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How to quickly delete all named ranges in Excel?

Author Xiaoyang Last modified

Assuming you have created lots of named ranges in your workbook, but now, you needn’t theses named ranges any more, how could you remove all of the named ranges at once in Excel?


Delete all named ranges by going to the Name Manager

In the Name Manager dialog box, you can create, edit and delete the named ranges as you want. Please do as this:

1. Go to the Name Manager by clicking Formulas > Name Manager, see screenshot:
Name Manager button on the Formulas tab on the ribbon

2. In the Name Manager dialog, press Shift key to select all the named ranges or hold the Ctrl key to select the ones that you don't need, see screenshot:
Name Manager dialog

3. And then click Delete button at the top of the dialog, and a prompt box will appear to remind you if you are sure to delete the names.
Confirmation dialog

4. Then click OK, all the named ranges have been deleted at once.

Named ranges Arrow No named ranges

Find and replace all named ranges with corresponding cell references in formulas

Kutools for Excel’s Replace Range Names utility is able to find out all formulas applying named ranges in a selected range, a specified sheet, or all sheets easily. And this utility’s primary role is to replace all named ranges with corresponding cell references in these formulas.


Replace Range Names interface and use case example

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Delete all named ranges with VBA code

The following short VBA code also can help you to remove all the named ranges in the workbook.

1. Hold down the ALT + F11 keys, and it opens the Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications window.

2. Click Insert > Module, and paste the following code in the Module Window.

VBA code: Delete all named ranges in Excel

Sub DeleteNames()
'Update 20140314
Dim xName As Name
For Each xName In Application.ActiveWorkbook.Names
    xName.Delete
Next
End Sub

3. Then press F5 key to run this code, all names in the workbook will be removed immediately.


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