How to Get the Excel Developer Tab Show Up in the Ribbon

What is a Macro in Excel

In simple words, a Macro is a snippet of VBA code that empowers you to execute a series of actions with a single command. Whether you’re generating this code using a macro recorder or crafting it manually, it all falls under the umbrella of macros....

How to Get the Excel Developer Tab Show Up in the Ribbon

The first step to record a macro is to get the Developer tab turned on. If you already see the Developer tab in the ribbon, then you can directly follow the steps to record a macro....

How to Record a Macro in Excel

Step 1: Select Macro...

How Macro works in Excel

Now let’s venture into Excel’s Backend, where the magic of macros truly unfolds- the visual basic editor(VB Editor). This is where we’ll dissect what happened when we record a macro and translate it into VBA code....

What is Visual Basic Editor

Excel has a tool called the Visual Basic Editor or VBA that makes note of all the actions you perform while recording a macro in the backend. When you record a macro inside Excel through the macro recorder all the code gets stored in a module. To see the code that Excel has written head to the Developer tab>code section>Visual Basic this opens up a separate window called the Visual Basic Application window along the left side of this window you will find the module under the Project Explorer(if you don’t see it click on View>Project Explorer) double click it and all the text is the code that excel generated while recording the macro....

How VB Editors works in Windows

VBA Window...

What is Absolute Recording and Relative Recording

A macro can be recorded in 2 ways namely Absolute and Relative recording. When you record a macro in Excel it is by default in the Absolute recording mode. In the absolute recording, the steps are performed exactly in the cells the steps were recorded in despite the active cell. In simple words, absolute recording restricts the location of steps. Relative recording executes the steps recorded in any part of the worksheet selected by the user as its relative to the starting location of the macros. Follow the steps to record a macro in Relative reference mode:...

Cons of Excel Macros

Macros have certain limitations pertaining to them and can be combated by writing the VBA code manually. Some of them are as follows...

What is an Excel Macro-Enabled Workbook

There are some file extensions that do not store a macro hence you need to be careful about using a macro-enabled format to save your workbook or the macro won’t be saved....

How to Save a Macro in Excel for all Workbooks

Step 1: Navigate to the File Tab and Select Save As...

How to View Macros in Excel

To examine and modify the code of an Excel macro, you can use the Visual Basic Editor. To access the Editor, either press Alt + F11 or click on the Visual Basic button found in the Developer tab....

How to Run a Macro in Excel

We already know the basic method of How to Run a Macro using the Macro Dialog Box. But there are other methods also to run a macro in Excel as mentioned:...

How to Record a Macro in Mac

Macros in Excel for Mac use VBA (Visual Basic for Applications) just like in Excel for Windows, so the recording process is quite similar....

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What are Macros in Excel? A macro is a snippet of VBA code that empowers you to execute a series of actions with a single command. Whether you’re generating this code using a macro recorder or crafting it manually, it all falls under the umbrella of macros....