Written by Allen Wyatt (last updated April 10, 2021)
This tip applies to Excel 97, 2000, 2002, and 2003
Using named ranges can be very handy when you are working with formulas or when you just want to keep track of what certain cells in a worksheet are used for. At some point, however, you may want to change the cells referred to by an existing named range. For instance, if a named range called MyRange refers to cells A1:A5, you may want to have it refer to cells C7:C19 instead.
There are two ways you can accomplish this task. First, you could follow these steps:
The second way you can redefine the named range is to follow these steps:
That's it; MyRange now refers to cells C7:C19 instead of A1:A5.
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