<p class="Paragraph"><help:to-be-embedded Eid="konsolidieren" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help"><help:help-text value="visible">Use this function to combine data from several independent table areas.</help:help-text> </help:to-be-embedded> A new area will be calculated via a selected mathematical function and based on those areas.</p>
<p class="Paragraph">To consolidate multiple table areas contained in different tables of the table document, do the following:</p>
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<p class="P2">Next, start the consolidation dialog.</p>
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<p class="P2">With the dialog open, select the table areas you want to consolidate and click <span class="T1">Add</span> after each selected area.</p>
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<p class="P2">Finally, select the Use function from the dialog, and under Consolidate, select an area you want to use for returning the calculation results.</p>
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<p class="P2">Confirm the dialog using <span class="T1">OK</span> and you will see the result of the consolidation.</p>
<p class="Paragraph"><help:help-text value="visible" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help">Select here the mathematical function you want to use for the consolidation.</help:help-text></p>
<p class="Paragraph"><help:help-text value="visible" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help">This field displays the data ranges already chosen for consolidation.</help:help-text></p>
<p class="Head2"><help:help-id value="SC_LISTBOX_RID_SCDLG_CONSOLIDATE_LB_DATA_AREA" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help"/><help:help-id value="SC_EDIT_RID_SCDLG_CONSOLIDATE_ED_DATA_AREA" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help"/>Source data area</p>
<p class="Paragraph"><help:help-text value="visible" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help">Select any previously defined areas with names and add them to the list of <span class="T1">Consolidation areas</span> .</help:help-text></p>
<p class="Paragraph">In the text field, you can enter cell areas directly and add them to the <span class="T1">Consolidation Areas</span> list. If you place the cursor in the text field and then select table areas with the mouse, the selected cell areas are added to this text field.</p>
<p class="Paragraph"><help:help-text value="visible" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help">Select here the cell that will be used as the starting point of the data table.</help:help-text> The consolidation table will be inserted at this point. In the list box select a predefined area, enter a cell reference directly or select a cell with the mouse, if the cursor is positioned in the text field at the right.</p>
<p class="Paragraph"><help:help-text value="visible" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help">Click here to add the reference specified in <span class="T1">Source data area</span> <text:s text:c="" xmlns:text="http://openoffice.org/2000/text"/>to the <span class="T1">Consolidation areas</span>.</help:help-text></p>
<p class="Paragraph"><help:help-text value="visible" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help">Click this button to include in the consolidation dialog the area <help:link Id="66909">Consolidate according to and options</help:link>.</help:help-text></p>