Chapter 3: Perform calculations on data
3. In the New Name dialog, do the following:
a. In the Name box, enter a name for the range. The name must begin with a
letter or underscore and may not contain spaces.
b. If you want to restrict the range to use on a specific worksheet, select that
worksheet in the Scope list.
c. If you want to provide additional information to help workbook users identify
the range, enter a description of up to 255 characters in the Comment box.
d. Verify that the Refers to box includes the cells you want to include in
the range.
e. Select OK.
To create a series of named ranges from data with headings
1. Select the cells that contain the headings and data you want to include in the
named ranges.
2. On the Formulas tab, in the Defined Names group, select Create from Selection.
3. In the Create Names from Selection dialog, select the checkbox next to the
location of the heading text from which you want to create the range names.
Name ranges by any outer row or
column in the selection
4. Select OK.
To open the Name Manager
■ On the Formulas tab, in the Defined Names group, select Name Manager.
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