XL: Unable to Select Defined Names by Using Function Wizard (168437)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Excel 2000
  • Microsoft Excel 2002
  • Microsoft Excel 97 for Windows
This article was previously published under Q168437
For a Microsoft Excel 98 Macintosh Edition version of this article, see 179035.

SYMPTOMS

The Go To list may be unavailable when you use the Function Wizard. In versions of Microsoft Excel earlier than Microsoft Excel 97, you can click a defined name in the Go To list and use it as an argument in the Function Wizard.

WORKAROUND

If you want to use defined names as arguments in the Function Wizard, type the name in the box for the argument.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

MORE INFORMATION

To select a defined name in a list in the Function Wizard in earlier versions of Excel, follow these steps:
  1. On the Insert menu, click Function.
  2. Click a category in the Function Category list.
  3. Click the function that you want to use in the Function Name list, and click Next or OK.

    NOTE: In step 2 of the Function Wizard, the cursor is blinking in the box for the first argument.
  4. On the Edit menu, click Go To.
  5. Click a defined name in the Go To list and click OK.
Repeat steps 4 and 5 to use defined names for additional arguments.

REFERENCES

Excel 97

For more information about inserting functions, click Contents and Index on the Help menu, click the Index tab in Excel Help, type the following text

inserting, functions into formulas

and then double-click the selected text to go to the "Enter a formula that contains a function" topic. If you are unable to find the information you need, ask the Office Assistant.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:5/13/2003
Keywords:kbbug KB168437
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