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How can I assign a "label" to a range of cells?
(I'd like to refer to the "label" rather than to the individual locations of the cells in the range). |
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Select the cells. Then type the range name in the box at the left end of the
formula bar (the one that normally displays the cell reference, like A1), OR go to the Insert Menu, select Name, then Define, and type the name in the top. The appropriate reference should already be displayed in the bottom box. On Thu, 8 Jul 2004 13:58:32 -0700, "gary" wrote: How can I assign a "label" to a range of cells? (I'd like to refer to the "label" rather than to the individual locations of the cells in the range). |
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Hi Gary,
Simply highlight the range, then select insert/name/define/ and name the range. Or an even easier way is to highlight the range, then go to the name box and type in the name you want to give it. HTH -----Original Message----- How can I assign a "label" to a range of cells? (I'd like to refer to the "label" rather than to the individual locations of the cells in the range). . |
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OK. I've defined a "Name" to a range of cells. Now, using
EDIT/REPLACE, I've entered a particular value in the "Find What" box and I want to enter the above "Name" in the "Replace With" box. What is the proper syntax for the "Name" in "Replace With" box? |
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Labels are not the same as named ranges. Which is it you want to use? If named ranges, you have a couple of answers. If Labels........... Select row 1 assuming it has titles. InsertNameLabel Your row 1 range will be in the "add label range" dialog box. Select "Column Labels" option button and click "Add" and OK. Select Column A and do same except option button "Row Labels" Now see Help on how to use "label ranges" and address intersections. Note you must have ToolsOptionsCalculationWorkbook Options "accept labels in formulas" enabled. Gord Dibben Excel MVP On Thu, 8 Jul 2004 13:58:32 -0700, "gary" wrote: How can I assign a "label" to a range of cells? (I'd like to refer to the "label" rather than to the individual locations of the cells in the range). |
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-----Original Message----- OK. I've defined a "Name" to a range of cells. Now, using EDIT/REPLACE, I've entered a particular value in the "Find What" box and I want to enter the above "Name" in the "Replace With" box. What is the proper syntax for the "Name" in "Replace With" box? Gary You can use the name to select the named range. Say the range is called Description. In Description are several items called Widget1 that are to bere named Piston. Click on the reference box (at the left of the formula bar) and select the range Description. In the replace What textbox type widget1 andin the Replace With textbox type Piston and click on Replace or Replace all. Hope this is what you want. Peter Atherton |
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I want to assign a "name" to range F1..G6. The contents of
these cells a Columns Row F G 1 r Cat 2 Dog 3 Rat 4 Pig 5 Ferret 6 Mouse I want to search column C. For every cell whose contents = 'x', I want to replace 'x' with the above "range name". As a result, if C1 = 'x', then: C1 would be changed to 'r' D1 = Dog D2 = Cat D3 = Rat D4 = Pig D5 = Ferret D6 = Mouse Gary P.S: Excel2000 does have a "Tools" menu-item but its "Options" selection doesn't provide a "Workbook Options" tab so I can't enable "Accept labels in formulas". -----Original Message----- gary Labels are not the same as named ranges. Which is it you want to use? If named ranges, you have a couple of answers. If Labels........... Select row 1 assuming it has titles. InsertNameLabel Your row 1 range will be in the "add label range" dialog box. Select "Column Labels" option button and click "Add" and OK. Select Column A and do same except option button "Row Labels" Now see Help on how to use "label ranges" and address intersections. Note you must have ToolsOptionsCalculationWorkbook Options "accept labels in formulas" enabled. Gord Dibben Excel MVP On Thu, 8 Jul 2004 13:58:32 -0700, "gary" wrote: How can I assign a "label" to a range of cells? (I'd like to refer to the "label" rather than to the individual locations of the cells in the range). . |
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I wish someone would step me through this process.
My workbook has about 30,000 rows with over 1,600 values in colunn C. (In my workbook, the range of formulas varies between 15 columns by 2 rows to 15 columns by 98 rows). The values in the cells in column C determines the size of the range of formulas. While I'm waiting for the way to use named ranges (or whatever the correct term is), I've started MANUALLY doing 1,600 EDIT/FIND/REPLACE actions. This means that I have go through the entire worksheet over-and-over again for each value in the cells in column C. But this will take forever. Gary -----Original Message----- I want to assign a "name" to range F1..G6. The contents of these cells a Columns Row F G 1 r Cat 2 Dog 3 Rat 4 Pig 5 Ferret 6 Mouse I want to search column C. For every cell whose contents = 'x', I want to replace 'x' with the above "range name". As a result, if C1 = 'x', then: C1 would be changed to 'r' D1 = Dog D2 = Cat D3 = Rat D4 = Pig D5 = Ferret D6 = Mouse Gary P.S: Excel2000 does have a "Tools" menu-item but its "Options" selection doesn't provide a "Workbook Options" tab so I can't enable "Accept labels in formulas". -----Original Message----- gary Labels are not the same as named ranges. Which is it you want to use? If named ranges, you have a couple of answers. If Labels........... Select row 1 assuming it has titles. InsertNameLabel Your row 1 range will be in the "add label range" dialog box. Select "Column Labels" option button and click "Add" and OK. Select Column A and do same except option button "Row Labels" Now see Help on how to use "label ranges" and address intersections. Note you must have ToolsOptionsCalculationWorkbook Options "accept labels in formulas" enabled. Gord Dibben Excel MVP On Thu, 8 Jul 2004 13:58:32 -0700, "gary" wrote: How can I assign a "label" to a range of cells? (I'd like to refer to the "label" rather than to the individual locations of the cells in the range). . . |
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