Cell Overrides

You can define cell overrides to override the data that appears in the cell. For example, to review the results of possible salary increases for a group of employees, you can override the monthly salary cell by employee to change the annual income calculation. This can help you get an idea of how specific raise amounts or percentages might affect an entire department or business unit.

To override a cell in a tabular section, you must first select Cell Mode from the RDA Cell menu. Cell Mode is different from most menu items in RDA because it is a toggle option. When you click the Cell Mode menu option once, the option appears inset. In cell mode, when you click an individual cell, the cell is outlined by a solid-line rectangle. When you are not in cell mode and you try to click an individual cell, the entire row is outlined by a solid-line rectangle.

When a cell is overridden, it is outlined by a dashed-line rectangle. You can override cells in these types of rows:

• Data rows

• Calculation rows

• Underline rows

• Constant rows