notsi maalumu kwaajili ya kujifunza Microsoft office excel,

1. Level one second semester
ALPHONCE F.STEPHANO ASSENGA
RANGES AND NAME

2. RANGES
Range (s) –is the name that refer to cells, a range
of cells, a constant value or formula.
• then use those names in formulas, to
replace values or cell reference.
• If excel names refer to cells or a range of
cells you can use the names for navigation,
to quickly select the named range.

3. RANGES
U s e o f r a n g e
1. Is enabling you to reference data from one sheet in
another or within the same sheet.
2. Are also helpful in navigating complex sheets.

4. Naming a cell or range of cell
Observe the left of the formula bar is the name box, naming a
cell or range of cell is easy, just do the following
Steps
1. click the cell or click and drag to select a range of
cells
2. Then you click in the name box and type a name
for the range.

5. Assigning multiple names of range(s)
To assign multiple names you can assign them in the define name
dialog box rather than use the name box
Steps
1. choose insert menu tab ,name, Define to open the
define name dialog box.
2. Click in the names in workbook field and type a
new name
3. Highlight the existing range in the refers to field
and click or drag to select the range. You can also
type the cell or range reference.
4. Click add.
5. Repeater the process for other names and click
close.

6. Jumping to a named cell or range
After you name a cell or range ,you can jump to that place in the
spreadsheet ,whether it is on the current sheet or a different sheet.
To Do so follow the steps below
steps
1. Click edit menu tab
2. Choose Go To tab.
3. Go to dialog box will open
4. From the go to dialog box click the name and click
OK.

7. Identifying a named cell or range
As you work with named cells and ranges, you will probably need
excel to refresh your memory about which names refer to which
cells or ranges.
• This is applied when you have lots of names defined.
Use the following steps to identify a cell or range
steps
1. Choose insert,name,define to open the define
name dialog box.
2. Click a name and view the cell reference in the
refers to field.
3. Click close.