You can quickly create a named range by using a selection of cells in the worksheet. Note: Named ranges that are created from selecting cells have a workbook-level scope. Select the range you want to name, including the row or column labels.

By using names, you can make your formulas much easier to understand and maintain. You can define a name for a cell range, function, constant, or table. Once you adopt the practice of using names in your workbook, you can easily update, audit, and manage these names.

Use the Name Manager dialog box to work with all the defined names and table names in a workbook. For example, you may want to find names with errors, confirm the value and reference of a name, view or edit descriptive comments, or determine the scope.

You can find a named range by going to the Home tab, clicking Find & Select, and then Go To. Or, press Ctrl+G on your keyboard. In the Go to box, double-click the named range you want to find.

If you miss a colon in a range reference, the formula displays a #NAME? error. In the following example, the INDEX formula throws the #NAME? error because the B2 to B12 range is missing a colon. Solution : Check your syntax to make sure all range references include the colon.

You can convert existing row and column labels to names. Select the range you want to name, including the row or column labels. On the Formulas tab, in the Defined Names group, click Create from Selection.

Select the range of cells that contains formulas in which you want to replace cell references with defined names. Select a single, empty cell to change the references to names in all formulas on the worksheet.

You can quickly locate and select specific cells or ranges by entering their names or cell references in the Name box, which is located to the left of the formula bar. You can also select named or unnamed cells or ranges by using the Go To (F5 or Ctrl+G) command.

You can sort data by text (A to Z or Z to A), numbers (smallest to largest or largest to smallest), and dates and times (oldest to newest and newest to oldest) in one or more columns. You can also sort by a custom list you create (such as Large, Medium, and Small) or by format, including cell color, font color, or icon set.

You can create formulas that are easy to understand by using descriptive names to represent cells, ranges of cells, formulas, or constant values. Use the provided sample data and the following procedures to learn how to assign names to …