Do you find yourself endlessly scrolling or jumping from one tab to the other?

Stop there, because this hack will patch this up for you.

What is a Bookmark (in Word)?

A Word document with the bookmark option highlighted.

Here, it’s possible for you to give your bookmark a name (with no spaces).

It’s also great for creating hyperlinks to certain parts of your work.

For example,

would take us to Sheet 2, cell G5.

A Word document with the ‘Go To’ tab open and a bookmark selected.

it’s possible for you to also use the name box to highlight a range of cells.

What’s more, you’re able to also name a range of data.

Let’s say you have an important data range in your large workbook that you should probably view often.

An Excel worksheet with the name box highlighted.

Simply opt for data and give it a name.

You’ll need to use a slightly different method to name a formatted table.

Go to the bottom of this section for instructions on how to do this.

An Excel workbook containing a table, which has been named ‘Total_Prices’ in the name box.

Excel doesn’t like spaces in names.

you’re able to also name other elements in your workbooksuch as charts or illustrationsin the same way.

If you prefer to use keyboard shortcuts, press F5 to bring up the Go To dialog box.

An Excel worksheet with the name box drop-down arrow selected and the named items displayed beneath.

you could also create a hyperlink to named cells in your workbook.

We will discuss this more in the final section of this article.

Select any cell within your table, and hit the “Table Design” tab on the ribbon.

The Insert Hyperlink dialog box in Excel, with ‘Place In This Document’ highlighted and the list of names displayed.

Head to the Properties group and change the name of your table, before pressing Enter.

Or, maybe, you’re gonna wanna change a name you’ve already assigned.

Start by typing the calculation you want to create.

An Excel sheet containing a table and the Table Name function in the Table Design tab highlighted.

In our case, we want to sum the employees' pay.

Now, begin typing the name of the data range.

In our case, it’s Employee_Pay.

Excel’s Name Manager window, with the ‘New,’ ‘Edit,’ and ‘Delete’ options highlighted.

You’ll notice that the name you have given the data range appears.

Double-smack the data name.

This time, Excel will bring up each column name within your named table.

An excel sheet with an array name showing in a formula.

Double-hit the column name, terminate the square parenthesis, and terminate the formula parenthesis, before pressing Enter.

If you have a particularly large spreadsheet, you may not remember which names refer to which ranges.

An Excel worksheet with a named table and column showing in the automatic options in a formula.

A table in Excel with the ‘Create From Selection’ option highlighted.

Excel’s ‘Create From Selection’ dialog box open with ‘Top Row’ selected.