Then right click on the rectangle shape and go to Assign Macro. Then, put some text like “fill color” in it. Now go to Insert ribbon and draw a nice rectangle. Go to Developer ribbon and hit “stop recording” button. Now that you have done the only step in our macro, its time to stop Excel’s tape recorder. Just go to Home ribbon and fill color in the current cell. Step 3: Fill the current cell with yellow color Just make sure there are no spaces or special characters in the name (except underscore) Just select any cell and go to Developer Ribbon & click on Record Macro button. Step 1: Select any cell & start macro recorder
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Since we don’t know any VBA, we will use this recorder to record our actions and then we will see recorded instructions (called as code in computer lingo) to understand how VBA looks like. Excel has a built-in tape recorder, that listens and records everything you do, in Excel’s own language, ie VBA. This is where Excel’s tape recorder will help us. In order to write your first VBA program (or Macro), you need to know the language first. Make sure “Developer tab” is checked in right side area In order to record and use macros (and other developer features), the first step is to activate Developer Ribbon (or Developer Toolbar). We will write a FillYellowColor() macro, that paints yellow color in any selected cell(s). In this section, lets build our first macro. When we execute or run this macro, we end up generating the report & mailing it.īasics of VBA & Macros – Writing our First Macro In other words, a Macro is a set of instructions given to Excel to accomplish something.įor example, this is a macro for generating a report (written in plain English, not VBA) While VBA is the language which Excel speaks (and understands), Macro is like a paragraph. Once you understand these, speaking VBA with Excel becomes as easy as chatting with your friend over a drink. Just like any language, VBA too has its own rules, grammatical structures & nuances. The main reason why VBA is easy to learn is because it almost looks like plain English.įor example the following line says hello to you: But worry not, VBA is much easier to learn than French, Spanish, German or Chinese. The prospect of learning new languages scares us a lot. For that matter, VBA is also the language of MS Word, PowerPoint, Access and other MS Office applications. VBA happens to be the language in which Excel speaks. Just like you and I have a language, computer programs too have their own language. What is VBA? VBA stands for Visual Basic for Applications. In this section of our site, you will find information, tutorials, examples, tips & resources on Excel VBA & Macros. When we are doing all these, we spend quite some time, repeating same steps.įor example, we prepare and email same type of report every week with different data.īy using Excel VBA, we can cut down the time we spend repeating these steps and improve our productivity. We use Excel to analyze data, create reports, prepare charts & presentations, do calculations and understand information. Excel VBA – Information, Tutorials, Examples & ResourcesĮxcel VBA allows you to automate various activities you do in Excel.
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