Excel Name Manager Shortcut

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Steve Rynearson

Last updated on October 18, 2023

This tutorial will demonstrate the shortcuts to use with the Name Manager.

Name Manager Shortcuts

Shortcut to Open Name Manager Window

  1. The shortcut to open the Name Manager is
    PC Shortcut:Ctrl+F3
    Mac Shortcut:^+L

Pulling up Name Manager Window

Named Ranges Overview

  • Oftentimes, it can be helpful to name ranges to help make sense of data categories, as shown below.

Naming Ranges

Name Manager

  • The Name Manager shows all the Named Ranges in a workbook.

Name Manager

 

To add a New Reference Name

  1. Highlight the range that you would like to name
  2. Type Alt > M > M > D
  3. Enter the name to call the range and press Enter

Note: The range name must be one word

Adding a New Reference Name

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