Left of the formula bar
I am not aware of a name menu in Excel. However, Excel has a name box that displays the name or cell reference of the active cell.
The Name Box is at the left end of the Formula Bar.
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Open a new or existing worksheet in Excel. Click the cell where you want to insert the checkbox. On the Developer tab, in the Controls group, click Insert. Under Form Controls, click Check Box. Click the worksheet location where you want to place the check box. To assign or change the name of a check box, click it, and then click Properties on the Developer tab. In the Properties dialog box, enter the name under Name.
Name box
The Name Box is on the Formula Bar, so if it is visible, then so will the Name Box. It can be hidden or shown through the View section of Options.
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As you type, Excel displays the entry in the FORMULA BAR, and also displays the active cell reference int he Name box on the left.
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The Name Box will show the address of the current cell that is active.
The following is copied from the Help dialog box in MS Excel 2000. A search for 'name cells' or 'cell label' should get the directions that you're looking for:Name cells by using existing row and column labelsSelect the range you want to name, including the row or column labels.On the Insert menu, point to Name, and then click Create.In the Create names in box, designate the location that contains the labels by selecting the Top row, Left column, Bottom row, or Right column check box.
It uses the username that has been defined in Excel. So if the username was Joe, then it would read: Created by Joe on 17/09/2014