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Sam
 
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Hello everyone,

I've a question about dynamic ranges.

I can use something like this in a cell formula to create
a dynamic range reference -

INDIRECT("Sheet1!A$2:A$"&COUNTA(Sheet1!A:A))

If I want to create a dynamic named range and use it in
the formula instead, I use this -

Insert/Name/Define

Name - List

Refers to: =OFFSET(Sheet1!$A$2,0,0,COUNTA(Sheet1!$A:$A))


So my question is, aren't both of these formulas
interchangable? I always use the OFFSET function for named
ranges (I learned to do it that way).

What advantage does one have over the other? (other than a
few keystrokes)

Thanks