How do you select a Range in using the name box in Microsoft Excel?

Answer 1

The range is the cells that are selected or used in some way. For example, a SUM function using a range of A2:A4 would add the values in A2, A3, and A4, or all of the cells within the range. Ranges can span many rows, columns, or both. They can be called a range or a block.

Answer 2

A range is a block of cells together, sometimes called a block. You use ranges in formulas. You can reference ranges by the first and last cell in the range, separated by a colon. All the cells from A1 down to A10 are a range. In a formula they would be represented as A1:A10, so that you could sum them or average them in the following ways:

=SUM(A1:A10)

=AVERAGE(A1:A10)

This is shorter than referring to all 10 cells in that range. Even if it was 100 cells, you can still reference them simply. Ranges can also be over several columns. Ranges are always rectangular in shape. To sum all the cells from A1 to A10 and B1 to B10 and C1 to C10, the formula would be.

=SUM(A1:C10)

Answer 3

Select the cell or cells that you want to create a name for. Go to the Insert menu and choose the Name option and then the Define Name option. On Excel 2007 and 2010, you can do it through the Name Manager.
Highlight the range of cells you want. Then right-click and select Name a Range and follow the directions.

Answer 4

You can type the range you want to select in the standard fashion, with two cell references separated by a colon. So you could type A2:C7 into the Name box and it will select that range. If you have a named range in your worksheet, you can type that name into the Name box and it will select it.

You can type the range you want to select in the standard fashion, with two cell references separated by a colon. So you could type A2:C7 into the Name box and it will select that range. If you have a named range in your worksheet, you can type that name into the Name box and it will select it.

You can type the range you want to select in the standard fashion, with two cell references separated by a colon. So you could type A2:C7 into the Name box and it will select that range. If you have a named range in your worksheet, you can type that name into the Name box and it will select it.

You can type the range you want to select in the standard fashion, with two cell references separated by a colon. So you could type A2:C7 into the Name box and it will select that range. If you have a named range in your worksheet, you can type that name into the Name box and it will select it.

You can type the range you want to select in the standard fashion, with two cell references separated by a colon. So you could type A2:C7 into the Name box and it will select that range. If you have a named range in your worksheet, you can type that name into the Name box and it will select it.

You can type the range you want to select in the standard fashion, with two cell references separated by a colon. So you could type A2:C7 into the Name box and it will select that range. If you have a named range in your worksheet, you can type that name into the Name box and it will select it.

You can type the range you want to select in the standard fashion, with two cell references separated by a colon. So you could type A2:C7 into the Name box and it will select that range. If you have a named range in your worksheet, you can type that name into the Name box and it will select it.

You can type the range you want to select in the standard fashion, with two cell references separated by a colon. So you could type A2:C7 into the Name box and it will select that range. If you have a named range in your worksheet, you can type that name into the Name box and it will select it.

You can type the range you want to select in the standard fashion, with two cell references separated by a colon. So you could type A2:C7 into the Name box and it will select that range. If you have a named range in your worksheet, you can type that name into the Name box and it will select it.

You can type the range you want to select in the standard fashion, with two cell references separated by a colon. So you could type A2:C7 into the Name box and it will select that range. If you have a named range in your worksheet, you can type that name into the Name box and it will select it.

You can type the range you want to select in the standard fashion, with two cell references separated by a colon. So you could type A2:C7 into the Name box and it will select that range. If you have a named range in your worksheet, you can type that name into the Name box and it will select it.

Answer 5

A range is always a rectangular selection of cells. It is identified by the addresses of the top left and bottom right cells. These are shown with a colon between them. So a range going from cell B2 to Cell H13, would be shown like this:

B2:H13

A range reference will always be used within a function, so if you were getting the total of all values in that range, you would use the SUM function like this:

=SUM(B2:H13)

Answer 6

A range, sometimes called a block, is a group of cells that are together on a spreadsheet. For example, cells A1, A2, A3, A4, B1, B2, B3 and B4 are all together and are known as a block or a range. A range is always rectangular in shape. You cannot have an L-shaped range for example. You can have two ranges that are beside each other and then make up a L shape, but they are not one range. A range must be rectangular and have all the cells together. A1 and C10 are separate cells that are not together, so they cannot be called a range.

Reference to a range of cells is typically of the form (A1:A6) which specifies all the cells in the range A1 through to A6. A formula such as "=SUM(A1:A6)" would add all the cells specified and put the result in the cell containing the formula itself.

Answer 7

A range is a block of cells together, sometimes called a block. You use ranges in formulas. You can reference ranges by the first and last cell in the range, separated by a colon. All the cells from A1 down to A10 are a range. In a formula they would be represented as A1:A10, so that you could sum them or average them in the following ways:

=SUM(A1:A10)

=AVERAGE(A1:A10)

This is shorter than referring to all 10 cells in that range. Even if it was 100 cells, you can still reference them simply. Ranges can also be over several columns. Ranges are always rectangular in shape. To sum all the cells from A1 to A10 and B1 to B10 and C1 to C10, the formula would be.

=SUM(A1:C10)

Answer 8

Instead of using cell references for a cell or group of cells you can create a name for them. This can sometimes make formulas easier to write and understand. So if you have a list of sales in the cells A5 to A30, instead of summing by using:

=SUM(A5:A30)

you could give the range the name "Sales" and then do:

=SUM(Sales)

Answer 9

You can type the range you want to select in the standard fashion, with two cell references separated by a colon. So you could type A2:C7 into the Name box and it will select that range. If you have a named range in your worksheet, you can type that name into the Name box and it will select it.

Answer 10

Yes, Excel does have the facility to create and use range names.