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Default Named Cell versus Cell Reference

My bet is no.

For the most part, UDFs are much slower than using the functions built into
excel.

You may want to read Charles Williams' notes on calculation:
http://www.decisionmodels.com/calcsecrets.htm

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Dave,

How about if I have a very long formula with if statements. Would it speed
up calculations to create a function in VBA rather than putting this long
formula in every cell?

Thanks

Adam Bush

"Dave Peterson" wrote:

Just my guess...

I'd bet any difference in calculation would close to unnoticeable by the human
eye. I think the better reason for doing it is to make updates easier. And
using a nice name can make the formula much more self-documenting, too.


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If I'm referring to a cell many times in a workbook, is there any difference
between linking to the cell reference (ie $A$3) or naming the cell and
linking to the name? Would it speed up calculations to link to a name?

Thanks

Adam Bush


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