Range
Range
to name a ra
one of the following characters: o letter o underscore (_) o backslash (\). • Remaining characters in the name can be
characters • The following are not allowed: o Space characters are not allowed as part of a name. o Names can't loo
Names are not case sensitive. For example, East and EAST are treated as the same name. • Names cannot be more t
Raghavan:
Customer Q1 Name created using
name box on top
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Method 2 New Name dialog box For more control over naming cells and ranges, use the New Name dialog box. • Se
cell(s). • On the Formulas tab, in the Define Names group, click the ‘Define Name’ button. • In the New Name dialog
three things: o In the Name box, type the range name. o In the Scope dropdown, set the name scope by default it w
workbook. o In the Refers to box, your selected range will appear. • Click OK to save the changes and close the dialo
Customer Revenue Q1
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b 20
d 30
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f 50
g 60 Raghavan:
'sum(RevenueQ1) -
#NAME? name defined from
Formula -name
created RevenueQ1 -
selecting the range
Raghavan:
Sum using the Name
created
ollowed in order to name a range. • The first character of a name must be
characters in the name can be o letters o numbers o periods o underscore
of a name. o Names can't look like cell addresses, such as C$58 or B1C2. o
me. • Names cannot be more than 255 characters lon