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Select specific cells or ranges

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Whether or not you define named cells or ranges on a worksheet, you can use the Name box to quickly locate

and select specific cells or ranges by entering their names or their cell references.

The Name box is located to the left of the formula bar.

You can also select named or unnamed cells or ranges by using the Go To command.

IMPORTANT To select named cells and ranges, you must first define their names on your worksheet. For

information about how to name cells or ranges, see Define and use names in formulas.
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Select named or unnamed cells or ranges by using the Name box

Select named or unnamed cells or ranges by using the Go To command

Select named or unnamed cells or ranges by using the Name box

In the Name box, located at the left end of the formula bar, do one of the following:

To select a named cell or range, type its name, and then press ENTER.

TIP You can also click the arrow next to the Name box to display the list of named cells or ranges,

and then click the name that you want.

To select two or more named cell references or ranges, click the arrow next to the Name box, and

then click the name of the first cell reference or range that you want to select. Then hold down CTRL

while you click the names of other cells or ranges in the Name box.
 NOTE The currently selected cell or range will remain selected along with the cells or ranges that you

select in the Name box.

To select an unnamed cell reference or range, type the cell reference of the cell or range of cells that

you want to select, and then press ENTER.

TIP For example, type B3 to select that cell, or type B1:B3 to select a range of three cells.

NOTE In the Name box, you cannot delete or change names that have been defined for cells or ranges. You

can delete or change names only in the Name Manager dialog box (Formulas tab, Defined Names group).

For more information, see Define and use names in formulas.

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Select named or unnamed cells or ranges by using the Go To

command

1. On the Home tab, in the Editing group, click Find & Select, and then click Go To.

Keyboard shortcut You can also press CTRL+G.

2. In the Go to list, click the name of the cell or range that you want to select, or type the cell reference

in the Reference box.

For example, in the Reference box, type B3 to select that cell, or type B1:B3 to select a range of

three cells. You can select multiple cells or ranges by entering them in the Reference box, separated

by commas.

NOTE In the Go to list, you can view all the named or unnamed cells or ranges that you previously

selected by using the Go To command. To return to a previous selection, double-click the name of the

cell reference in the Go to list.

TIP To quickly find and select all cells that contain specific types of data (such as formulas) or only cells that

meet specific criteria (such as visible cells only or the last cell on the worksheet that contains data or
formatting), click Special in the Go To dialog box, and then click the option that you want in the Go To Special

dialog box.

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