Range Names with Charts

[ArthurJ]

I would like to use rangenames to specify the data sources for a chart, but
Excel does not seem to like this. I have tried entering the rangename in the
following formats:

rangename
=rangename
={rangename]
={"rangename"}

.... and various other formats.

Surely there is a way to do this ....?

Art

 

[Andy Pope]

Hi,

try either depending on whether the named range is local to the sheet.
=sheetname!rangename
=bookname.xls!rangename

cheers
Andy

I would like to use rangenames to specify the data sources for a chart, but
Excel does not seem to like this. I have tried entering the rangename in the
following formats:

rangename
=rangename
={rangename]
={"rangename"}

... and various other formats.

Surely there is a way to do this ....?

Art

 

[bj]

you need to add the file name

for example if you are in source data-series
and you want a named range (xy) in Workbook named test.xls
enter the values as
=test.xls!xy

 

[ArthurJ]

you need to add the file name

for example if you are in source data-series
and you want a named range (xy) in Workbook named test.xls
enter the values as
=test.xls!xy

I would like to use rangenames to specify the data sources for a chart, but
Excel does not seem to like this. I have tried entering the rangename in the
following formats:

rangename
=rangename
={rangename]
={"rangename"}

... and various other formats.

Surely there is a way to do this ....?

Art