How to: Refer to Cells by Using Shortcut Notation

You can use either the A1 reference style or a named range within brackets as a shortcut for the Range property. You do not have to type the word "Range" or use quotation marks, as shown in the following examples.

  Sub ClearRange()
    Worksheets("Sheet1").[A1:B5].ClearContents
End Sub
Sub SetValue()
[MyRange].Value = 30
End Sub

See Also

• How to: Refer to Cells by Using a Range Object
• How to: Refer to Cells Relative to Other Cells
• How to: Refer to Named Ranges