If you change a setting first, you can. Or you could use a little macro to do
all the work.
But once you remove the name, there's no going back.
Jim Rech posted a nice response at:
http://groups.google.com/groups?threadm=u3ZAo#FmAHA.2048@tkmsftngp03
From: Jim Rech (
[email protected])
Subject: Re: Can I "De-Name" Formula Cell References?
Newsgroups: microsoft.public.excel.misc, microsoft.public.excel
Date: 2001-02-16 13:32:51 PST
To do it to a cell or two first turn on Transition Formula Entry under
Tools, Options, Transition. Then go to the cell and press F2 and Enter.
When you turn off TFE the formula references should be de-named.
If you have a lot of cells to de-name select the range and run this macro:
Sub Dename()
Dim Cell As Range
ActiveSheet.TransitionFormEntry = True
For Each Cell In Selection.SpecialCells(xlFormulas)
Cell.Formula = Cell.Formula
Next
ActiveSheet.TransitionFormEntry = False
End Sub
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Jim Rech
Excel MVP
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And you didn't ask, but if you're working with names, you should have this addin
to make your life easier:
Jan Karel Pieterse, Charles Williams and Matthew Henson's utility called
NameManager.Zip from
http://www.bmsltd.co.uk/mvp