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<title id="tit" xml-lang="en-US">Creating Names</title>
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<created date="2003-10-31T00:00:00">Sun Microsystems, Inc.</created>
<lastedited date="2004-07-13T15:25:56">converted from old format - fpe</lastedited>
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<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="index" id="bm_id3147264"><bookmark_value>cell ranges;creating names automatically</bookmark_value>
<bookmark_value>names; for cell ranges</bookmark_value>
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<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3153969" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="2"><variable id="namenuebernehmentext"><ahelp hid=".uno:CreateNames">Allows you to automatically name multiple cell ranges.</ahelp>
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<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3156280" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="13">Select the area containing all the ranges that you want to name. Then choose <emph>Insert - Names - Create</emph>. This opens the <emph>Create Names</emph> dialog, from which you can select the naming options that you want.</paragraph>
<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3151116" xml-lang="en-US" level="2" l10n="U" oldref="3">Create names from</paragraph>
<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3152597" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="4">Defines which part of the spreadsheet is to be used for creating the name.</paragraph>
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<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3149263" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="6"><ahelp hid="SC:CHECKBOX:RID_SCDLG_NAMES_CREATE:BTN_TOP">Creates the range names from the header row of the selected range.</ahelp> Each column receives a separated name and cell reference.</paragraph>
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<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3153190" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="8"><ahelp hid="SC:CHECKBOX:RID_SCDLG_NAMES_CREATE:BTN_LEFT">Creates the range names from the entries in the first column of the selected sheet range.</ahelp> Each row receives a separated name and cell reference.</paragraph>
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<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3147124" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="10"><ahelp hid="SC:CHECKBOX:RID_SCDLG_NAMES_CREATE:BTN_BOTTOM">Creates the range names from the entries in the last row of the selected sheet range.</ahelp> Each column receives a separated name and cell reference.</paragraph>
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<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3154731" xml-lang="en-US" level="3" l10n="U" oldref="11">Right Column</paragraph>
<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3153158" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="12"><ahelp hid="SC:CHECKBOX:RID_SCDLG_NAMES_CREATE:BTN_RIGHT">Creates the range names from the entries in the last column of the selected sheet range.</ahelp> Each row receives a separated name and cell reference.</paragraph>
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