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27<title id="tit" xml-lang="en-US">Deleting Contents</title>
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32<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="index" id="bm_id3143284">
33<bookmark_value>deleting; cell contents</bookmark_value>
34<bookmark_value>cells; deleting contents</bookmark_value>
35<bookmark_value>spreadsheets; deleting cell contents</bookmark_value>
36<bookmark_value>cell contents; deleting</bookmark_value>
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38<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="hid/.uno:Delete" id="bm_id5511579" localize="false"/>
39<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="hid/.uno:Delete" id="bm_id3145382" localize="false"/>
40<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3143284" xml-lang="en-US" level="1" l10n="U" oldref="1">Deleting Contents</paragraph>
41<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3149456" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="CHG" oldref="2"><variable id="inhalteloeschentext"><ahelp hid=".uno:Delete">Specifies the contents to be deleted from the active cell or from a selected cell range.</ahelp>
42</variable> If several sheets are selected, all selected sheets will be affected.</paragraph>
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46<paragraph role="tip" id="par_id3159154" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="21">This dialog is also called by pressing Del after the cell cursor has been activated on the sheet.</paragraph>
47<paragraph role="tip" id="par_id3145367" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="22">Pressing Backspace deletes content without calling the dialog or changing formats.</paragraph>
48<paragraph role="tip" id="par_id3153951" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="23">Use <emph>Cut</emph> on the Standard bar to delete contents and formats without the dialog.</paragraph>
49<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3148575" xml-lang="en-US" level="2" l10n="U" oldref="3">Selection</paragraph>
50<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3149665" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="4">This area lists the options for deleting contents.</paragraph>
51<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="hid/sc:CheckBox:RID_SCDLG_DELCONT:BTN_DELALL" id="bm_id3144766" localize="false"/>
52<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3146975" xml-lang="en-US" level="3" l10n="U" oldref="5">Delete All</paragraph>
53<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3154729" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="6"><ahelp hid="SC_CHECKBOX_RID_SCDLG_DELCONT_BTN_DELALL">Deletes all content from the selected cell range.</ahelp></paragraph>
54<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="hid/sc:CheckBox:RID_SCDLG_DELCONT:BTN_DELSTRINGS" id="bm_id3147394" localize="false"/>
55<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3156286" xml-lang="en-US" level="3" l10n="CHG" oldref="7">Text<comment>i50439</comment></paragraph>
56<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3154015" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="CHG" oldref="8"><ahelp hid="SC_CHECKBOX_RID_SCDLG_DELCONT_BTN_DELSTRINGS">Deletes text only. Formats, formulas, numbers and dates are not affected.</ahelp></paragraph>
57<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="hid/sc:CheckBox:RID_SCDLG_DELCONT:BTN_DELNUMBERS" id="bm_id3156276" localize="false"/>
58<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3153840" xml-lang="en-US" level="3" l10n="U" oldref="9">Numbers</paragraph>
59<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3148405" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="10"><ahelp hid="SC_CHECKBOX_RID_SCDLG_DELCONT_BTN_DELNUMBERS">Deletes numbers only. Formats and formulas remain unchanged.</ahelp></paragraph>
60<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="hid/sc:CheckBox:RID_SCDLG_DELCONT:BTN_DELDATETIME" id="bm_id3154757" localize="false"/>
61<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3155764" xml-lang="en-US" level="3" l10n="U" oldref="11">Date &amp; time</paragraph>
62<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3149567" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="12"><ahelp hid="SC_CHECKBOX_RID_SCDLG_DELCONT_BTN_DELDATETIME">Deletes date and time values. Formats, text, numbers and formulas remain unchanged.</ahelp></paragraph>
63<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="hid/sc:CheckBox:RID_SCDLG_DELCONT:BTN_DELFORMULAS" id="bm_id3149256" localize="false"/>
64<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3154703" xml-lang="en-US" level="3" l10n="U" oldref="13">Formulas</paragraph>
65<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3148485" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="14"><ahelp hid="SC_CHECKBOX_RID_SCDLG_DELCONT_BTN_DELFORMULAS">Deletes formulas. Text, numbers, formats, dates and times remain unchanged.</ahelp></paragraph>
66<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="hid/sc:CheckBox:RID_SCDLG_DELCONT:BTN_DELNOTES" id="bm_id3152775" localize="false"/>
67<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3150300" xml-lang="en-US" level="3" l10n="U" oldref="15">Comments</paragraph>
68<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3154658" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="16"><ahelp hid="SC_CHECKBOX_RID_SCDLG_DELCONT_BTN_DELNOTES">Deletes comments added to cells. All other elements remain unchanged.</ahelp></paragraph>
69<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="hid/sc:CheckBox:RID_SCDLG_DELCONT:BTN_DELATTRS" id="bm_id3145258" localize="false"/>
70<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3155112" xml-lang="en-US" level="3" l10n="U" oldref="17">Formats</paragraph>
71<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3146134" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="18"><ahelp hid="SC_CHECKBOX_RID_SCDLG_DELCONT_BTN_DELATTRS">Deletes format attributes applied to cells. All cell content remains unchanged.</ahelp></paragraph>
72<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="hid/sc:CheckBox:RID_SCDLG_DELCONT:BTN_DELOBJECTS" id="bm_id3152582" localize="false"/>
73<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3150088" xml-lang="en-US" level="3" l10n="U" oldref="19">Objects</paragraph>
74<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3152990" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="20"><ahelp hid="SC_CHECKBOX_RID_SCDLG_DELCONT_BTN_DELOBJECTS">Deletes objects. All cell content remains unchanged.</ahelp></paragraph>
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