Go to Excel > Preferences… > Ribbon & Toolbar. By default, the Developer tab is not visible, so do the following: Make sure the Developer tab is visible on the ribbon. To learn about how to run a macro, see Run a macro. To learn more about creating macros, see Create or delete a macro. This time, see if anything different happens! Some of the code will probably be clear to you, and some of it may be a little mysterious.Įxperiment with the code, close the Visual Basic Editor, and run your macro again.
See how the actions that you recorded appear as code. To edit a macro, in the Code group on the Developer tab, click Macros, select the name of the macro, and click Edit. You can learn a little about the Visual Basic programming language by editing a macro. On the Developer tab, click Stop Recording. Perform the actions you want to automate, such as entering boilerplate text or filling down a column of data. Optionally, enter a name for the macro in the Macro name box, enter a shortcut key in the Shortcut key box, and a description in the Description box, and then click OK to start recording.
In the Code group on the Developer tab, click Record Macro. For more information, see Show the Developer tab. Macros and VBA tools can be found on the Developer tab, which is hidden by default, so the first step is to enable it.
