Apr 25 2023 10:21 AM
Hi there, I am new to this Community and hope someone can help me with an excel issue. I am working in a workbook with several tabs where I have used Name Manager to reference different columns etc in each tab. As I have built out the workbook I have copied a tab and renamed the references in Name Manager. However when I create a new formula using the new named references they do not appear. Also when look in Use in Formula list only the first references from the first tab appears and not the new added named ranges. Can someone explain why this is? Is there a way to update the list of names ranges?
Apr 25 2023 11:15 AM
It sounds as if you've inadvertently created names with local scope rather than workbook wide. Down toward the bottom of this linked page you'll see some suggestions for how to recognize that situation and correct it.
Apr 25 2023 11:28 AM
Apr 25 2023 11:37 AM - edited Apr 25 2023 11:37 AM
Do I need to delete and recreate all the local named ranges?
That's certainly how I read the advice on that page (assuming you want them to be global in scope).
And then be careful going forward to make sure all named ranges are global in their scope.
Apr 25 2023 12:00 PM
@JKPieterse's excellent and free Name Manager add-in lets you change defined names from local to global (or vice versa).
Apr 25 2023 02:54 PM
Apr 25 2023 02:55 PM