On the Ribbon, go to Formulas > Defined Names > Name Manager You can then create, edit, delete, and find all the names used in the workbook Name a cell Select a cell In the Name Box, type a name Press Enter Define names from a selected range Select the range you want to name, including the row or column labels Defining Named Ranges in Excel To begin, open workbook 12 using Microsoft Excel To define a range name in Excel, you first need to select the cell or range of cells that you would like to work with For this example, select cells in the sample workbook Next, click Formulas → Define Name (not the dropdown arrow)Range names are names used to refer to cell references, formula results, or values They are often used to avoid hardcoded values appearing in formulas and to make formulas clearer in general They are stored in what is known as the Name Manager in Excel
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