</tablerow> 104<tablerow> 105<tablecell colspan="" rowspan=""> 106<paragraph role="tablecontent" id="par_idN106A0" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">Cell range</paragraph> 107</tablecell> 108<tablecell colspan="" rowspan=""> 109<paragraph role="tablecontent" id="par_idN106A5" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">Allow only values that are given in a cell range. The cell range can be specified explicitly, or as a named database range, or as a named range. The range may consist of one column or one row of cells. If you specify a range of columns and rows, only the first column is used.</paragraph> 110</tablecell> 111</tablerow> 112<tablerow> 113<tablecell colspan="" rowspan=""> 114<paragraph role="tablecontent" id="par_idN106AB" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">List</paragraph> 115</tablecell> 116<tablecell colspan="" rowspan=""> 117<paragraph role="tablecontent" id="par_idN106B0" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">Allow only values or strings specified in a list. Strings and values can be mixed. Numbers evaluate to their value, so if you enter the number 1 in the list, the entry 100% is also valid.</paragraph> 118</tablecell> 119</tablerow> 120<tablerow> 121<tablecell colspan="" rowspan=""> 122<paragraph role="tablecontent" id="par_id3154756" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="30">Text length</paragraph> 123</tablecell> 124<tablecell colspan="" rowspan=""> 125<paragraph role="tablecontent" id="par_id3147339" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="31">Entries whose length corresponds to the condition.</paragraph> 126</tablecell> 127</tablerow> 128</table> 129 130<!-- removed HID SC:TRISTATEBOX:TP_VALIDATION_VALUES:TSB_ALLOW_BLANKS --> 131<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="hid/sc:CheckBox:TP_VALIDATION_VALUES:TSB_ALLOW_BLANKS" id="bm_id263985" localize="false"/> 132<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3154704" xml-lang="en-US" level="2" l10n="CHG" oldref="7">Allow empty cells</paragraph> 133<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3153967" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="CHG" oldref="8"><ahelp hid="SC:TRISTATEBOX:TP_VALIDATION_VALUES:TSB_ALLOW_BLANKS">In conjunction with <emph>Tools - Detective - Mark invalid Data</emph>, this defines that empty cells are shown as invalid data (disabled) or not (enabled).</ahelp></paragraph> 134<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="hid/sc:CheckBox:TP_VALIDATION_VALUES:CB_SHOWLIST" id="bm_id5339518" localize="false"/> 135<paragraph role="heading" id="par_idN10709" xml-lang="en-US" level="2" l10n="NEW">Show selection list</paragraph> 136<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_idN1070D" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW"><ahelp hid="sc:CheckBox:TP_VALIDATION_VALUES:CB_SHOWLIST">Shows a list of all valid strings or values to select from. The list can also be opened by selecting the cell and pressing Ctrl+D (Mac: Command+D).</ahelp></paragraph> 137<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="hid/sc:CheckBox:TP_VALIDATION_VALUES:CB_SORTLIST" id="bm_id6317331" localize="false"/> 138<paragraph role="heading" id="par_idN10724" xml-lang="en-US" level="3" l10n="NEW">Sort entries ascending</paragraph> 139<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_idN10728" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW"><ahelp hid="sc:CheckBox:TP_VALIDATION_VALUES:CB_SORTLIST">Sorts the selection list in ascending order and filters duplicates from the list. If not checked, the order from the data source is taken.</ahelp></paragraph> 140<paragraph role="heading" id="par_idN1073F" xml-lang="en-US" level="2" l10n="NEW">Source</paragraph> 141<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_idN10743" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW"><ahelp hid="sc:Edit:TP_VALIDATION_VALUES:EDT_MIN">Enter the cell range that contains the valid values or text.</ahelp></paragraph> 142<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="hid/sc:MultiLineEdit:TP_VALIDATION_VALUES:EDT_LIST" id="bm_id5921506" localize="false"/> 143<paragraph role="heading" id="par_idN1075A" xml-lang="en-US" level="2" l10n="NEW">Entries</paragraph> 144<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_idN1075E" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW"><ahelp hid="sc:MultiLineEdit:TP_VALIDATION_VALUES:EDT_LIST">Enter the entries that will be valid values or text strings.</ahelp></paragraph> 145<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="hid/sc:ListBox:TP_VALIDATION_VALUES:LB_VALUE" id="bm_id3147344" localize="false"/> 146<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3163807" xml-lang="en-US" level="2" l10n="U" oldref="9">Data</paragraph> 147<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3144502" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="10"><ahelp hid="SC:LISTBOX:TP_VALIDATION_VALUES:LB_VALUE">Select the comparative operator that you want to use.</ahelp> The available operators depend on what you selected in the <emph>Allow </emph>box. If you select "between" or "not between", the <emph>Minimum</emph> and <emph>Maximum</emph> input boxes appear. Otherwise, only the <emph>Minimum</emph>, the <emph>Maximum, or the Value</emph> input boxes appear.</paragraph> 148<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3153782" xml-lang="en-US" level="2" l10n="U" oldref="11">Value</paragraph> 149<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3153266" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="CHG" oldref="12">Enter the value for the data validation option that you selected in the <emph>Allow </emph>box.</paragraph> 150<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="hid/sc:Edit:TP_VALIDATION_VALUES:EDT_MIN" id="bm_id3149528" localize="false"/> 151<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3149814" xml-lang="en-US" level="2" l10n="U" oldref="13">Minimum</paragraph> 152<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3153199" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="14"><ahelp hid="SC:EDIT:TP_VALIDATION_VALUES:EDT_MIN">Enter the minimum value for the data validation option that you selected in the <emph>Allow </emph>box.</ahelp></paragraph> 153<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="hid/sc:Edit:TP_VALIDATION_VALUES:EDT_MAX" id="bm_id3150206" localize="false"/> 154<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3149035" xml-lang="en-US" level="2" l10n="U" oldref="15">Maximum</paragraph> 155<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3150089" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="16"><ahelp hid="SC:EDIT:TP_VALIDATION_VALUES:EDT_MAX">Enter the maximum value for the data validation option that you selected in the <emph>Allow </emph>box.</ahelp></paragraph> 156</body> 157</helpdocument> 158