Charts and graphs are one of the best features of Excel; they are very flexible and can be used to make some very advanced visualization. However, this flexibility means there are hundreds of different options. We can create exactly the visualization we want but it can be time-consuming to apply. When we want to apply those hundreds … Read more
Tables are one of the most powerful features of Excel. Controlling them using VBA provides a way to automate that power, which generates a double benefit 🙂 Excel likes to store data within tables. The basic structural rules, such as (a) headings must be unique (b) only one header row allowed, make tables compatible with … Read more
When working with Excel, the worksheets order matters. The tabs should reflect the flow which a user can understand. Since there is no native feature to do it, using VBA to short sheets alphabetically can be a useful time-saver. But things are never as straightforward, are they? In this post, I will give you the … Read more
There is a common question that many Excel users ask: “How can I hide all sheets except one with a macro?”. So, let’s answer that very question. First, I’ll share with you the VBA to hide all sheets except one, and then the process to turn it into a reusable code block. Table of Contents … Read more
Pivot Tables are a key tool for many Excel users to analyze data. They are flexible and easy to use. Combine the power of Pivot Tables with the automation of VBA, and we can analyze data even faster. This post includes the essential code to control Pivot Tables with VBA. Table of Contents Refreshing Pivot … Read more
Looping through worksheets is one of the most common actions performed by those who use VBA to automate Excel. However, we don’t always want to apply a macro to every worksheet; sometimes, we only want it for each selected sheet. Depending on the action being performed, this can cause an error. This occurs where the … Read more
Before I start, let me share a little secret with you… I really dislike VBA arrays. There just seem to be too many oddities in how they work. Compared with other programming languages, VBA seems to make arrays overly complicated. If you feel the same, then you’re in the right place. This post contains a … Read more
We can often find spreadsheets with cells containing codes that have been shortened. So, rather than Proj003412, the cell value has been reduced to just 3412. It’s not a big problem to extend the code back to the full version; we could achieve that with a simple formula, then copy and paste special values. If … Read more
Today, I want to share a really useful time-saving macro with you. It’s a macro to apportion a value across cells. Now that I’ve written it, I’m starting to gain the benefits, and hopefully, you can too. Download the example file: Join the free Insiders Program and gain access to the example file used for this … Read more
To merge or not to merge? That is the question. And it’s a questions which divides the Excel community. We find the Merge & Center button is on the Ribbon, so it appears to be the only option. But soon we are greeted by these types of annoying error messages: Excel has a secret alternative … Read more