<p class="Paragraph"><help:paragraphinfo state="U" number="2" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help"/><help:productname xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help">%PRODUCTNAME</help:productname> Calc Scenarios are important aids for making numbers that are dependent upon each other, and their resulting calculations, visible. Scenarios allow you create a list of values to select from for a given cell or group of cells. The contents of these cells change when you select different items from the list.</p>
<p class="Paragraph"><help:paragraphinfo state="U" number="28" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help"/>Modify specific basic requirements in the table and you will see the new result. You can give a name to the scenario created in this manner and compare it with other scenarios.</p>
<p class="Paragraph"><help:paragraphinfo state="U" number="4" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help"/>We have provided a ready-made example of scenarios for you to work with.</p>
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<p class="P2"><help:paragraphinfo state="U" number="5" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help"/>Choose <span class="T1">File - New - Templates and Documents</span>, and from the dialog open <span class="T1">Samples</span>.</p>
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<p class="P2"><help:paragraphinfo state="U" number="6" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help"/>Open the spreadsheet examples.</p>
<p class="P2"><help:paragraphinfo state="U" number="7" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help"/>Now you see the spreadsheet documents that come with the program.</p>
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<p class="P2"><help:paragraphinfo state="U" number="8" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help"/>Double-click the document with <span class="T1">Recar</span> in the name.</p>
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<p class="Paragraph"><help:paragraphinfo state="U" number="9" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help"/>What you see is a sample spreadsheet in which several scenarios have been created.</p>
<p class="Paragraph"><help:paragraphinfo state="U" number="10" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help"/>Areas in which the scenarios are located are surrounded by frames. Select the appropriate scenario in the list box appearing at the top of every frame.</p>
<p class="Paragraph"><help:paragraphinfo state="U" number="11" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help"/>Scenarios can also be selected in the Navigator:</p>
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<p class="P3"><help:paragraphinfo state="U" number="12" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help"/>Open the Navigator with the F5 key or the <span class="T1">Navigator</span> icon on the Function Bar.</p>
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<p class="P3"><help:paragraphinfo state="U" number="13" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help"/>Click the <span class="T1">Scenarios</span> icon in the Navigator (the icon with the question and exclamation marks).</p>
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<p class="Paragraph"><help:paragraphinfo state="U" number="14" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help"/>In the Navigator, you see the defined scenarios with the comments that were entered when the scenarios were created.</p>
<p class="Head3"><help:paragraphinfo state="U" number="15" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help"/><help:key-word value="scenarios; creating (guide)" tag="kw68475_2" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help"/>Creating Your Own Scenarios</p>
<p class="Paragraph"><help:paragraphinfo state="U" number="16" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help"/>To create a scenario, select all the cells that provide the data for the scenario. In our example you can create an additional scenario called "High Dollar Rate":</p>
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<p class="P4"><help:paragraphinfo state="U" number="17" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help"/>Select the cells that are already highlighted by the frame of the existing scenario. You can also select multiple cells distributed across the table. To select multiple cells, hold down the <help:switch select="System" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help"><help:case select="MAC">Command</help:case><help:default>Ctrl</help:default></help:switch> key as you click each cell. In our example, however, select the range F18:F23.</p>
<p class="P4"><help:paragraphinfo state="U" number="19" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help"/>Enter "High Dollar Rate" as the name of the scenario and leave the other fields unchanged with their default values. Close the dialog with OK. Your new scenario is automatically activated.</p>
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<p class="P4"><help:paragraphinfo state="U" number="20" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help"/>Change the values in the frames to the values you want to apply to your new scenario. In this case, modify the dollar rate and all other values that you believe could be affected by it (for example, economic growth and sales prices). The effects of your operating figures are then displayed.</p>
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<p class="Paragraph"><help:paragraphinfo state="U" number="22" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help"/>If you want to know which values in the scenario affect other values, choose <span class="T1">Tools - Detective - Trace Dependents</span>. You will see arrows to the cells that are directly dependent on the current cell.</p>