{"id":18765,"date":"2013-05-08T15:51:26","date_gmt":"2013-05-08T10:21:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/vskills.in\/certification\/tutorial\/?p=18765"},"modified":"2024-04-12T14:24:21","modified_gmt":"2024-04-12T08:54:21","slug":"define-modify-and-use-named-ranges","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.vskills.in\/certification\/tutorial\/define-modify-and-use-named-ranges\/","title":{"rendered":"Define, Modify, and Use Named Ranges"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4><strong>Define, Modify, and Use Named Ranges<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h3>Define a Name<\/h3>\n<p>Setting up a Named Range is a two-step process. You first Define the Name, and then you Apply it. To Define your name, do this (make sure you have the formula in cell B5):<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Highlight the cells B2 to B4 (NOT B5), then click the\u00a0<b>Formulas<\/b>\u00a0menu<\/li>\n<li>Locate the\u00a0<b>Named Cells<\/b>\u00a0panel in Excel 2007. In Excel 2010 and 2013, locate the\u00a0<b>Defined Names<\/b>\u00a0panel instead.<\/li>\n<li>Click\u00a0<b>Name a Range<\/b>\u00a0in Excel 2007 and\u00a0<b>Define Name<\/b>\u00a0in Excel 2010 and 2013<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a ref=\"magnificPopup\" href=\"http:\/\/vskills.in\/certification\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/02.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-30792\" src=\"http:\/\/vskills.in\/certification\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/02.gif\" alt=\"02\" width=\"194\" height=\"85\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a ref=\"magnificPopup\" href=\"http:\/\/vskills.in\/certification\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/03.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-30794\" src=\"http:\/\/vskills.in\/certification\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/03.gif\" alt=\"03\" width=\"199\" height=\"92\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>From the\u00a0<b>Name a Range<\/b>\u00a0menu, click\u00a0<b>Name a Range<\/b>\u00a0(<b>Define Name<\/b>\u00a0again in Excel 2010\/13):<\/p>\n<p><a ref=\"magnificPopup\" href=\"http:\/\/vskills.in\/certification\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/04.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-30795\" src=\"http:\/\/vskills.in\/certification\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/04.gif\" alt=\"04\" width=\"196\" height=\"85\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>You&#8217;ll then get the following dialogue box:<\/p>\n<p><a ref=\"magnificPopup\" href=\"http:\/\/vskills.in\/certification\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/05.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-30796\" src=\"http:\/\/vskills.in\/certification\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/05-300x164.gif\" alt=\"05\" width=\"300\" height=\"164\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">Click OK on the New Name dialogue box. Notice that the Name is our heading of<b>Monthly_Totals<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">When you click OK, you&#8217;ll be returned to your spreadsheet. You won&#8217;t see anything changed. But what you have done is to Define a Name. You can now Apply it.<\/p>\n<div class=\"apply\">\n<h3>Apply for MS Excel Certification Now!!<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vskills.in\/certification\/excel-online-certification-course\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.vskills.in\/certification\/excel-online-certification-course<\/a><\/p>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vskills.in\/certification\/tutorial\/certified-excel-2003-professional\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Back to Tutorial<\/strong><\/a><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Define, Modify, and Use Named Ranges Define a Name Setting up a Named Range is a two-step process. You first Define the Name, and then you Apply it. 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