Name data ranges
If you have a range of data with consistent row or column headings, you can create a
series of ranges at one time instead of having to create each individually.
By default, when you create a named range, its scope is the entire workbook. This
means that you can reference the name in a formula on any worksheet in the work-
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book. If a workbook contains a series of worksheets with the same content—for
example, sales data worksheets for each month of a year—you might want to set the
scope of ranges on those worksheets to the worksheet instead of to the workbook.
After you create a named range, you can edit the name, the cells the range includes,
or the scope in which the range exists, or delete a range you no longer need, in the
Name Manager.
Manage named ranges in the Name Manager
TIP If your workbook contains a lot of named ranges, tables, or other objects, you can
filter the Name Manager list to locate objects more easily.
To create a named range
1. Select the cells you want to include in the named range.
2. In the Name Box, next to the formula bar, enter a name for your named range.
Or
1. Select the cells you want to include in the named range.
2. On the Formulas tab, in the Defined Names group, select Define Name.
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