# GrapeCity.Wpf.SpreadSheet.Dialogs.BuiltInDialogs.DefinedName

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<h1 id="GrapeCity_Wpf_SpreadSheet_Dialogs_BuiltInDialogs_DefinedName_" data-uid="GrapeCity.Wpf.SpreadSheet.Dialogs.BuiltInDialogs.DefinedName*">DefinedName Method
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<div class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Create or edit the name of cell ranges in workbook/worksheets.</p>
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<h5 class="declaration">Declaration</h5>
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  <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">public static IDialog DefinedName(GcSpreadSheet spread, IName definedName, CellReference contextCell, IRange range = null)</code></pre>
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  <pre><code class="lang-vbnet hljs">Public Shared Function DefinedName(spread As GcSpreadSheet, definedName As IName, contextCell As CellReference, Optional range As IRange = Nothing) As IDialog</code></pre>
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<h5 class="parameters">Parameters</h5>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="GrapeCity.Wpf.SpreadSheet.GcSpreadSheet.html">GcSpreadSheet</a></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">spread</span></td>
      <td><p>The <a class="xref" href="GrapeCity.Wpf.SpreadSheet.GcSpreadSheet.html">GcSpreadSheet</a> control to work with.</p>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="../GrapeCity.Spreadsheet/GrapeCity.Spreadsheet.IName.html">IName</a></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">definedName</span></td>
      <td><p>The defined name object to edit. Use <code>null</code> to create new defined name.</p>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="../GrapeCity.Spreadsheet/GrapeCity.Spreadsheet.CellReference.html">CellReference</a></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">contextCell</span></td>
      <td><p>The context cell to modify defined name. Use <a class="xref" href="../GrapeCity.Spreadsheet/GrapeCity.Spreadsheet.CellReference.Empty.html">Empty</a> to refer to the current active cell.</p>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="../GrapeCity.Spreadsheet/GrapeCity.Spreadsheet.IRange.html">IRange</a></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">range</span></td>
      <td><p>The default range to create new defined name.</p>
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<h5 class="returns">Returns</h5>
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      <td><p>The <a class="xref" href="GrapeCity.Wpf.SpreadSheet.Dialogs.IDialog.html">IDialog</a> object represents the defined name dialog.</p>
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