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# Detective

This command activates the Spreadsheet Detective. With the Detective, you can trace the dependencies from the current formula cell to the cells in the spreadsheet.

To access this command...

#### From the menu bar:

Choose Tools - Detective.

#### From toolbars:

Detective

Once you have defined a trace, you can point with the mouse cursor to the trace. The mouse cursor will change its shape. Double-click the trace with this cursor to select the referenced cell at the end of the trace.

## Trace Precedents

This function shows the relationship between the current cell containing a formula and the cells used in the formula.

## Remove Precedents

Deletes one level of the trace arrows that were inserted with the Trace Precedents command.

## Trace Dependents

Draws tracer arrows to the active cell from formulae that depend on values in the active cell.

## Remove Dependents

Deletes one level of tracer arrows created with Trace Dependents.

## Remove All Traces

Removes all tracer arrows from the spreadsheet.

## Trace Error

Draws tracer arrows to all precedent cells which cause an error value in a selected cell.

## Mark Invalid Data

Marks all cells in the sheet that contain values outside the validation rules.

## Fill Mode

Activates the Fill Mode in the Detective. The mouse pointer changes to a special symbol, and you can click any cell to see a trace to the precedent cell. To exit this mode, press Escape or click the Exit Fill Mode command in the context menu.

## Refresh Traces

Redraws all traces in the sheet. Formulas modified when traces are redrawn are taken into account.

## AutoRefresh

Automatically refreshes all the traces in the sheet whenever you modify a formula.