Unfortunately lots of people use the Merge & Center format in their spreadsheets. When working with other people’s files that contain Merged cells I will often remove the Merged cells format and apply Center Across Selection which is the preferred format to use. The macro below will convert Merged cells to Center Across Selection.
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Are There Hidden Rows or Columns?
A macro answers the question
I was working on a project for a client and receiving multiple files. Some of the sheets had hidden rows or columns. I realised there is no easy way to find out if a sheet has hidden rows or columns, so I wrote a macro.
Deleting Duplicated Names in Excel
Names scoped at Worksheet level are often duplicates
When you copy a sheet that contains range names you usually end up making a duplicate of those names at the Worksheet level. I have written a macro that removes all duplicated sheet-based range names in a file.
Excel Cell Comments and Documentation
Macro to Create a Comment Report for a File
I was watching a video a while back and some Excel experts were lamenting the lack of a documentation standard in Excel. They mentioned that the cell comments system could be used for documentation, but there was no way to centralise all the comments. Well, I have written a macro to do just that.
Disabling Sheet Unhide in Excel
How to hide a sheet and make it hard to unhide
You can right click a sheet tab and select Hide, but it is just as easy to Unhide the sheet. What if you want to make it harder to unhide the sheet?
PivotTable Listing Macro
Create a list of all PivotTables in a file
If you inherit a file or you haven’t used a file for while, it can be useful to do an inventory of all the PivotTables. A macro can do all the work for you.
Populating Blank Cells in Excel
A macro to make it easier
I have mentioned before that blank cells in your data can affect Pivot Table defaults in Excel. They can also reduce the effectiveness of some keyboard and mouse shortcuts. The macro below populates blank cells in the selected range with zeros.
Excel VBA Object Variables
Tips on using them
Object variables are the variable types that have their names written in black (right hand side) when you define them – see example image below for Range, Worksheet and Workbook. These are the most common objects used. There are two important things to know about using object variables.
Useful Excel VBA Range Technique
Titles made simple in VBA
It is common to create headings for data sheets in Excel VBA. There is an array technique that can make this a simple process.
Excel VBA BeforePrint Issue
Not all Print Previews are Equal
Excel has a BeforePrint event which enables you run VBA code before a document is printed. This event can also be triggered by Print Preview. But not all Print Previews are the same.
Excel VBA and Variables
Using Option Explicit
Variables can speed up your code and make maintenance a lot easier. You should always declare or Dim (technical term) your variables, here’s why.
VBA – Easy Way to Handle TRUE/FALSE Tests
Using a boolean variable
Let’s say you have VBA code that handles a budget and a forecast. There is a cell B2 on the Input sheet that contains the word Budget or Forecast. Based on that cell the macro with do different things. You may need to test for Budget/Forecast a few times within the code. There is an easy and flexible way to handle this.
VBA to Open CSV and Avoid Date Error
You can create a macro to open a CSV file. One problem you may face is that dates are treated as US dates. A simple change can fix this.
Getting Excel to Recognise an Email Address
Converting it into a hyperlink
Sometimes when Excel imports email addresses they are not recognised as emails and are not hyperlinks. They are two ways to fix this.
Running an Excel Macro from a Graphic
Its easy to set up
These days running a macro off a control button seems to be old school and many people have started running macros off graphics.