Using the Excel application menu

Start the excel application menu from the toolbar

The Excel Application menu is a special version of the Object menu (more to the left on the toolbar): it gives access to Methods, Properties and Related Classes - dedicated to the Application object.

excel application Properties example screenupdating Because ScreenUpdating is a property of the Application object often used, it is placed at the top of the Properties menu.

Code VBA comes with a fragments library, to which you can add your own. Here, only the most general ones appear, other fragments are located specifically with the menu of the object they are concerned with. excel application fragments example toggle comments

Properties and related classes

In case a property returns an object of a type, it can be used to Set a variable of that type (and even declare it, which is useful if you need to keep track of multiple instances, or changes in what is referenced to.) Now all actions on the object can be done via the Object menu


Dim rngActiveCell As Range
Set rngActiveCell = ActiveCell

If the object is directly accessible, such as ActiveCell, and you only want to do something directly with it, you can do so directly from the related classes part of the menu. The advantage is that your code does not get crammed with privately declared variables and is shorter.