. Tables are one of the most powerful features of Excel. Being able to automate them using VBA provides a way to make Tables even more powerful. Creating and converting Tables This first set of macros is about creating and resizing macros. Convert selection to Excel Table This macro will create a Table Read More
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VBA code to insert, delete and control comments
Some Excel users love comments; they put comments all over their workbooks. Other users despise them as they are unsightly and annoying. Whatever your preference, you can control them with VBA; add, delete, list on a worksheet – it can all be done with VBA. Adapting the code to your needs It is unlikely Read More
VBA Code to insert, move, delete and control pictures
It is not often that we have to control pictures or images within Excel. This post serves as a reference to cover most of the scenarios we’re likely to encounter when we do need to. This code can be used in conjunction with the user defined function to insert and change pictures based on a Read More
VBA Code to Apply and Control AutoFilter in Excel
AutoFilters are a great feature in Excel. Often they are a quicker way of sorting and filtering data than looping through each cell in a range. This post provides the main lines of code to apply and control the AutoFilter settings with VBA. Adapting the code to your needs Every code snippet below is Read More
Run a macro from a macro (from another workbook)
In VBA, there are several ways to run a macro within a macro, and even run a macro from another workbook. On forums these methods are used interchangeably, which can lead to confusion for others, as depending on the method for running/calling the macro, the syntax is slightly different. This post shows these common methods Read More
VBA Code to control Excel’s Zoom settings
Excel has zoom settings for worksheets, UserForms and print settings. Each of these serves different purposes and used at different points, but they can all be controlled by VBA. Worksheet zoom settings The worksheet zoom setting in Excel will always be an integer. If the value set by VBA contains decimal places it will Read More
VBA code: check what is currently selected in Excel
Often we want to determine what type of object has been selected in Excel. It helps with error checking prior to running a piece of code. Basic code This action is just a just a single line of code: Sub testSelection() MsgBox TypeName(Selection) End Sub Incorporate the check into a Select statement If Read More
Manipulating and changing scroll bars with VBA
When recording a macro, Excel includes all the scroll bar movement in the code. Normally, we delete this code, as we just don’t need it. But occasionally, being able to control the scroll bars and their display properties is useful. Display or Hide Scroll Bars Scroll bars can be displayed or hidden. It is Read More
VBA: Convert centimeters, inches & pixels to points
It is frustrating that Excel, PowerPoint and Word work natively using a measurement known as points. However, measurements within the standard application menus are set in centimeters or inches. This can be seen when setting the position and size of a shape in PowerPoint through the standard menus. Yet, when using a macro to retrieve Read More
VBA code to save Excel files as PDF
Since Excel 2010 it has been possible to save Excel files as PDF documents. The code below provides the VBA options to do achieve this. These VBA Code Snippets can be used in much larger processes to automate the distribution of hundreds of document in just a few seconds. Saving Excel workbooks, sheets, charts Read More