Cannot name  a reference cell in Spreadsheet

Hi,
Does anyone have any suggestions. I am trying to name a reference cell (a single cell) which will contain a value referenced in the formulae in many other cells. This is a change to an otherwise fully functioning and useful spreadsheet. When I select the cell and access the name drop down menu the "Define" button is greyed out and remains that way whatever I try to name the cell. Is this an unfixable bug or am I just stupid! I am running Snow Leopard and Appleworks 6.2.9. I have had no other problems at all. So this is strange and makes me suspect that I am doing something wrong. The cell has not been used before so there should be no clash with any formulae. I have also checked and it is unlocked. I don't get any warning messages, the "Define" button is simply permanently greyed.
Thanks for any suggestions

I don't know what has happened here but I have just had another go and naming a reference cell and this time it worked. So it seems that there was some clash going on in my computer that prevented the function from working. Weird but solved now.
Thanks
David

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