The only answers I am getting seem to imply that there are no reserved words. However, responses on another board suggest the following ideas: 1) Hidden names for sheets 2) Illegal names (don't start with letter or underscore, no space, too = long, or cell reference) Are any of these the problem, by chance? Kathryn Jacobs, Microsoft MVP PowerPoint Get PowerPoint answers at http://www.powerpointanswers.com Cook anything outdoors with http://www.outdoorcook.com Kathy is a trainer, writer, Girl Scout, parent, and whatever else there = is time for I believe life is meant to be lived. But: if we live without making a difference, it makes no difference that we = lived -----Original Message----- From: mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On = Behalf Of Linda F. Johnson Sent: Monday, September 22, 2003 1:23 PM To: mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [mso] Re: Excel reserved names Glenn...I'm getting nowhere with this quest...can you tell me exactly = what the name was that you tried to use? And is this name also the name of = one of your sheets?=20 Linda F. Johnson, M.A., MOS Linda's Computer Stop http://personal-computer-tutor.com Free e-Books, Newsletter, and tutorials ************************************************************* You are receiving this mail because you subscribed to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx or MicrosoftOffice@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To send mail to the group, simply address it to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To Unsubscribe from this group, send an email to mso-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" (without the quotes) in the subject line. Or, visit the group's homepage and use the dropdown menu. This will also allow you to change your email settings to digest or vacation (no mail). //www.freelists.org/webpage/mso To be able to use the files section for sharing files with the group, send a request to mso-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx and you will be sent an invitation with instructions. Once you are a member of the files group, you can go here to upload/download files: http://www.smartgroups.com/vault/msofiles *************************************************************