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Old 06-26-2014, 06:54 AM
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I am trying to name cells in a range on a table that I already have created so that when writing formulas off of these cells it makes for easy reference. However, when I go to the name box next to the formula bar and input the name that I want excel gives me the following error:



"you must enter a valid reference you want to go to, or type a valid name for the selection"

All I did was for a single cell type the name in the name bar.

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Old 06-26-2014, 07:05 AM
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Hi

Difficult to tell, I never got this message.
What name intended you to use? Maybe the name does already exist?

Remember there are certain names you can't use, because excel itself uses them.
For example you can't name cell A1 like ABC1, because ABC1 refers yet to a cell. But in this case, your error won't come up, rather it will jump to the entered name (address).
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Old 06-26-2014, 07:23 AM
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the cell is currently named "F3" I would like to name it "Total Fees"
this is odd, right?
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Old 06-26-2014, 07:33 AM
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Emtpy spaces aren't allowed, as well as some other signs. The first sign must be non-numeric.

You will have to do with something like this:
TotalFees
Total_Fees
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Old 06-26-2014, 07:34 AM
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AH HA!

Thanks!
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Old 06-26-2014, 07:34 AM
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How do I mark this as solved?
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Old 06-26-2014, 07:45 AM
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