Excel and self generating purchase order numbers - excel

I'm trying to figure out if it's possible to create a formula that creates a new purchase order number every time I open up my purchase order form on excel. The current cell the number goes into is E5.
My hope is that by doing this it will eliminate duplicate numbers. They would start at 0100 starting in January.
I've searched the web for an answer but haven't found one.
Can anyone here help me?
Thanks!!!

So Using VBA, You can easily update the value of a cell when ever the excel sheet is opened.
Given your order number in row E5 this is the code you would add to the workbook
Private Sub Workbook_Open()
Cells(5, 5).Value = Cells(5, 5).Value + 1
End Sub
This piece will always update your cell value and add 1 to it whenever you open your excel sheet.
There are a couple of steps that you need to follow to get the code in your excel. Depending on your version of excel, first you will have to enable developer mode on your excel workbook you can do that by following instructions here.
Click the Microsoft Office Button Office button image, and then click Excel Options. Click Popular, and then select the Show Developer tab in the Ribbon check box.
Once you have developer mode enabled, you should be able to see a developer tab in the ribbons, click on the developer tab and then in the developer ribbon, you should be able to see the editor option, click on editor.
once you have clicked on editor, you would see a list of options in a small window, double click on "This Workbook" there. An editor window will open, and you need to copy and paste the code I have mentioned above there.
Finally save the excel sheet as xlsm (Macro Enabled sheet). And you should be all set.

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Excel - reference to XLAM file not being saved

I can't get references to an XLAM file to be saved with a spreadsheet. I have to add the reference every time I open the spreadsheet.
Steps to reproduce:
Create a new workbook.
Go to the VBA editor and rename the VBA project to "MyAdvancedMath".
Add a module. Name it "AdvancedMath".
Add the following VBA in "AdvancedMath":
Option Explicit
Public Function Add(A As Double, B As Double) As Double
Add = A + B
End Function
Close the VBA editor. Save the file, changing the type to "Excel Add-in (*.xlam)". Let it save to the default folder ("C:\Users<>\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\AddIns"). I called it "MyAdvMathAddIn.xlam".
Close all copies of Excel.
Start Excel. Create a new workbook. Save it as a macro-enabled workbook. I called it "MyAdvMathTest.xlsm".
Go to the VBA editor. Then go to Tools - References. Browse and add a reference to "MyAdvMathAddIn.xlam".
Set the formula in cell A1 to
=Add(4,8)
You should see the value 12 in cell A1.
Save "MyAdvMathTest.xlsm" and close it.
Open "MyAdvMathTest.xlsm". Cell A1 still has the value 12, as it should. Put the cursor in cell A1 and press Enter. Excel complains with a "#NAME?" error because it can't find the "Add" function.
Go to the VBA editor and re-add the reference.
Put the cursor in cell A1 and then press Enter. Now you see the value 12 again.
I'm running Microsoft 365 Apps for business, version 2209 (build 15629.20156 click-to-run). x64 version on x64 Windows 10.
The AddIns folder has been added to Trusted Locations. The Trust Center Macro Settings & ActiveX Settings are as permissive as they can possibly be, so it doesn't seem to be a security issue.
Note that the .xlam file must be referenced only from certain spreadsheets. Not all spreadsheets used by my employer.
Also note that this question was posted on Microsoft Answers (https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/msoffice/forum/all/excel-reference-to-xlam-file-not-being-saved/f62b4764-1b27-4afb-a920-2e6804f8b213). The moderator suggested that I post here.
Thanks for any help you can provide.

Excel form with VBA

I was given this Excel VBA form to fix. As soon as I open it, it jumps to the form and the tool bar and all menu buttons disappear. I need to access the VBA code behind the form to fix it(atleast try). How do I get to the guts of this form. I have passwords but do not know where to enter them. Thanks in advance.
I click the sheet and a dialog box pops up:
"The cell or chart you're trying to change is on a protected Sheet. To make changes, click Unprotect Sheet in the Review tab(you might need a password)."
The problem is, I cannot see the Review Tab or any other tab. Nothing.
Open the file without activating VBA. Just open Excel, and then, in Recent Workbooks, press SHIFT and the open the Workbook. That way, the macros should not activate, and you can check the code.
Or just move the Workbook to a non trusted root, and open it.

auto add vba on excel sheet

Any way to use vba to add vba code on a worksheet?
I need to create a worksheet with a button on it that allows people to click on the button to select the report they have and then add a double click function on their report page. And I need to share this file on the server for everyone's use.
After they run this file, they are able to double click on their report page's Range("A1:A10") and jump to sheet2 and auto-filtered by the values of the cells in Range("A1:A10").
I can do the code, just don't know how to add it on their workbook's sheet.
I have been searching for days to find the answer for writing vba by vba, but just no luck.

How to add user form as an icon/button to ribbon and show userform but still able to work with Excel File?

When I user the user form, I have to:
1) Alt + F11
2) Choose the Form
3) Run
4) Close the Form
5) Go back to Excel
Excel will not allow me to do anything if the form is not closed. Is there anyway to let me put a little icon on ribbon? And keep the user form appear while I am working with Excel?
You've got two parts to your question:
Adding an icon to the ribbon: Do you want the macro to be available for all spreadsheets?
If so, follow this guide to save your macro as an Excel Add-in, and then attach it to the ribbon.
If you only need it in the current spreadsheet, you could simplify things by adding a button to the spreadsheet which activates the macro (use this guide), or you could use a shortcut key to invoke the macro directly (use this guide, Assigning a shortcut to an existing macro section)
Keeping the dialog open: One of the properties of the UserForm is ShowModal; you can simply set that to false. Alternatively, as per the other answer, you can open it with MyForm.Show vbModeless.
Note that the properties of the form also allow you to provide a specific screen position too, so that the form isn't in the way while you're working: change StartUpPosition to 0 - Manual, and provide a value for Top and Left.
You don't need to do that :) You can simply launch the form in modeless mode to keep it open and work with the Excel file at the same time
Try this to launch the userform.
Sub Sample()
Userform1.Show vbModeless
End Sub
I think you should have to create another module and call the userform in that module. After that just put that macro on the ribbon.It may help you.....

How do I add a form in an Excel sheet?

How can I add an input form in an Excel sheet. I want to insert values into an Excel cell using the form.
ALT+F11 starts the VBA editor in Excel. In there you can create UserForms (Insert | UserForm) which you can bind into their own modules or attach to worksheets.
I suggest you look at the Excel help or MSDN for details of what you can do with UserForms. There are also a lot of VBA tutorials on the web for exactly this sort of thing. Google is your friend.
HTH
There is a quick and dirty method of creating simple forms in Excel. No VBA is required.
First, create a table with the basic format that you want.
E.g.
A B C
1 Name Age Favourite Animal
2 Jane 11 Horse
Select the range, and then select Data | Form. (This is in Excel 2003.)
It will open up a simple form that allows navigation, creation, deletion, and searching.
#Oddthinking,
Cool trick. Never knew it existed. I had to do a little looking, but you can do it in Excel 2007 as well.
Click the Office button, select Excel Options, go to the Customize tab
Select 'Commands Not in the Ribbon' from the 'Choose commands from' drop down
Find 'Form' in the list and click Add, then click OK
At this point, the Forms command will show up on the Quick Access toolbar, next to the Save and Undo/Redo icons.
You have to activate the form toolbar.
Of course, IIRC, the form must be handled by VBA code.

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