According to Excel "data", "Data" and "DATA" are the same.Īnother way to create a named range is by going into the Define Name menu from the FORMULAS tab in the ribbon. A name can contain up to 255 characters.Names cannot be the same as a cell reference (i.e.Note: Although you can create names that consist of a single letter, such as "a", "e" or "j" you cannot use the uppercase and lowercase characters separately (i.e. The subsequent characters in the name can be letters, numbers, periods, and underscore characters.The first character of a name must be a letter, an underscore character ( _ ), or a backslash ( \ ).
Consider the items below when creating named ranges. Please note that there are certain limitations for what names you can use as a named range. The easiest method is selecting the cell range, and then typing in the name of your named range into the reference box (right before the formula box on the top bar). There are several ways to create Excel named ranges. The second example is easier to interpret as you don’t need to go back to that specific reference and identify what these cell references are.
=INDEX(sales_data,MATCH(current_date,dates,0),amount_column)
Using named ranges, this formula would look like below. Here we have a formula using INDEX function that looks up a value. Using named ranges make formulas easier to read and maintain. Named ranges are cells, ranges, tables, formulas, or constant values that are represented with meaningful names, besides their workbook reference (i.e.
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