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    How to reference a table named in an input box?

    Hello All,

    I am creating a macro that will create a table from a selection and then format it appropriately. I use an input box to name the table, but then I'm not sure how to refer to this table in the VBA code since it's name will be different each time the macro is used. Here is a portion of the code so far:

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    I'm not sure what to use to replace "Table9" so that whatever name was just keyed in by the user is referred to.

    Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

    Joe

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    Re: How to reference a table named in an input box?

    Hello JoeSkittles,

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    Re: How to reference a table named in an input box?

    Example.xlsm

    Here ia workbook if that will help. Thanks in advance!

    Joe

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    Re: How to reference a table named in an input box?

    Hello JoeSkittles,

    Thanks for the workbook. I could not have made this revision with out it. Here is the revised code...
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