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<strong>21</strong> <strong>Underground</strong> Excel® <strong>Tips</strong> Volume 1©<br />

8. Use Hidden Constants in Calculated Columns<br />

Avoid columns with repeated quantities; for example, the % column<br />

below is obtained from dividing the Rank by 1,000,000 (Number of sites).<br />

Notice that you have not created a Total pages column with 1 million<br />

repeated.<br />

How do you do it?<br />

How to…<br />

1. Go to Formulas>Defined names>Define name<br />

2. Specify the Name (without spaces)<br />

3. Set the Scope: Workbook or on a Sheet basis<br />

4. Specify the value of the constant in “Refers to:”<br />

5. Ok<br />

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