Excel Intermediate

Hello Stefania

Thank you for your question.

Block names is used to give a name to a range or group of cells.

Once a range has been named, you can use the name to navigate to the cells, or use the name in a formula to refer to the cells in the range.

To give a name to a range of cells:
1. Select (highlight) the cells.
2. Click in the Name box (to the left of the formula bar), and enter a name for the range - the name cannot contain spaces (e.g. Jan_Sales). Then press Enter to apply the name.


If you click away from the cells you have selected and use the dropdown arrow at the right hand side of the name box, you can select the name you just entered, and Excel will automatically select the cells in the range - so you can use the name to navigate.

If you create a formula which refers to the cells in the named range you have created, you can use the name to refer to these cells instead of the cell references, e.g. =SUM(Jan_Sales) instead of something like =SUM(B5:B50)

We covered block names as part of the Excel Advanced course.

Kind regards
Amanda