How to Stop Name Conflict Dialog Box in Excel (3 Effective Ways)

Method 1 – Stop Name Conflict Dialog Box with Existing Version

The name conflict error comes from named ranges from several sheets colliding when you copy them. Here’s how you can keep the name ranges from the source.

Steps:

• Select the worksheet you want to move or copy and right-click on it. For selecting multiple sheets, press Ctrl and keep selecting the sheets.
• A list of options will appear. Click on Move or Copy.

• A dialog box will appear. Select move to end and mark the Create a copy field (if you want to make a copy, otherwise keep the field unmarked).
• Click OK.

• The name conflict error box will appear, describing a named range that already exists in the workbook. If you want to make your copy with this existing version of the name, click Yes on the dialog box. So, the problem for this named range is solved.

• If you have more named ranges, then the dialog box will again appear with a different named range.

• The easiest way to get rid of this for a lot of named ranges is to click on the Yes to All field (in case you want to move on with the existing named range).

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Method 2 – Rename the Version to Stop the Name Conflict Dialog Box

Steps:

• Open the error box just like Method 1.
• When you want to change the named range, click No on the error box

• The Name Conflict pop-up box will open. It will show the already existing name.
• In the New name field, type anything that you want as the new name range.
• Click OK and your worksheets will be copied now with the newly applied name range.

• If you open the Name Manager box (from the Formulas tab and Defined Names group), then you can see the previous name and the newly applied name.

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Method 3 – With Duplicate Range Names

The Name Conflict error won’t occur when you move or copy any single sheet in an Excel workbook. But in the case of copying a worksheet, if you open the Name Manager box, you will find that the scope of the duplicate names is confined to the respective worksheet, not along the workbook.

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Resolve If Name Conflict Error Occurs in Excel

If you don’t want the name conflict error to happen again, then you have to solve the problem thoroughly.

• Open the Name Manager dialog box. The keyboard shortcut to open the dialog box is Ctrl + F3.
• On the right side of the dialog box, you will find a menu with a dropdown Filter. Click on it.

• Select Names with Errors.

• The names will be filtered, and the dialog box will show only the names with errors.
• Select all the names with errors and click Delete.

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 Things to Keep in Mind

• Keep answering the question in the error box.
• Click Yes or Yes to All to keep the existing name and click No if you want to change the name.
• Press Shift + Ctrl + Esc to exit Excel after the error happens without solving it.