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Trace Dependents doesn't find Defined Range Names.

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    Trace Dependents doesn't find Defined Range Names.

    I just discovered that Trace Dependents doesn't find ranges that use Offset() in their definition.
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    When I Trace Dependents on $A$3, it does not point to myRange ($C$13:$C$20).
    It seems to me that since $A$3 is specifically used in the Defined Range Name, that it should be found.

    Is there any way to find ranges that are dependent on $A$3?
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    Re: Trace Dependents doesn't find Defined Range Names.

    A bit of VBA would get you a list of named ranges over a particular cell:

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    The next part would be to look through your entire workbook to find where those named ranges are used. That could be done with some more VBA, or through a GUI search.

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    Re: Trace Dependents doesn't find Defined Range Names.

    Wallyeye;
    That's what I did, but it's not foolproof.
    The problem with this, is that I frequently want to find the Dependents of an unnamed cell, so I have to go searching for the address instead of a name. I can only find a Dependent that specifically names the cell in it's formula. So trying to find the Dependents of $A$3 won't necessarily find a formula that refers to $A$2:$A$5. And that doesn't deal at all with relative addressing (A2:A5 or $A2:A$5).
    It just seems to me that Excel should be able to do it by itself. I was hoping that I was missing something.

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