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# Press the {{Button|[[File:Spreadsheet_SetAlias.svg|16px]] [[Spreadsheet_SetAlias|Spreadsheet SetAlias]]}} button. |
# Press the {{Button|[[File:Spreadsheet_SetAlias.svg|16px]] [[Spreadsheet_SetAlias|Spreadsheet SetAlias]]}} button. |
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# Enter an alias: |
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#* Only alphanumeric characters and underscores ({{incode|A}} to {{incode|Z}}, {{incode|a}} to {{incode|z}}, {{incode|0}} to {{incode|9}} and {{incode|_}}) are allowed. |
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#* The first character must be a letter. |
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#* Character sequences that are units are not allowed. For example {{incode|W}} is an invalid alias as it is the unit for [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watt Watt]. Since FreeCAD supports many units it is best to avoid single character aliases. See [[Expressions#Units|Expressions]]. |
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Revision as of 09:13, 23 April 2022
Spreadsheet SetAlias |
Menu location |
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- |
Workbenches |
Spreadsheet |
Default shortcut |
None |
Introduced in version |
0.17 |
See also |
None |
Description
The Spreadsheet SetAlias tool opens a dialog to set up an alias for a cell. Instead of using the exact cell name like A2, B3, or C4, a custom name can be used.
Usage
- Make sure there is an active Spreadsheet open so that the button is enabled.
- Select a cell.
- Press the Spreadsheet SetAlias button.
- Enter an alias:
- Only alphanumeric characters and underscores (
A
toZ
,a
toz
,0
to9
and_
) are allowed. - The first character must be a letter.
- Character sequences that are units are not allowed. For example
W
is an invalid alias as it is the unit for Watt. Since FreeCAD supports many units it is best to avoid single character aliases. See Expressions.
- Only alphanumeric characters and underscores (
Spreadsheet
- Creation: Create sheet, Import, Export, Merge cells, Split cell, Set alias
- Aligment: Align left, Align center, Align right, Align top, Align vertical center, Align bottom
- Style: Style bold, Style italic, Style underline
- Additional: Preferences
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