Refer to Named Ranges in Excel macro
Referring to Named Ranges in an Excel macro makes working in Microsoft Excel quite convenient and productive. Ranges are easy to identify by name in Microsoft Excel. To name a selected Excel range, click the name box at the left end of the formula bar, type a name, and then press ENTER. The following code example refers to the range named “salary” in the Excel workbook.
Sub FormatRange()
Range(“salary”).Font.Italic = True
End Sub
To select an Excel named range, use the GoTo method in Microsoft Excel, which activates the Excel workbook and the spreadsheet and then selects the range and finally clears or deletes the contents of the range “MyRange”.
Sub ClearRange()
Application.Goto Reference:=”MyBook.xls!MyRange”
Selection.ClearContents
End Sub
The following example shows how the same procedure would be written for the active Excel workbook.
Sub ClearRange()
Application.Goto Reference:=”MyRange”
Selection.ClearContents
End Sub
NOTE: Macro actions cannot be undone.
Of course you can use a macro to define a named range and then access it to perform an action on it like clearing the contents as shown below:
Sub NamedRange()
Dim Range1 As Range
Set Range1 = Sheets(“Sheet1”).Range(“F4:F10″)
ActiveWorkbook.Names.Add Name:=”MyRange”, RefersTo:=Range1
Application.Goto Reference:=”MyRange”
Selection.Font.Bold=True
End Sub
Watch the Excel Training video below to see the macro in action:
Further reading:
Defined Names
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