A name may refer to any of the following:

  1. With hardware, a name refers to a description of a device. For example, your computer has a computer name that identifies it on a computer network. A name in this context should not be confused with a MAC or an IP.

  2. When talking about software, a name is a description of any object. For example, each file on your computer have its own file name.

  3. In Excel, a name or named cell is a description of a cell. For example, cell C2 could be given the name of “total,” which could be referred to in any other cell function. If cell D2 had the function “=total,” the value of cell D2 would be the same as C2.

  4. The Internet domain suffix .name is short for individual and family names.

In Excel use the shortcut key Ctrl+F3 to open the Name Manager. In the Name Manager, you can create, edit, and delete any Excel names. Once a name is created, you can use the shortcut key F3 to insert any name.

  • How to create a named cell in Microsoft Excel.