XL97: Unable to Select Defined Names by Using Function Wizard

ID: Q168437

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Excel 97 for Windows

SYMPTOMS

In Microsoft Excel 97, the Go To list may be unavailable when you use the Function Wizard. In earlier versions of Microsoft Excel, you can click a defined name in the Go To list and use it as an argument in the Function Wizard.

WORKAROUND

If you want to use defined names as arguments in the Function Wizard, type the name in the box for the argument.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

MORE INFORMATION

To select a defined name in a list in the Function Wizard in earlier versions of Microsoft Excel, do the following:

1. On the Insert menu, click Function.

2. Click a category in the Function Category list.

3. Click the function you want to use in the Function Name list and

   click Next.

   NOTE: In Step 2 of the Function Wizard, the cursor is blinking in
   the box for the first argument.

4. On the Edit menu, click Go To.

5. Click a defined name in the Go To list and click OK.

Repeat steps 4 and 5 to use defined names for additional arguments.

REFERENCES

For more information about inserting functions, click the Index tab in Microsoft Excel 97 Help, type the following text

   inserting, functions into formulas

and then double-click the selected text to go to the "Enter a formula that contains a function" topic.

Additional query words: XL97

Keywords          : xlformula 
Version           : WINDOWS:97
Platform          : WINDOWS
Issue type        : kbbug

Last Reviewed: November 1, 1998