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Article #42194Re: Excel v2.1 "Names" ?'s
From: Philip Williams
Date: Mon, 12 Feb 1990 10:05
Date: Mon, 12 Feb 1990 10:05
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In article <29100@amdcad.AMD.COM>, indra@pepsi.amd.com (Indra Singhal) writes:
> In article <26588@cup.portal.com> MJB@cup.portal.com (Martin J
Brown-Jr) writes:
> >
> >The formula for B5 could read "=SUM(B2:B4)", which gives correct results.
> >BUT the formula for B5 that reads "=SUM(Jan Rent:Jan Util)" does NOT give
> >the correct result, it returns the value of the cell to the right of
the ":".
>
> I would try not using spaces in the names.. use Jan.Rent or Jan_Rent and
> see if the problem persists.
>
>
>
I didn't see the original posting but I've just tried it out on a MAC
running Excel 2.2 and A 386 PC running Excel 2.0 (I think my Excel at
home, on a 386 PC, is 2.1 and I will try that tonight) and thet do not
allow a name with a space in it. If underscores are used it functions
correctly.
I will get back if I find anything different on Excel 2.1
Philip
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