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Tahoe24x7
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Oct 14, 2025

"Getting Name" bug on my worksheet

One of the cells in my worksheet has a "Getting Name" bug on my worksheet - I have no idea what this is referring to - I've never seen this in my 40-years of using Excel - there are no Range Names nor Links in this workbook.  What is it and how do I get rid of it?

 

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  • SergeiBaklan's avatar
    SergeiBaklan
    Diamond Contributor

    Never seen it as well. On which Excel platform and version you are?

  • mathetes's avatar
    mathetes
    Silver Contributor

    From ExcelJet, here are some possible explanations for the #NAME? error. Your image doesn't show the formula in that cell, so you're kinda making it hard for anybody to actually diagnose. I trust looking at the possibilities under that link will give you something to move forward with.

    If you still need help, though, you can help us help you by giving more than just the error message and an incomplete image. "What's the formula as entered?" for example. Depending on how long, how many embedded functions there are, and so forth, it could simply be a misspelled function name.

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