Microsoft KB Archive/213838

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XL2000: Cannot Define a Name If the Active Sheet Is Protected

Article ID: 213838

Article Last Modified on 11/23/2006

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APPLIES TO

• Microsoft Excel 2000 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q213838

SYMPTOMS

In Microsoft Excel 2000, if the active sheet and its contents are protected, you may not be able to define a name by pointing to Name on the Insert menu and then clicking Define.

WORKAROUND

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To create a macro to define a name when the active sheet and its contents are protected, following these steps:

1. Start the Visual Basic editor (press ALT+F11).
2. On the Insert menu, click Module.
3. In the Module sheet, type the following code:

sub insert_name
   selection.name = inputbox("Please enter a name for the current selection")
end sub
                

Run the macro Insert_Name, and enter the name you want when the Microsoft Excel dialog box appears.

REFERENCES

For more information about how to use the sample code in this article, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

212536 OFF2000: How to Run Sample Code from Knowledge Base Articles

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