Filldown when don't know Column reference other than by Header Name in VBA Macros; Excel 2013, Windows 10

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Good day all,

I posted a much wider subject here: https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/excel...names-vba-macros-excel-2013-windows-10-a.html but am not getting much responses so I decided to break it down a bit with a few edits I've been working with.

I have a worksheet with requested data filled out by someone else and in which columns are not always in the same order... so I'm editing VBA to search for a column based on a header and then working through that way. The biggest challenge I have is that I'm a novice who researches, copies, pastes, and then play around with the code until I can get it to do what I want. Here's where I am at so far:

This is what I have working properly:
Code:
Private Sub STEP4_Separate_Name()
'
' STEP4_Separate_Name Macro
'
    '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''Insert 4 columns to right''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
    Dim rngNameHeader As Range
    Dim rngMyNewColumn As Range

    Set rngNameHeader = Range("A1:ZZ1").Find(What:="Name", LookIn:=xlValues, LookAt:=xlWhole, _
                    MatchCase:=False, SearchFormat:=False)
    rngNameHeader.Offset(, 1).Resize(, 4).EntireColumn.Insert Shift:=xlToRight

    
    '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''Insert Proper formula to first column on the right'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''

                   
    rngNameHeader.Offset(1, 1).FormulaR1C1 = "=PROPER(RC[-1])" 'This works properly and inserts the formula in the first column after "Name" column and second row

:(This is where my sheet keeps error-ing out:
Code:
        Range(rngNameHeader.Offset(1, 1), rngNameHeader.Offset(, 1).Column & Cells(Rows.Count, 1).End(xlUp).Row).FillDown 'I've tried so many different things for this line to no avail.

     'NOTE: This is what my recorded macro shows, but the Column Name might not always be G'''
            'Range("G2").Select
            'ActiveCell.FormulaR1C1 = "=PROPER(RC[-1])"
            'Range("G2", "G" & Cells(Rows.Count, 1).End(xlUp).Row).FillDown

:confused:Can anyone help me figure this piece of code out so that I can continue figuring out the rest?

BTW, someone had suggested pasting down using .EntireColumn: but that won't work because it adds too much data into the file... I don't want unnecessary rows having data added to them as this code is only part of a much larger workbook.:

:confused:Here's the rest of this section of code; I could really use the help checking my work to see if what I've written will work (since I can't get past the line above, I'm unable to see if this code below will work erg):

Code:
    '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''Select same column with formulas to paste values'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
    rngNameHeader.Offset(, 1).EntireColumn.Select ' This should be the first column after "Name" that has all the formulas copied down each row
    Selection.Copy
    rngNameHeader.EntireColumn.Select 'This should be the "Name" column to paste the new "Proper" Names
    Selection.PasteSpecial Paste:=xlPasteValues, Operation:=xlNone, SkipBlanks _
        :=False, Transpose:=False
    rngNameHeader.Offset(, 1).EntireColumn.Select 'This should select the original "Name" Column, though the header will now be blank
    Application.CutCopyMode = False
    Application.DisplayAlerts = False

Then:
Code:
    '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''Seperate Names to concatenate to the columns to the right'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
        Selection.TextToColumns Destination:=Range("F1"), DataType:=xlDelimited, _
        TextQualifier:=xlDoubleQuote, ConsecutiveDelimiter:=True, Tab:=True, _
        Semicolon:=False, Comma:=True, Space:=True, Other:=False, FieldInfo:= _
        Array(Array(1, 1), Array(2, 1), Array(3, 1)), TrailingMinusNumbers:=True 'This is from the Text to Columns selection on the Data Tools Tab from the Data Menu Item
    Range(rngNameHeader).Select 'Select the Header box to add the text
    ActiveCell.FormulaR1C1 = "Last Name"
    Range(rngNameHeader.Offset(, 1)).Select 'Select the Header box in 1 column to the right to add the text
    ActiveCell.FormulaR1C1 = "First Name"
    Range(rngNameHeader.Offset(, 2)).Select 'Select the Header box in 2 columns to the right to add the text
    ActiveCell.FormulaR1C1 = "MI"
    Range(rngNameHeader.Offset(, 3)).Select 'Select the Header box in 3 columns to the right to add the text
    ActiveCell.FormulaR1C1 = "Full Name"
            Range(rngNameHeader.Offset(, 4)).Select 'Select the Header box in 4 columns to the right to add the text
            Application.CutCopyMode = False
            Selection.EntireColumn.Delete Shift:=xlToLeft 'Delete entire column 4 columns to the right
    Range(rngNameHeader.Offset(, 3)).Select 'Select the Header box in 3 columns to the right to add the text 'Column Header Full Name
    rngNameHeader.Offset(1, 3).FormulaR1C1.FormulaR1C1 = _
        "=CONCATENATE(RC[1],"" "",RC[-2],"" "",RC[-1],"" "",RC[-3])" 'I need to concatenate existing Column Header Row "Rank", Column Header "First Name", "MI", "Last Name"; RC will work for the newly created columns, but not for the Rank column--that will have to be searched for and placed in the formula
            Range("I2", "I" & Cells(Rows.Count, 1).End(xlUp).Row).FillDown '********************************This will follow code from above "Select same column with formuals to paste values section"
    Range(rngNameHeader.Offset(, 3)).EntireColumn.Select 'This is the column that the concatenate formula was written into
    Selection.Copy
    Selection.PasteSpecial Paste:=xlPasteValues, Operation:=xlNone, SkipBlanks _
        :=False, Transpose:=False
    

End Sub

Any and all help is appreciated!! Thank you!!
 

Excel Facts

Whats the difference between CONCAT and CONCATENATE?
The newer CONCAT function can reference a range of cells. =CONCATENATE(A1,A2,A3,A4,A5) becomes =CONCAT(A1:A5)

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