Naming Areas on Worksheet (Excel 2002)

[Guest]

We have a workbook containing several sheets. Each sheet will eventually
have many named cells. When we name a cell and then hit GO TO these named
cells for ALL the worksheets show up in the list. Is there a setting we can
change so that ONLY the named cells in that particular worksheet show? If
not, then I am afraid that the only way to accomplish this is to break out
each sheet into a separate workbook, then make a master workbook that
contains links to each worksheet.

 

[Gord Dibben]

Abby

When entering the names make them local to the sheet.

Select a range to name.

Insert>Name>Define

In the "Names in Workbook" enter a name as such.............

Sheetname!MyRange

MyRange will only show in the Go To when Sheet1 is active.

Or download and use Jan Karel Pieterse's Name Manager Add-in which allows you to
change the names to local after the fact.

Can be downloaded from Stephen Bullen's site.

http://www.oaltd.co.uk/MVP/Default.htm


Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP

 

[Guest]

Gord~

In DEFINE, refers to looks like this :

='Acme Corrugated Box'!$K$15

but I still see it when I go to another worksheet

Isn't 'Acme Corrugated Box'! referring to my worksheet? If not, what do I
need to change?

thanks!

~Abby

 

[Guest]

Gord~

Thanks but in DEFINE the refers to already says:

='Acme Corrugated Box'!$K$15 (Acme Corrugated Box is the name of my
worksheet) and it is still showing in my other worksheets. What do I need to
change?

~Abby

 

[Dave Peterson]

Include the name of the worksheet in the "Names in Workbook" box:
'Acme corrugated box'!yournamehere

(That's what was in Gord's original response, too.)

 

[Gord Dibben]

See Dave's response for your answer.


Gord

Gord~

In DEFINE, refers to looks like this :

='Acme Corrugated Box'!$K$15

but I still see it when I go to another worksheet

Isn't 'Acme Corrugated Box'! referring to my worksheet? If not, what do I
need to change?

thanks!

~Abby

Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP