Yes - a defined name can be used to replace the referred to range in any
formula where the referred to range would be legitimate

if i have a defined name MyName with refers to A1,

=sumif(B:B,MyName,C:C)
and
=sumif(B:B,A1,C:C)

should return the same result.

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Regards,
Tom Ogilvy


"Sean" wrote:

I have an area of time formats that I have defined a name to, I use this for
cell validation, so they can only pick from the time I give. Can a formula
read off of the defined name, such as SUMPRODUCT((A1:A100=DEFINED
NAME)*D1:D100)

Thanks,

Sean