Excel Reference

Cells and Ranges

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Cells and Ranges
is part of the Excel VBA object model. This reference page documents its syntax, parameters, and typical usage.

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This topic links to programming tasks (how-to and walkthrough topics) for common cells and ranges scenarios.

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Cells and Ranges

  • Create an HTML File with a Table of Contents based on Cell Data
  • Describes how to take data from a worksheet and create a table of contents in an HTML file.
  • Delete Duplicate Entries in a Range
  • Describes how to delete duplicate entries in a range.
  • Fill a Value Down into Blank Cells in a Column
  • Describes how to fill a value down into blank cells.
  • Hide and Unhide Columns
  • Describes how to find all the cells that contain a certain value and hide or unhide the columns that contain that value.
  • Highlight the Active Cell, Row, or Column
  • Describes how to highlight the active cell, or column with a color.
  • Make a Cell Blink
  • Describes how to make a cell blink by changing the color of the cell.
  • Prevent Duplicate Entries in a Range
  • Describes how to prevent duplicate entries of a value in a given range.
  • How to: Reference Cells and Ranges
  • Describes how to reference cells and ranges in order to do enter formulas or change formats.
  • How to: Refer to All the Cells on the Worksheet
  • Describes how to refer to all cells on a worksheet.
  • How to: Refer to Cells and Ranges by Using A1 Notation
  • Describes how to refer to cells and ranges by using A1 notation.
  • How to: Refer to Cells by Using a Range Object
  • Describes how to refer to cells by using a Range object.
  • How to: Refer to Cells by Using Index Numbers
  • Describes how to refer to cells by using index numbers.
  • How to: Refer to Cells by Using Shortcut Notation
  • Describes how to refer to cells by using shortcut notation.
  • How to: Refer to Cells Relative to Other Cells
  • Describes how to refer to cells relative to other cells.
  • How to: Refer to Multiple Ranges
  • Describes how to refer to multiple ranges.
  • How to: Refer to Named Ranges
  • Describes how to refer to named ranges.
  • How to: Refer to Rows and Columns
  • Describes how to refer to rows and columns in Excel.
  • Select a Range
  • Describes how to select the used range and the data range on a worksheet.

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Reference: Excel object-model documentation • updated 06/08/2017
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