Names Property

Microsoft Office Web Components Object Model

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Names Property

       

Names property as it applies to the Spreadsheet and Workbook objects.

Returns a Names collection that represents all the names in the active workbook. Read-only.

expression.Names

expression   Required. An expression that returns a Spreadsheet or Workbook object.

Names property as it applies to the Worksheet object.

Returns a Names collection that represents all the worksheet-level names that are defined in the specified worksheet. Read-only.

expression.Names

expression   Required. An expression that returns a Worksheet object.

Example

As it applies to the Spreadsheet and Workbook objects.

The following example creates a list of all the names in the active workbook, along with the addresses to which they refer.

Sub List_All_Names()
   Dim nmCurrentName
   Dim rngCurrent

   Set rngCurrent = Spreadsheet1.ActiveSheet.Range("A1")

   ' Loop through all of the names in the active workbook.
   For Each nmCurrentName In Spreadsheet1.ActiveWorkbook.Names

      ' Write the current name to the worksheet.
      rngCurrent.Value = nmCurrentName.Name

      ' Write the definition of the current name to the worksheet.
      rngCurrent.Offset(0, 1).Value = "'" & nmCurrentName.RefersTo

      Set rngCurrent = rngCurrent.Offset(1, 0)
   Next
End Sub