- The Range Object
- Syntax for Specifying a Range
- Named Ranges
- Shortcut for Referencing Ranges
- Referencing Ranges in Other Sheets
- Referencing a Range Relative to Another Range
- Using the Cells Property to Select a Range
- Using the Offset Property to Refer to a Range
- Using the Resize Property to Change the Size of a Range
- Using the Columns and Rows Properties to Specify a Range
- Using the Union Method to Join Multiple Ranges
- Using the Intersect Method to Create a New Range from Overlapping Ranges
- Using the IsEmpty Function to Check Whether a Cell Is Empty
- Using the CurrentRegion Property to Select a Data Range
- Using the Areas Collection to Return a Noncontiguous Range
- Referencing Tables
- Next Steps
Named Ranges
You probably have already used named ranges on your worksheets and in formulas. You can also use them in VBA.
Use the following code to refer to the range "MyRange" in Sheet1:
Worksheets("Sheet1").Range("MyRange")
Notice that the name of the range is in quotes—unlike the use of named ranges in formulas on the sheet itself. If you forget to put the name in quotes, Excel thinks you are referring to a variable in the program. One exception is if you use the shortcut syntax discussed in the next section. In that case, quotes are not used.