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MW changed index entry</comment> 49<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="hid/sc:TabPage:TP_VALIDATION_VALUES" id="bm_id3145673" localize="false"/> 50<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> 51<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> 52</section> 53<section id="howtoget"> 54 <embed href="text/scalc/00/00000412.xhp#datengueltigwerte"/> 55</section> 56<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> 57<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="hid/sc:ListBox:TP_VALIDATION_VALUES:LB_ALLOW" id="bm_id3148663" localize="false"/> 58<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3153896" xml-lang="en-US" level="2" l10n="U" oldref="5">Allow</paragraph> 59<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> 60<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3148797" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="17">The following conditions are available:</paragraph> 61<table id="tbl_id3150870"> 62<tablerow> 63<tablecell colspan="" rowspan=""> 64<paragraph role="tablehead" id="par_id3150447" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="18">Condition</paragraph> 65</tablecell> 66<tablecell colspan="" rowspan=""> 67<paragraph role="tablehead" id="par_id3155854" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="19">Effect</paragraph> 68</tablecell> 69</tablerow> 70<tablerow> 71<tablecell colspan="" rowspan=""> 72<paragraph role="tablecontent" id="par_id3153092" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="CHG" oldref="20">All values</paragraph> 73</tablecell> 74<tablecell colspan="" rowspan=""> 75<paragraph role="tablecontent" id="par_id3155411" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="21">No limitation.</paragraph> 76</tablecell> 77</tablerow> 78<tablerow> 79<tablecell colspan="" rowspan=""> 80<paragraph role="tablecontent" id="par_id3147434" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="22">Whole number</paragraph> 81</tablecell> 82<tablecell colspan="" rowspan=""> 83<paragraph role="tablecontent" id="par_id3154319" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="23">Only whole numbers corresponding to the condition.</paragraph> 84</tablecell> 85</tablerow> 86<tablerow> 87<tablecell colspan="" rowspan=""> 88<paragraph role="tablecontent" id="par_id3145802" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="24">Decimal</paragraph> 89</tablecell> 90<tablecell colspan="" rowspan=""> 91<paragraph role="tablecontent" id="par_id3153160" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="25">All numbers corresponding to the condition.</paragraph> 92</tablecell> 93</tablerow> 94<tablerow> 95<tablecell colspan="" rowspan=""> 96<paragraph role="tablecontent" id="par_id3149377" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="26">Date</paragraph> 97</tablecell> 98<tablecell colspan="" rowspan=""> 99<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> 100</tablecell> 101</tablerow> 102<tablerow> 103<tablecell colspan="" rowspan=""> 104<paragraph role="tablecontent" id="par_id3146969" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="28">Time</paragraph> 105</tablecell> 106<tablecell colspan="" rowspan=""> 107<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> 108</tablecell> 109</tablerow> 110<tablerow> 111<tablecell colspan="" rowspan=""> 112<paragraph role="tablecontent" id="par_idN106A0" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">Cell range</paragraph> 113</tablecell> 114<tablecell colspan="" rowspan=""> 115<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> 116</tablecell> 117</tablerow> 118<tablerow> 119<tablecell colspan="" rowspan=""> 120<paragraph role="tablecontent" id="par_idN106AB" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">List</paragraph> 121</tablecell> 122<tablecell colspan="" rowspan=""> 123<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> 124</tablecell> 125</tablerow> 126<tablerow> 127<tablecell colspan="" rowspan=""> 128<paragraph role="tablecontent" id="par_id3154756" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="30">Text length</paragraph> 129</tablecell> 130<tablecell colspan="" rowspan=""> 131<paragraph role="tablecontent" id="par_id3147339" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="31">Entries whose length corresponds to the condition.</paragraph> 132</tablecell> 133</tablerow> 134</table> 135 136<!-- removed HID SC:TRISTATEBOX:TP_VALIDATION_VALUES:TSB_ALLOW_BLANKS --> 137<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="hid/sc:CheckBox:TP_VALIDATION_VALUES:TSB_ALLOW_BLANKS" id="bm_id263985" localize="false"/> 138<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3154704" xml-lang="en-US" level="2" l10n="CHG" oldref="7">Allow blank cells</paragraph> 139<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 blank cells are shown as invalid data (disabled) or not (enabled).</ahelp></paragraph> 140<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="hid/sc:CheckBox:TP_VALIDATION_VALUES:CB_SHOWLIST" id="bm_id5339518" localize="false"/> 141<paragraph role="heading" id="par_idN10709" xml-lang="en-US" level="2" l10n="NEW">Show selection list</paragraph> 142<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> 143<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="hid/sc:CheckBox:TP_VALIDATION_VALUES:CB_SORTLIST" id="bm_id6317331" localize="false"/> 144<paragraph role="heading" id="par_idN10724" xml-lang="en-US" level="3" l10n="NEW">Sort entries ascending</paragraph> 145<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> 146<paragraph role="heading" id="par_idN1073F" xml-lang="en-US" level="2" l10n="NEW">Source</paragraph> 147<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> 148<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="hid/sc:MultiLineEdit:TP_VALIDATION_VALUES:EDT_LIST" id="bm_id5921506" localize="false"/> 149<paragraph role="heading" id="par_idN1075A" xml-lang="en-US" level="2" l10n="NEW">Entries</paragraph> 150<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> 151<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="hid/sc:ListBox:TP_VALIDATION_VALUES:LB_VALUE" id="bm_id3147344" localize="false"/> 152<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3163807" xml-lang="en-US" level="2" l10n="U" oldref="9">Data</paragraph> 153<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> 154<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3153782" xml-lang="en-US" level="2" l10n="U" oldref="11">Value</paragraph> 155<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> 156<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="hid/sc:Edit:TP_VALIDATION_VALUES:EDT_MIN" id="bm_id3149528" localize="false"/> 157<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3149814" xml-lang="en-US" level="2" l10n="U" oldref="13">Minimum</paragraph> 158<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> 159<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="hid/sc:Edit:TP_VALIDATION_VALUES:EDT_MAX" id="bm_id3150206" localize="false"/> 160<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3149035" xml-lang="en-US" level="2" l10n="U" oldref="15">Maximum</paragraph> 161<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> 162</body> 163</helpdocument> 164