Hi Michael,

I can understand your puzzlement. A few years back I saw a number of cases
that might explain what you've observed in the following: "On reviewing the
VBA code contained in the workbook l think it is unlikely that the original
author hid some 40 codes spread across many random cells and worksheets by
code then deleted it."

All of those cases involved spreadsheets originally developed in Lotus 123
and converted to Excel. Some of the names persisted though the references
were no longer valid.

Glad you've had the other feedback and results. And, I hope this helps
explain the puzzle.

Best Regards,
Walt Weber