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How to see all named ranges in Excel?

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If a workbook has several named ranges, and you want to view these named ranges without opening the Name Manager dialog, how can you do this? Here, I'll introduce some tricks to list or highlight the named ranges for you to easily see them in Excel.

List all named ranges in cells

List and edit named range in Navigation Pane provided by Kutools

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List all named ranges in cells

there is a utility in Excel that can copy and paste all named ranges into cells.

1. Select a cell which you will place the named ranges at, and click Formulas > Use in Formula > Paste Names. See screenshot:
A screenshot showing the Formulas tab and the Paste Names option to list named ranges in Excel

2. Then in the Paste Name dialog, click Paste List. See screenshot:
A screenshot of the Paste Name dialog in Excel where the Paste List option is used to display named ranges

Now the named ranges of the workbook have been listed in the cells.
A screenshot displaying named ranges listed in cells after using the Paste Names feature in Excel


List and edit named range in Navigation Pane provided by Kutools

If you have Kutools for Excel, you can apply the Navigation Pane to see all named ranges, and edit them as you want.

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Click Kutools > Navigation > Name manager to display all named ranges in the pane. See screenshot:
A screenshot of the Navigation button on Kutools tab in Excel
A screenshot of the Navigation Pane in Excel showing named ranges

(1) In this pane, you can filter the named range by using Filter.
A screenshot of the filter option in the Navigation Pane to sort named ranges

(2) You can add, remove, refresh, or edit the named ranges as you need.
A screenshot of editing options for named ranges in Kutools for Excel's Navigation Pane


Highlight all named ranges in the active sheet using Kutools for Excel

With Kutools for Excel’s Highlight Names utility, all named ranges in the active sheet will be highlighted in a background color.

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1. Click Kutools Plus > Worksheet Design to enable the Design tab. See screenshot:
A screenshot showing how to enable the Design tab in Kutools Plus tab in Excel

2. Then go to Design tab, and click Highlight Names to highlight the named ranges in the active sheet.
A screenshot showing the Highlight Names option in the Design tab to highlight named ranges

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