How do I label rows and columns in Excel?

How do I label rows and columns in Excel?


This Excel tutorial explains how to change column headings from numbers (1, 2, 3, 4) back to letters (A, B, C, D) in Excel 2016 (with screenshots and step-by-step instructions).

Question: In Microsoft Excel 2016, my Excel spreadsheet has numbers for both rows and columns. How do I change the column headings back to letters such as A, B, C, D?

Answer: Traditionally, column headings are represented by letters such as A, B, C, D. If your spreadsheet shows the columns as numbers, you can change the headings back to letters with a few easy steps.

In the example below, the column headings are numbered 1, 2, 3, 4 instead of the traditional A, B, C, D values that you normally see in Excel. When the column headings are numeric values, R1C1 reference style is being displayed in the spreadsheet.

How do I label rows and columns in Excel?

To change the column headings to letters, select the File tab in the toolbar at the top of the screen and then click on Options at the bottom of the menu.

How do I label rows and columns in Excel?

When the Excel Options window appears, click on the Formulas option on the left. Then uncheck the option called "R1C1 reference style" and click on the OK button.

How do I label rows and columns in Excel?

Now when you return to your spreadsheet, the column headings should be letters (A, B, C, D) instead of numbers (1, 2, 3, 4).

How do I label rows and columns in Excel?

Updated: 08/31/2020 by

In Microsoft Excel, the column headers are named A, B, C, and so on by default. Some users want to change the names of the column headers to something more meaningful. Unfortunately, Excel does not allow the header names to be changed.

Note

The same applies to row names in Excel. You cannot change the row names, or numbering, but you can add your desired row names in column A for the corresponding rows.

Instead, if you want to have meaningful column header names, you can do the following.

  1. Click in the first row of the worksheet and insert a new row above that first row.
  • How to add or remove a cell, column, or row in Excel.
  1. In the inserted row, enter the preferred name for each column.
  2. To make the row of column names more noticeable, you could increase the text size, make the text bold, or add background color to the cells in that row.

How do I label rows and columns in Excel?

After inserting the new row and adding column header names, if you want to hide the default column header names, follow the steps below to hide column and row headers.

  1. In Microsoft Excel, click the File tab or the Office button in the upper-left corner.
  2. In the left navigation pane, click Options.
  3. In the Excel Options window, click the Advanced option in the left navigation pane.
  4. Scroll down to the Display options for this worksheet section. Uncheck the box for Show row and column headers.

How do I label rows and columns in Excel?

The column and row headers are now hidden. To display them again, re-check the box in step 4 above.

Hello, Excellers. Welcome back to another #FormulaFriday #Excel blog post in my Excel 2020 series. Today I will show you two ways in which you use Column and Row labels as named ranges.

About Named Ranges.

A named range is simply a name that refers to either a cell, a range of cells, a constant value or a formula. These names can then be used in a formula to replace a constant value or a cell reference.

If you want to read more about named ranges I have a blog post right here.  In summary, my  top three reasons for using named ranges are

  1. Your formulas will make more sense
  2. You can easily edit your formulas
  3. Formulas created really quickly

Two Ways To Use Column and Row Labels As Named Ranges.

So, let’s look at the two ways to use the column or row labels as named ranges in Exel. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p eza="cwidth:658px;;cheight:52px;;wcalc_source:child;wcalc:69px;wocalc:69px;hcalc:624px;rend_px_area:34216;" cwidth="658" style="background-color:initial;background-size:auto;nodepath:/html/body/div[1]/div[1]/div/div/main/article/div/p[5];pagepos:169;cwidth:658px;cheight:52px;wcalc_source:child;wcalc:110px;wocalc:69px;hcalc:624;rend_px_area:34216;rcnt:1;ez_min_text_wdth:84;req_px_area:35926.8;obj_px_area:0;req_px_height:26;req_margin_and_padding:26;req_ns_height:;vertical_margin:26;parent-line-height:26px;margin-for-scale:0 0 26px 0;padding-for-scale:0 0 0 0;padding:0;margin:0 0 14px"&gt;First, if you are starting with a new workbook you can actually get Excel to recognise the column and row labels as names. 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In this case it would be cells A1:C2 to incorprate the the labels and row one of our data.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ol eza="cwidth:618px;;cheight:78px;;wcalc_source:defined;wcalc:618px;wocalc:658px;hcalc:78px;rend_px_area:48204;" cwidth="618" style="background-color:initial;background-size:auto;nodepath:/html/body/div[1]/div[1]/div/div/main/article/div/ol[3];pagepos:184;cwidth:618px;cheight:78px;wcalc_source:defined;wcalc:618px;wocalc:658px;hcalc:78;rend_px_area:48204;minimum_paddings:0 0 0 0;minimum_margins:0 0 26px 40px;rcnt:1;ez_min_text_wdth:56;req_px_area:6760;obj_px_area:0;req_px_height:78;req_margin_and_padding:26;req_ns_height:;vertical_margin:26;parent-line-height:26px;margin-for-scale:0 0 26px 40px;padding-for-scale:0 0 0 0;padding:0;margin:0 0 26px 40px"&gt;&lt;li eza="cwidth:618px;;cheight:26px;;wcalc_source:child;wcalc:41px;wocalc:41px;hcalc:26px;rend_px_area:16068;" cwidth="618" style="background-color:initial;background-size:auto;nodepath:/html/body/div[1]/div[1]/div/div/main/article/div/ol[3]/li[1];pagepos:185;cwidth:618px;cheight:26px;wcalc_source:child;wcalc:41px;wocalc:41px;hcalc:26;rend_px_area:16068;minimum_paddings:0 0 0 0;minimum_margins:0 0 0 0;rcnt:1;ez_min_text_wdth:56;req_px_area:2132;obj_px_area:0;req_px_height:26;req_margin_and_padding:0;req_ns_height:;vertical_margin:0;margin-for-scale:0 0 0 0;padding-for-scale:0 0 0 0"&gt;Insert&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li eza="cwidth:618px;;cheight:26px;;wcalc_source:child;wcalc:41px;wocalc:41px;hcalc:26px;rend_px_area:16068;" cwidth="618" style="background-color:initial;background-size:auto;nodepath:/html/body/div[1]/div[1]/div/div/main/article/div/ol[3]/li[2];pagepos:186;cwidth:618px;cheight:26px;wcalc_source:child;wcalc:41px;wocalc:41px;hcalc:26;rend_px_area:16068;minimum_paddings:0 0 0 0;minimum_margins:0 0 0 0;rcnt:1;ez_min_text_wdth:38;req_px_area:2132;obj_px_area:0;req_px_height:26;req_margin_and_padding:0;req_ns_height:;vertical_margin:0;margin-for-scale:0 0 0 0;padding-for-scale:0 0 0 0"&gt;Name&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li eza="cwidth:618px;;cheight:26px;;wcalc_source:child;wcalc:48px;wocalc:48px;hcalc:26px;rend_px_area:16068;" cwidth="618" style="background-color:initial;background-size:auto;nodepath:/html/body/div[1]/div[1]/div/div/main/article/div/ol[3]/li[3];pagepos:187;cwidth:618px;cheight:26px;wcalc_source:child;wcalc:48px;wocalc:48px;hcalc:26;rend_px_area:16068;minimum_paddings:0 0 0 0;minimum_margins:0 0 0 0;rcnt:1;ez_min_text_wdth:56;req_px_area:2496;obj_px_area:0;req_px_height:26;req_margin_and_padding:0;req_ns_height:;vertical_margin:0;margin-for-scale:0 0 0 0;padding-for-scale:0 0 0 0"&gt;Create&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ol&gt;&lt;p eza="cwidth:658px;;cheight:52px;;wcalc_source:child;wcalc:58px;wocalc:58px;hcalc:468px;rend_px_area:34216;" cwidth="658" style="background-color:initial;background-size:auto;nodepath:/html/body/div[1]/div[1]/div/div/main/article/div/p[10];pagepos:188;cwidth:658px;cheight:52px;wcalc_source:child;wcalc:110px;wocalc:58px;hcalc:468;rend_px_area:34216;rcnt:1;ez_min_text_wdth:75;req_px_area:35926.8;obj_px_area:0;req_px_height:26;req_margin_and_padding:26;req_ns_height:;vertical_margin:26;parent-line-height:26px;margin-for-scale:0 0 26px 0;padding-for-scale:0 0 0 0;padding:0;margin:0 0 14px"&gt;&lt;span class="ezoic-ad box-4 box-4262" data-ez-name="howtoexcelatexcel_com-box-4"&gt;&lt;span id="div-gpt-ad-howtoexcelatexcel_com-box-4-0" ezaw="300" ezah="250" style="position:relative;z-index:501;display:inline-block;padding:0;min-height:250px;min-width:300px" class="ezoic-ad"&gt;&lt;script data-ezscrex="false" data-cfasync="false" style="display:none"&gt;if(typeof ez_ad_units!='undefined'){ez_ad_units.push([[300,250],'howtoexcelatexcel_com-box-4','ezslot_3',262,'0','0'])};__ez_fad_position('div-gpt-ad-howtoexcelatexcel_com-box-4-0');The create names dialogue box will open and you need to instruct Excel to take the Top Row as the Names Labels. Just click ok.</p><p eza="cwidth:658px;;cheight:104px;;wcalc_source:child;wcalc:78px;wocalc:78px;hcalc:702px;rend_px_area:68432;" cwidth="658" style="background-color:initial;background-size:auto;nodepath:/html/body/div[1]/div[1]/div/div/main/article/div/p[11];pagepos:189;cwidth:658px;cheight:104px;wcalc_source:child;wcalc:78px;wocalc:78px;hcalc:702;rend_px_area:68432;rcnt:1;ez_min_text_wdth:94;req_px_area:68952;obj_px_area:0;req_px_height:26;req_margin_and_padding:26;req_ns_height:;vertical_margin:26;parent-line-height:26px;margin-for-scale:0 0 26px 0;padding-for-scale:0 0 0 0;padding:0;margin:0 0 14px"><br>Excel will ensure that any characters that are not allowed in the labels are converted. For example, spaces will be replaced with an underscore (_) . If there are names already in the workbooks a prompt will appear to replace them.</p><p eza="cwidth:658px;;cheight:52px;;wcalc_source:child;wcalc:99px;wocalc:99px;hcalc:286px;rend_px_area:34216;" cwidth="658" style="background-color:initial;background-size:auto;nodepath:/html/body/div[1]/div[1]/div/div/main/article/div/p[12];pagepos:191;cwidth:658px;cheight:52px;wcalc_source:child;wcalc:110px;wocalc:99px;hcalc:286;rend_px_area:34216;rcnt:1;ez_min_text_wdth:122;req_px_area:35750;obj_px_area:0;req_px_height:26;req_margin_and_padding:26;req_ns_height:;vertical_margin:26;parent-line-height:26px;margin-for-scale:0 0 26px 0;padding-for-scale:0 0 0 0;padding:0;margin:0 0 14px">In the example cells A1:C2 gives us the labels Sales_Rep, City and Widgets_Sales with one row of corresponding data.</p><p eza="cwidth:658px;;cheight:52px;;wcalc_source:child;wcalc:57px;wocalc:57px;hcalc:338px;rend_px_area:34216;" cwidth="658" style="background-color:initial;background-size:auto;nodepath:/html/body/div[1]/div[1]/div/div/main/article/div/p[13];pagepos:192;cwidth:658px;cheight:52px;wcalc_source:child;wcalc:57px;wocalc:57px;hcalc:338;rend_px_area:34216;rcnt:1;ez_min_text_wdth:66;req_px_area:22230;obj_px_area:0;req_px_height:26;req_margin_and_padding:26;req_ns_height:;vertical_margin:26;parent-line-height:26px;margin-for-scale:0 0 26px 0;padding-for-scale:0 0 0 0;padding:0;margin:0 0 14px"><br>The next example will allow Excel to take the left column to be the label.</p><p eza="cwidth:658px;;cheight:26px;;wcalc_source:child;wcalc:66px;wocalc:66px;hcalc:286px;rend_px_area:17108;" cwidth="658" style="background-color:initial;background-size:auto;nodepath:/html/body/div[1]/div[1]/div/div/main/article/div/p[14];pagepos:194;cwidth:658px;cheight:26px;wcalc_source:child;wcalc:110px;wocalc:66px;hcalc:286;rend_px_area:17108;rcnt:1;ez_min_text_wdth:84;req_px_area:17963.4;obj_px_area:0;req_px_height:26;req_margin_and_padding:26;req_ns_height:;vertical_margin:26;parent-line-height:26px;margin-for-scale:0 0 26px 0;padding-for-scale:0 0 0 0;padding:0;margin:0 0 14px">In your sheet type Widget_ Sales_Tax in cell D1 and 17.5% in E1 and highlight both cells</p><ol eza="cwidth:618px;;cheight:78px;;wcalc_source:defined;wcalc:618px;wocalc:658px;hcalc:78px;rend_px_area:48204;" cwidth="618" style="background-color:initial;background-size:auto;nodepath:/html/body/div[1]/div[1]/div/div/main/article/div/ol[4];pagepos:195;cwidth:618px;cheight:78px;wcalc_source:defined;wcalc:618px;wocalc:658px;hcalc:78;rend_px_area:48204;minimum_paddings:0 0 0 0;minimum_margins:0 0 26px 40px;rcnt:1;ez_min_text_wdth:56;req_px_area:6760;obj_px_area:0;req_px_height:78;req_margin_and_padding:26;req_ns_height:;vertical_margin:26;parent-line-height:26px;margin-for-scale:0 0 26px 40px;padding-for-scale:0 0 0 0;padding:0;margin:0 0 26px 40px"><li eza="cwidth:618px;;cheight:26px;;wcalc_source:child;wcalc:41px;wocalc:41px;hcalc:26px;rend_px_area:16068;" cwidth="618" style="background-color:initial;background-size:auto;nodepath:/html/body/div[1]/div[1]/div/div/main/article/div/ol[4]/li[1];pagepos:196;cwidth:618px;cheight:26px;wcalc_source:child;wcalc:41px;wocalc:41px;hcalc:26;rend_px_area:16068;minimum_paddings:0 0 0 0;minimum_margins:0 0 0 0;rcnt:1;ez_min_text_wdth:56;req_px_area:2132;obj_px_area:0;req_px_height:26;req_margin_and_padding:0;req_ns_height:;vertical_margin:0;margin-for-scale:0 0 0 0;padding-for-scale:0 0 0 0">Insert</li><li eza="cwidth:618px;;cheight:26px;;wcalc_source:child;wcalc:41px;wocalc:41px;hcalc:26px;rend_px_area:16068;" cwidth="618" style="background-color:initial;background-size:auto;nodepath:/html/body/div[1]/div[1]/div/div/main/article/div/ol[4]/li[2];pagepos:197;cwidth:618px;cheight:26px;wcalc_source:child;wcalc:41px;wocalc:41px;hcalc:26;rend_px_area:16068;minimum_paddings:0 0 0 0;minimum_margins:0 0 0 0;rcnt:1;ez_min_text_wdth:38;req_px_area:2132;obj_px_area:0;req_px_height:26;req_margin_and_padding:0;req_ns_height:;vertical_margin:0;margin-for-scale:0 0 0 0;padding-for-scale:0 0 0 0">Name</li><li eza="cwidth:618px;;cheight:26px;;wcalc_source:child;wcalc:48px;wocalc:48px;hcalc:26px;rend_px_area:16068;" cwidth="618" style="background-color:initial;background-size:auto;nodepath:/html/body/div[1]/div[1]/div/div/main/article/div/ol[4]/li[3];pagepos:198;cwidth:618px;cheight:26px;wcalc_source:child;wcalc:48px;wocalc:48px;hcalc:26;rend_px_area:16068;minimum_paddings:0 0 0 0;minimum_margins:0 0 0 0;rcnt:1;ez_min_text_wdth:56;req_px_area:2496;obj_px_area:0;req_px_height:26;req_margin_and_padding:0;req_ns_height:;vertical_margin:0;margin-for-scale:0 0 0 0;padding-for-scale:0 0 0 0">Create</li></ol><span class="ezoic-ad nativesingle-1 nativesingle-1402" data-ez-name="howtoexcelatexcel_com-nativesingle-1"><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-ob-contenturl="https://howtoexcelatexcel.com/formulas/using-column-and-row-labels-as-named-ranges/" data-ob-installation-key="EZOICL9MFJN21JB32NFBE7ODP" data-external-id="7061_1_402_100x240" data-widget-id="AR_4"></div><script async>

The create names dialogue box will open and you need to instruct Excel to take the Right Column as the Names Label. Just click ok. Job Done! Easy named ranges.

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How do I make rows into labels in Excel?

How to create a header row in Excel by printing.
Open Excel and the correct spreadsheet. First, launch Excel on your computer. ... .
Find "Page Layout" and choose "Print titles" ... .
Click "Rows to repeat at top" and select the header row. ... .
Choose a header or footer. ... .
Preview and print your spreadsheet..

How do I add labels to columns in Excel?

On the Layout tab, in the Labels group, click Data Labels, and then click the option that you want. For additional data label options, click More Data Label Options, click Label Options if it's not selected, and then select the options that you want.