NamedRange Interface

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06/14/2013

A NamedRange control is a range that has a unique name, exposes events, and can be bound to data.

Namespace: Microsoft.Office.Tools.Excel
Assembly: Microsoft.Office.Tools.Excel (in Microsoft.Office.Tools.Excel.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
<GuidAttribute("6b87f7cb-0689-4e7e-8dcb-3c0e654629bb")> _
Public Interface NamedRange _
    Inherits IBindableComponent, IComponent, IDisposable, ISupportInitialize

[GuidAttribute("6b87f7cb-0689-4e7e-8dcb-3c0e654629bb")]
public interface NamedRange : IBindableComponent, 
    IComponent, IDisposable, ISupportInitialize

The NamedRange type exposes the following members.

Properties

	Name	Description
	AddIndent	Gets or sets a value that determines whether text is automatically indented when the text alignment in the NamedRange control is set to equal distribution either horizontally or vertically.
	Address	Gets the range reference for the NamedRange control.
	AddressLocal	Gets the range reference for the NamedRange control in the language of the user.
	AllowEdit	Gets a value that indicates whether the NamedRange control can be edited on a protected worksheet.
	Application	Gets a Application that represents the creator of the NamedRange control.
	Areas	Gets an Areas collection that represents all the ranges in a multiple-area selection.
	BindingContext	Gets or sets the collection of currency managers for the IBindableComponent. (Inherited from IBindableComponent.)
	Borders	Gets a Borders collection that represents the borders of the NamedRange control.
	Cells	Gets a Range that represents the cells in the NamedRange control.
	Characters	Gets a Characters object that represents a range of characters within the text of the NamedRange control.
	Column	Gets the number of the first column in the first area of the NamedRange control.
	Columns	Gets a Range that represents the one or more columns in the NamedRange control.
	ColumnWidth	Gets or sets the width of all columns in the NamedRange control.
	Comment	Gets a Comment that represents the comment associated with the cell in the upper left corner of the NamedRange control.
	Container	Infrastructure.
	Count	Gets the number of cells in the NamedRange control.
	CountLarge	Gets the number of occurrences of the largest value in a range of values.
	Creator	Gets a 32-bit integer that indicates the application in which the NamedRange control was created.
	CurrentArray	If the NamedRange control is part of an array, gets a Range that represents the entire array.
	CurrentRegion	Gets a Range that represents the current region.
	DataBindings	Gets the collection of data-binding objects for this IBindableComponent. (Inherited from IBindableComponent.)
	DefaultDataSourceUpdateMode	Gets or sets the default DataSourceUpdateMode.
	Dependents	Gets a Range that represents the range containing all the dependents of the NamedRange control.
	DirectDependents	Gets a Range that represents the range containing all the direct dependents of the NamedRange control.
	DirectPrecedents	Gets a Range that represents the range containing all the direct precedents of the NamedRange control.
	DisplayFormat	Gets an object that represents the display settings for the specified range.
	End	Gets a Range that represents the cell at the end of the region that contains the NamedRange control.
	EntireColumn	Gets a Range that represents the entire column (or columns) that contains the NamedRange control.
	EntireRow	Gets a Range that represents the entire row (or rows) that contains the NamedRange control.
	Errors	Gets an Errors object that enables you to access error checking options.
	Font	Gets a Font that represents the font of the NamedRange control.
	FormatConditions	Gets a FormatConditions collection that represents all the conditional formats for the NamedRange control.
	Formula	Gets or sets the NamedRange control's formula in A1-style notation.
	FormulaArray	Gets or sets the array formula of the NamedRange control.
	FormulaHidden	Gets or sets a value that indicates whether the formula in the NamedRange control will be hidden when the worksheet is protected.
	FormulaLabel	Gets or sets the formula label type for the NamedRange control.
	FormulaLocal	Gets or sets the formula for the NamedRange control, using A1-style references in the language of the user.
	FormulaR1C1	Gets or sets the formula for the object, using R1C1-style notation.
	FormulaR1C1Local	Gets or sets the formula for the NamedRange control, using R1C1-style notation in the language of the user.
	HasArray	Gets a value that indicates whether the NamedRange control is part of an array formula.
	HasFormula	Gets a value that indicates whether all cells in the NamedRange control contain formulas.
	Height	Gets the height of the NamedRange control.
	Hidden	Gets or sets an object that indicates whether the rows or columns are hidden.
	HorizontalAlignment	Gets or sets the horizontal alignment for the NamedRange control.
	Hyperlinks	Gets a Hyperlinks collection that represents the hyperlinks in the NamedRange control.
	ID	Gets or sets the identifying label for the NamedRange control when the page is saved as a Web page.
	IndentLevel	Gets or sets the indent level for the NamedRange control.
	InnerObject	Gets a Range that represents the underlying native object for the Microsoft.Office.Tools.Excel.NamedRange.
	Interior	Gets an Interior that represents the interior of the NamedRange control.
	Item	Gets a Range that represents a range at an offset to the NamedRange control.
	Left	Gets the distance from the left edge of column A to the left edge of the NamedRange control.
	ListHeaderRows	Gets the number of header rows for the NamedRange control.
	ListObject	Gets a ListObject for the NamedRange control.
	LocationInTable	Gets a constant that describes the part of the PivotTable report that contains the upper-left corner of the NamedRange control.
	Locked	Gets or sets a value that indicates whether the NamedRange control is locked.
	MDX	Gets the MDX name for the specified NamedRange object.
	MergeArea	Gets a Range that represents the merged range containing the NamedRange control.
	MergeCells	Gets or sets a value that indicates whether the NamedRange control contains merged cells.
	Name	Gets or sets a Name object for the NamedRange control.
	Next	Gets a Range that represents the next cell.
	NumberFormat	Gets or sets the format code for the NamedRange control.
	NumberFormatLocal	Gets or sets the format code for the NamedRange control in the language of the user.
	Offset	Gets a Range that is offset from the NamedRange control.
	Orientation	Gets or sets the text orientation.
	OutlineLevel	Gets or sets the current outline level of the NamedRange control.
	PageBreak	Gets or sets the location of a page break.
	Parent	Gets the parent object of the NamedRange control.
	Phonetic	Gets the Phonetic object, which contains information about a specific phonetic text string in the NamedRange control.
	Phonetics	Gets the Phonetics collection of the NamedRange control.
	PivotCell	Gets a PivotCell that represents a cell in a PivotTable report.
	PivotField	Gets a PivotField that represents the PivotTable field containing the upper left corner of the NamedRange control.
	PivotItem	Gets a PivotItem that represents the PivotTable item containing the upper left corner of the NamedRange control.
	PivotTable	Gets a PivotTable that represents the PivotTable report containing the upper left corner of the NamedRange control, or the PivotTable report associated with the PivotChart report.
	Precedents	Gets a Range that represents all the precedents of the NamedRange control.
	PrefixCharacter	Gets the prefix character for the NamedRange control.
	Previous	Gets a Range that represents the previous cell.
	QueryTable	Gets a QueryTable that represents the query table that intersects the NamedRange control.
	ReadingOrder	Gets or sets the reading order for the NamedRange control.
	RefersTo	Gets or sets the formula that the NamedRange control is defined to refer to, using A1-style notation.
	RefersToLocal	Gets or sets the formula that the NamedRange control is defined to refer to, using A1-style notation in the language of the user.
	RefersToR1C1	Gets or sets the formula that the NamedRange control is defined to refer to, using R1C1-style notation.
	RefersToR1C1Local	Gets or sets the formula that the NamedRange control is defined to refer to, using R1C1-style notation in the language of the user.
	RefersToRange	Gets the Range referred to by a NamedRange control.
	Resize	Gets a resized Range based on the NamedRange control.
	Row	Gets the number of the first row of the first area in the NamedRange control.
	RowHeight	Gets or sets the height of all the rows in the NamedRange control, measured in points.
	Rows	Gets a Range that represents one or more rows in the NamedRange control.
	ServerActions	Gets the actions that can be performed on the Microsoft Office SharePoint server for a NamedRange object.
	ShowDetail	Gets or sets an object that indicates whether the outline is expanded for the NamedRange control (so that the detail of the column or row is visible).
	ShrinkToFit	Gets or sets a value that indicates whether text automatically shrinks to fit in the available column width.
	Site	Gets or sets the ISite associated with the IComponent. (Inherited from IComponent.)
	SmartTags	Gets a SmartTags object that represents the identifier for the NamedRange control. This type or member is intended to be used only in projects for the 2007 Microsoft Office system. Smart tags are deprecated in Office 2010. .
	SoundNote	Infrastructure.
	SparklineGroups	Gets an object that represents an existing group of sparklines from the specified range.
	Style	Gets or sets a Style that represents the style of the NamedRange control.
	Summary	Gets a value that indicates whether the range is an outlining summary row or column.
	Tag	Gets or sets the object that contains data about the Tag control.
	Text	Gets the text for the NamedRange control.
	Top	Gets the distance, in points, from the top edge of row 1 (one) to the top edge of the NamedRange control.
	UseStandardHeight	Gets or sets a value that indicates whether the row height of the NamedRange control equals the standard height of the sheet.
	UseStandardWidth	Gets or sets a value that indicates whether the column width of the NamedRange control equals the standard width of the sheet.
	Validation	Gets a Validation object that represents data validation for the NamedRange control.
	Value	Gets or sets the value of the NamedRange control.
	Value2	Gets or sets the value of the NamedRange control.
	VerticalAlignment	Gets or sets the vertical alignment of the NamedRange control.
	Width	Gets the width of the NamedRange control in points.
	Worksheet	Gets a Worksheet that represents the worksheet that contains the NamedRange control.
	WrapText	Gets or sets a value that indicates whether Microsoft Office Excel wraps the text in the NamedRange control.
	XPath	Gets an XPath that represents the Xpath of the element mapped to the NamedRange control.

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Methods

	Name	Description
	_PasteSpecial	Infrastructure.
	_PrintOut	Infrastructure.
	Activate	Activates a single-cell NamedRange control.
	AddComment	Adds a comment to the NamedRange control.
	AdvancedFilter	Filters or copies data from a list based on a criteria range.
	AllocateChanges	Performs a writeback operation for all edited cells in a named range based on an OLAP data source.
	ApplyNames	Applies names to the cells in the NamedRange control.
	ApplyOutlineStyles	Applies outlining styles to the NamedRange control.
	AutoComplete	Gets an AutoComplete match from the list.
	AutoFill	Automatically fills the cells in the NamedRange control.
	AutoFilter	Filters a list using the AutoFilter.
	AutoFit	Changes the width of the columns or the height of the rows in the NamedRange control to achieve the best fit.
	AutoFormat	Automatically formats the NamedRange control, using a predefined format.
	AutoOutline	Automatically creates an outline for the NamedRange control.
	BeginInit	Signals the object that initialization is starting. (Inherited from ISupportInitialize.)
	BorderAround	Adds a border to a NamedRange control and sets the Color, LineStyle, and Weight properties for the new border.
	BorderAround2	Adds a border to a NamedRange control and sets the Color, LineStyle, and Weight properties for the new border.
	Calculate	Calculates the values of cells in a NamedRange control.
	CalculateRowMajorOrder	Calculates a specific range of cells.
	CheckSpelling	Checks the spelling of text in the NamedRange control.
	Clear	Clears the entire NamedRange control.
	ClearComments	Clears all cell comments from the NamedRange control.
	ClearContents	Clears the formulas from the NamedRange control.
	ClearFormats	Clears the formatting of the NamedRange control.
	ClearHyperlinks	Removes all hyperlinks from the specified range.
	ClearNotes	Clears notes from all the cells in the NamedRange control.
	ClearOutline	Clears the outline for the NamedRange control.
	ColumnDifferences	Gets a Range that represents all the cells whose contents are different from the comparison cell in each column.
	Consolidate	Consolidates data from multiple ranges on multiple worksheets into the NamedRange control.
	Copy	Copies the contents of the NamedRange control to the specified range or to the Clipboard.
	CopyFromRecordset	Copies the contents of an ADO or DAO recordset into a worksheet, beginning at the upper-left corner of the NamedRange control.
	CopyPicture	Copies the NamedRange control to the Clipboard as a picture.
	CreateNames	Creates names in the NamedRange control, based on text labels in the sheet.
	CreatePublisher	Infrastructure.
	Cut	Cuts the contents of the NamedRange control to the Clipboard or pastes it into a specified destination.
	DataSeries	Creates a data series in the NamedRange control.
	Delete	Deletes a dynamically created NamedRange control and removes it from the ControlCollection.
	DialogBox	Displays a dialog box defined by a dialog box definition table on a Microsoft Office Excel 4.0 macro sheet.
	Dirty	Designates the NamedRange control to be recalculated when the next recalculation occurs.
	DiscardChanges	Discards all changes in the edited cells of the range.
	Dispose	Performs application-defined tasks associated with freeing, releasing, or resetting unmanaged resources. (Inherited from IDisposable.)
	EditionOptions	Infrastructure.
	EndInit	Signals the object that initialization is complete. (Inherited from ISupportInitialize.)
	ExportAsFixedFormat	Exports to a file of the specified format.
	FillDown	Fills down from the top cell or cells in the NamedRange control to the bottom of the NamedRange control.
	FillLeft	Fills left from the rightmost cell or cells in the NamedRange control.
	FillRight	Fills right from the leftmost cell or cells in the NamedRange control.
	FillUp	Fills up from the bottom cell or cells in the NamedRange control to the top of the range.
	Find	Finds specific information in the NamedRange control, and returns a Range object that represents the first cell where that information is found.
	FindNext	Continues a search that was begun with the Find method.
	FindPrevious	Continues a search that was begun with the Find method.
	FunctionWizard	Starts the Function Wizard for the upper-left cell of the NamedRange control.
	get_Address	Infrastructure. Use the Address property instead of this method.
	get_AddressLocal	Infrastructure. Use the AddressLocal property instead of this method.
	get_Characters	Infrastructure. Use the Characters property instead of this method.
	get_End	Infrastructure. Use the End property instead of this method.
	get_Item	Infrastructure. Use the Item property instead of this method.
	get_Offset	Infrastructure. Use the Offset property instead of this method.
	get_Range	Infrastructure.
	get_Resize	Infrastructure. Use the Resize property instead of this method.
	get_Value	Gets the value of the NamedRange control.
	GetEnumerator	Gets an IEnumerator that can be used to iterate over the cells in the NamedRange control.
	GoalSeek	Calculates the values necessary to achieve a specific goal.
	Group	When the NamedRange control represents a single cell in a PivotTable field’s data range, the Group method performs numeric or date-based grouping in that field.
	Insert	Inserts a cell or a range of cells into the NamedRange control and shifts other cells away to make space.
	InsertIndent	Adds an indent to the NamedRange control.
	Justify	Rearranges the text in the NamedRange control so that it fills the range evenly.
	ListNames	Pastes a list of all displayed names onto the worksheet, beginning with the first cell in the NamedRange control.
	Merge	Creates a merged cell from the NamedRange control.
	NavigateArrow	Navigates a tracer arrow for the NamedRange control to the precedent, dependent, or error-causing cell or cells.
	NoteText	Gets or sets the cell note associated with the cell in the upper-left corner of the NamedRange control.
	Parse	Parses a range of data and breaks it into multiple cells.
	PasteSpecial	Pastes the contents of a Range object from the Clipboard into the NamedRange control.
	PrintOut	Prints the NamedRange control.
	PrintOutEx	Prints the object.
	PrintPreview	Shows a preview of the NamedRange control as it would look when printed.
	RemoveDuplicates	Removes duplicate values from a range of values.
	RemoveSubtotal	Removes subtotals from the NamedRange control.
	Replace	Replaces the specified characters in the NamedRange control with a new string.
	RowDifferences	Gets a Range object that represents all the cells whose contents are different from those of the comparison cell in each row.
	Run	Infrastructure.
	Select	Selects the NamedRange control.
	set_Item	Infrastructure. Use the Item property instead of this method.
	set_Value	Sets the value of the NamedRange control.
	SetPhonetic	Creates Phonetic objects for all the cells in the NamedRange control.
	Show	Scrolls through the contents of the active window to move the NamedRange control into view.
	ShowDependents	Draws tracer arrows to the direct dependents of the NamedRange control.
	ShowErrors	Draws tracer arrows through the precedents tree to the cell that is the source of the error, and returns the Range object that contains that cell.
	ShowPrecedents	Draws tracer arrows to the direct precedents of the NamedRange control.
	Sort	Sorts the data in a NamedRange control.
	SortSpecial	Uses East Asian sorting methods to sort the NamedRange control. For example, Japanese sorts in the order of the Kana syllabary. For more information, see the parameters list.
	Speak	Causes the cells of the NamedRange control to be spoken in row order or column order.
	SpecialCells	Gets a Range object that represents all the cells that match the specified type and value.
	SubscribeTo	Infrastructure.
	Subtotal	Creates subtotals for the NamedRange control.
	Table	Creates a data table based on input values and formulas that you define in a worksheet.
	TextToColumns	Parses a column of cells that contain text into several columns.
	Ungroup	Promotes the NamedRange control in an outline (that is, decreases its outline level).
	UnMerge	Separates a merged area into individual cells.

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Events

	Name	Description
	BeforeDoubleClick	Occurs when a NamedRange control is double-clicked, before the default double-click action.
	BeforeRightClick	Occurs when a NamedRange control is right-clicked, before the default right-click action.
	BindingContextChanged	Infrastructure.
	Change	Occurs when something changes in the NamedRange control.
	Deselected	Occurs when selection moves from the NamedRange control to an area outside of the NamedRange control.
	Disposed	Represents the method that handles the Disposed event of a component. (Inherited from IComponent.)
	Selected	Occurs when the NamedRange control is selected.
	SelectionChange	Occurs when the selection inside the NamedRange control changes.

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Remarks

For more information, see NamedRange Control.

Note

This interface is implemented by the Visual Studio Tools for Office runtime. It is not intended to be implemented in your code. For more information, see Visual Studio Tools for Office Runtime Overview.

Usage

This documentation describes the version of this type that is used in Office projects that target the .NET Framework 4 and the .NET Framework 4.5. In projects that target the .NET Framework 3.5, this type might have different members and the code examples provided for this type might not work. For documentation about this type in projects that target the .NET Framework 3.5, see the following reference section in the Visual Studio 2008 documentation: https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=160658.