Detect invalid data

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Detect invalid data

On the ribbon tab Review | group Input validation, you will find commands which can be used to detect cells that contain an invalid value.

Note: A cell contains an invalid value if the command Input validation input_val_icon has been used to specify that the cell can only contain certain values, and the current cell content does not match this check.

To find and analyze such errors, use the following commands in the command group:

input_val_group

input_val_icon Input validation

This command opens the dialog box Input validation for defining allowed values. For more information, see previous sections.

invalid_mark_data_icon Mark invalid data

This command inserts a red circle around each cell (in the current worksheet) that contains an invalid value.

invalid_remove_marks_icon Remove (invalid data) marks

This removes all red circles (from the current worksheet) that were added with the above command.

invalid_previous_icon Previous invalid cell

This command jumps to the previous cell that contains an invalid value.

invalid_next_icon Next invalid cell

This command jumps to the next cell that contains an invalid value.

Notes

The marks for invalid data also appear in the printout.

However, the marks are not saved in the document. Thus, when you save a document and then reopen it, all marks are removed.