Create Excel macro screencast

Write a VBA macro

The below steps describe how to create a macro (also called Procedure or Sub). The next section shows steps how to run the macro. At the bottom there is a screencast showing it all.

• Open the Visual Basic Editor: on the Developer tab in group Code press the Visual Basic button.
• Insert a standard module. Standard modules give a more direct name in the Macro dialog.

  Insert module
  In the Visual Basic Editor/ProjectExplorer pane place the cursor on ThisWorkbook. Go to the menu and select on tab Insert > Module.

• Declare the macro procedure and give it a name. Sub MyFirstMacro ... End Sub

  Declare the macro
  In the Visual Basic Editor go to the coding window, the right empty space next to the Project explorer pane and Type Sub MyFirstMacro...End Sub. Place the cursor in the sub and add the code, let's say Sub MyFirstMacro() MsgBox("hello world") End Sub

• Add some code statements you want the macro to run, here we let display a simply message box

Run the VBA macro you have just written

There are several ways to start the VBA macro you have just written, for example:

• Go in the Excel sheet to the Macro Button on the Developer tab
• Press Run and select the macro to run it

The other way is

• In the Developer environment place your cursor in the just made macro
• Press F5

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