I was reading Contextures post about duplicate entries. In it, she creates a named range that refers to a Table column. That named range will expand and contract as the Table does. Tables have their own built-in names and they are so handy that I find myself using Tables whenever possible.
One of my favorite uses of Table references is using them in VLOOKUP
. The third argument to VLOOKUP
is the column from which to pull. I've never been a fan of making that dynamic. Instead, I would hard code the number and change it if the columns change. But with Table references, I find myself making that argument dynamic. It's a little less error prone, a lot more self-documenting, and while it's more typing, I don't have to count columns.
Full article: Naming Table columns