How do this work !!

[Michael M]

Hi All
I've just received this from a workmate....and he wants an explanation !!
You'll note there is only a reference to the headers in the formulae.
I'm interested how it's doen. There is no code, or named ranges.
Maybe it's so obvious, I'm looking too hard

<b>Excel 2003</b><table cellpadding="2.5px" rules="all" style=";background-color: #FFFFFF;border: 1px solid;border-collapse: collapse; border-color: #A6AAB6"><colgroup><col width="25px" style="background-color: #E0E0F0" /><col /><col /><col /><col /><col /><col /><col /></colgroup><thead><tr style=" background-color: #E0E0F0;text-align: center;color: #161120"><th></th><th>A</th><th>B</th><th>C</th><th>D</th><th>E</th><th>F</th><th>G</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr ><td style="color: #161120;text-align: center;">3</td><td style="font-weight: bold;text-align: center;;">y</td><td style="font-weight: bold;text-align: center;;">x</td><td style="font-weight: bold;text-align: center;;">z</td><td style="text-align: right;;"></td><td style="text-align: right;;"></td><td style="text-align: right;;"></td><td style="text-align: right;;"></td></tr><tr ><td style="color: #161120;text-align: center;">4</td><td style="text-align: right;;">1</td><td style="text-align: right;;">0</td><td style="text-align: right;;"></td><td style="text-align: right;;"></td><td style="text-align: right;;">1</td><td style="text-align: right;;"></td><td style="text-align: right;;"></td></tr><tr ><td style="color: #161120;text-align: center;">5</td><td style="text-align: right;;">1</td><td style="text-align: right;;">1</td><td style="text-align: right;;"></td><td style="text-align: right;;"></td><td style="text-align: right;;"></td><td style="text-align: right;;"></td><td style="text-align: right;;"></td></tr><tr ><td style="color: #161120;text-align: center;">6</td><td style="text-align: right;;">2</td><td style="text-align: right;;">2</td><td style="text-align: right;;">5</td><td style="text-align: right;;"></td><td style="text-align: right;;">2</td><td style="text-align: right;;"></td><td style="text-align: right;;">2</td></tr></tbody></table><p style="width:3.6em;font-weight:bold;margin:0;padding:0.2em 0.6em 0.2em 0.5em;border: 1px solid #A6AAB6;border-top:none;text-align: center;background-color: #E0E0F0;color: #161120">Sheet1</p><br /><br /><table width="85%" cellpadding="2.5px" rules="all" style=";border: 2px solid black;border-collapse:collapse;padding: 0.4em;background-color: #FFFFFF" ><tr><td style="padding:6px" ><b>Worksheet Formulas</b><table cellpadding="2.5px" width="100%" rules="all" style="border: 1px solid;text-align:center;background-color: #FFFFFF;border-collapse: collapse; border-color: #A6AAB6"><thead><tr style=" background-color: #E0E0F0;color: #161120"><th width="10px">Cell</th><th style="text-align:left;padding-left:5px;">Formula</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><th width="10px" style=" background-color: #E0E0F0;color: #161120">E4</th><td style="text-align:left">=y</td></tr><tr><th width="10px" style=" background-color: #E0E0F0;color: #161120">A5</th><td style="text-align:left">=x</td></tr><tr><th width="10px" style=" background-color: #E0E0F0;color: #161120">A6</th><td style="text-align:left">=x</td></tr><tr><th width="10px" style=" background-color: #E0E0F0;color: #161120">E6</th><td style="text-align:left">=y</td></tr><tr><th width="10px" style=" background-color: #E0E0F0;color: #161120">G6</th><td style="text-align:left">=x</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></table><br />

 

[SydneyGeek]

By 'no named ranges' do you mean nothing in the Name box drop-downs?
Have you looked in the workbook's Name list, or tried pasting out the names? (F3, Alt+L)
I'm guessing that each name (if it exists) is defined to give a fixed column, relative row.

Denis

 

[Michael M]

Hi Denis
Ok, nothing in the Name Drop down
Nothing in the workbook name list
No code
I've looked for hidden sheets.
Done a Ctrl End on each sheet (3 of)
Done an Unhide on ALL Rows and Columns for each sheet.

If I copy the sheet to a new workbook, "=y" becomes $B$4:$B$65536 and "=x" is the same except for column "C"
But I can't find where the variable references the range.

 

[RoryA]

I suspect they are labels. Under Tools-Options -Calculation (2003 and earlier) is the 'Accept labels in formulas' option set?

 

[Michael M]

Hi Rory
Bingo......OK, now educate me..
How does one change the cell reference ( range $B$4:$B$65536) to =y under the labels menu


Righto....I educated myself...Insert / Name / Create and then define the range to the name.

Thanks Rory
Will I ever learn how to use Excel......what does my tag say ??

 

[RoryA]

I wouldn't bother learning that - it doesn't work in 2010.

 

[Michael M]

Well, apart from being a frustration, I can't see a real value to it anyway.
I can imagine slipping it into some VBA code and annoying the hell out of some poor bugger trying to debug it !!

 

[Marcelo Branco]

Hi Michael and Rory,

Still a mystery for me. Sorry for abusing of your patience, but, please, could you explain to me how this can be done.

By the way, i have 2007 and 2010, not 2003.

M.

 

[RoryA]

I had forgotten earlier that it was actually discontinued in 2007, so you can't use it in either version. Good thing too, IMO.

 

[Marcelo Branco]

I had forgotten earlier that it was actually discontinued in 2007, so you can't use it in either version. Good thing too, IMO.

Rory,

Tks very much for answering.

M.