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Named ranges keep becoming invalid?
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Are you experiencing issues with named ranges becoming invalid in your Excel workbook? You're not alone. Many users rely on named ranges, like "SHIP," for ease of navigation and data referencing across multiple tabs and workbooks. However, persistent problems such as invalid references or #NAME? errors can disrupt your workflow. In this discussion, we'll explore potential causes for these issues and provide insights on how to ensure your named ranges remain functional, empowering you to maintain a seamless data management experience.
Hi there. So I have a workbook with several tabs in it, and in each of them, I have a named range called "SHIP" that refers to one single cell with a number in it. Below is a screenshot of the name manager so you can see what I'm working with...
I use them for two things: 1) in each of these tabs, there is a hyperlink to this cell so that I don't have to scroll way down to see it; 2) in another workbook, I have links to pull the value from each of these cells.
This was working without issue for a while. Then, this week, every single morning those links break. The hyperlinks give me a pop-up error saying the reference is invalid, and the data references show a #NAME? error. If I reenter the formulas exactly the same, they work fine, and the named ranges are still in the name manager unchanged. For the links in a separate workbook, it doesn't matter if I have this workbook open already, they still don't work. Actually, one time they worked until I opened the source workbook, then I got a #NAME? error. What the heck is going on?! Did I define the names improperly or something?
(This is Office 365 business version, btw!)
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