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XL: Defined Names Not Sorted in Excel

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Summary

Named ranges that are included within a Sort area do not change when the area is sorted. The defined names still refer to their original references.

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Defined names refer to a cell reference and not to the cell contents specifically. When performing a Data Sort, you are only sorting the contents of the cells. Because of this, a defined name may not be referencing the same data after a sort.

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Keywords: KB58245, kbinfo

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Article Info
Article ID : 58245
Revision : 3
Created on : 1/18/2007
Published on : 1/18/2007
Exists online : False
Views : 579