I want to write vba code for setting print area. first page is introduction (A1:Q53) and from A54 onwards i want to print upto end of data. kindly suggest the command. there are empty cells on first page hence if i give command to search end of data it stops at first page itself.
Even though your question is not completely clear, I would suggest using either CurrentRegion of the Range A54 or resolve the range you need using the UsedRange property of the sheet.
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Please help me with the code to insert a column in excel using vba. Here is what I am doing -
Sheet1.Range("A:A").EntireColumn.insert
That code works fine for me.
Sheet1.Range("A:A").Insert works also. Range("A:A") is already referencing an EntireColumn.
There are a few things to check if it's not working for you:
You're referencing an object called Sheet1. Is that definitely the codename of the worksheet you want to change? Make sure you understand the difference between sheet name and codename. You could try referencing it by the sheet's name instead: Worksheets("Tabname").Range("A:A")...
Is the worksheet protected? That would give you an error if it is.
Is there any data in the right-most column of the spreadsheet? That would also cause an error as Excel doesn't know what to do with it. If you're not 100% sure, select the entire right-most column of the sheet and hit delete to remove anything that might cause an issue.
Lastly, can you insert a column manually? i.e. select left most column, [right-click] and [Insert]?
I think you got the Sheets property wrong, this works for me :
Sheets(1).Range("A:A").EntireColumn.Insert
You should clearly mention what you are trying to do; what type of problem you are facing.
However, you should try out the below code. hope this will help
Sheet1.Range("A:A").EntireColumn.Insert Shift:=xlToRight
while inserting a new row or column make sure to refer to the entire row or column. Check if there are any marge cells at the right of column A. That can possibly be causing the problem.
Sub TryMe()
Columns(1).Insert
End Sub
Also, this is a very generic question. If you can Google something and figure it out in a fraction of the time that it takes to craft a question and post it on SO, just Google it. If your question is very unique, and after hitting multiple dead ends using Google, then ask the SO community. I found the 3 links below using a Google search that took around 1 second.
https://www.automateexcel.com/vba/insert-row-column/
https://excelchamps.com/vba/insert-column/
https://www.educba.com/vba-insert-column/
I am a VBA novice and am trying to "automate" a repetitive task within an excel spreadsheet. Am trying to indent a column based upon outline levels in a different column. I've been attempting to adapt code from a similar task but have run into a wall. Basically what I'm trying to accomplish is have the macro read down the OutLvl column and indent the next column based upon the outline level. Below is a screen shot of this macro and highlighted in yellow is where it got hung up. Any opinions or feedback is appreciated as I am trying to learn the application. Thanks!
Indent Macro Attempt
It looks here like you are not properly initializing the range that you intend to iterate over. The Range object is tricky, in that it can actually refer to a group of cells itself, and the array usage here is unnecessary and even confusing. Try something like this:
Dim OutLvl as Range ' This will refer to the whole range of interest
Dim t as Range ' Always good practice to declare all variables
... ' Fill in the code as you have written
Set OutLvl = Range("A1:A20") ' Now OutLvl refers to A1:A20 on the active sheet.
'Note that I can't possibly know how to appropriately set this range.
For Each t in OutLvl
... ' Now perform the loop as you have written
Next t
More on the error you have received. Note I have not watched this, so I can't speak for its accuracy:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWT2YfSHpfM
I'm creating an Excel file from data in an Access database.
All I'm currently trying to do is offset a selection I've made in Excel from Access, and I keep receiving errors.
ExcelWS.Range(Range("H6"), Range("H6").End(xlDown)).Offset(0, -1).Select
ExcelWS is an Excel. Worksheet object.
My goal is to select from G6 to the end of the workbook. However, not every cell in column G is populated, so a simple End(xlDown) from cell G6 only takes me part way through the file. That being said, all cells in column H are populated, so I'm able to do an End(xlDown) from cell H6. From there, I want to move my selection one to the left, giving me the desired range in column G selected.
The above code is a product of about 2hrs of googling, and trying tons of different combinations of similar code. However, I'm still receiving an error.
Run-time error '1004':
Method 'Range' of object '_Global' failed
The odd thing is that 1/10 times, I'll receive the desire results. The rest of the time I receive the above error.
I feel as though my issue has something to do with running that line of code from Access, however that's currently my only way of completing this task as I have other things that rely on being able to do it from Access.
Any help would be appreciated, and if there's any more info I can give I'll try my best.
Thanks.
To run Select the sheet shoudl be active/ in -focus.
So you ned to set foucus to sheet.
ExcelWS.Activate
ExcelWS.Range(Range("H6"), Range("H6").End(xlDown)).Offset(0, -1).Select
Simalarly, to make the seet in-focus, your workbook needs to be active/ infocus.
Try to avoid Select as much as possible. Also fully qualify the names.
Dim rngTest as Range
Set rngTest= ExcelWS.Range(ExcelWS.Range("H6"), ExcelWS.Range("H6").End(xlDown)).Offset(0, -1)
Thanks to #cyboashu, I was able to get it working.
I took the examples he gave me and mushed them together to make it do what I wanted.
I realized after posting the question that it was working every other time, consistently.
Anyway, the code I used is
Dim ExcelR1 As Range
Set ExcelR1 = ExcelWS.Range(ExcelWS.Range("H6"), ExcelWS.Range("H6").End(xlDown)).Offset(0, -1)
ExcelR1.Activate
I am trying to use one of the excel hidden field for the purpose of referencing. Basically column(A:A) is hidden and it contains specific IDs that I can use it to reference it to another sheet.
I could have moved the column (A:A) further away so that the user does not see it, but my issue is that I have written too many lines of code already. I guess it is poorly constructed, because if I were to move any of my columns, my entire program would definitely break. I could try to fix it, but that would mean I would have to over analyze my own code and I either wouldn't understand it or wouldn't find my mistake.
So, anyways, I have a Range.Find function, which is looking in the hidden field, but returns nothing. I could try to unhide it, and hide it again, but I want to know that if there is a solution in Excel, then to not ignore the hidden field.
Set myCell = Columns(1).Find("search_string", lookat:=xlWhole, LookIn:=xlFormulas)
Debug.Print myCell.Row
Replace "search_string" to the ID you are looking for.
I have a question about freezing certain cells. But first let me explain the situation.
I have made a search box in my excel sheet and when you search for a letter or word; the results show up in cells below the search box. Now I want to freeze those cells, so that wherever I go in my sheet. I can always use the search box and see the results.
The cells for the searchbox and results are B2:B25. Those are the ones I want to freeze. Also the only sheet I want to use this on is the sheet "Reading". On the rest of my sheets I do not use a search function.
So my question(s) is : Do I need to put the code inside a module or on that sheet, and how do I do this?
Now I have tried the following
Range(Cells(2,2), Cells(25, 2)).Select
ActiveWindow(or maybe Reading?).FreezePanes = True
Inside a module. But it did not work and I do not know what else to do.
Any help is much appreciated! Since I am very new to VBA.
Almost there. Problem is that the 'range' and 'cells' needs to be directed to the 'Reading' sheet, like so:
Sheets("Reading").Range(Sheets("Reading").Cells(2,2), Sheets("Reading").Cells(25, 2)).Select
ActiveWindow.FreezePanes = True
but if it always is B2->B25, why not use:
Sheets("Reading").Range("B2:B25").Select
ActiveWindow.FreezePanes = True
This should work. Select is not very desirable, because it is very slow, but in this case, you need to (as far as I know).
EDIT
BTW, you can do this from within a code module or from within a sheet, but if you choose to do it from within a sheet, you cannot select another sheet. So just use the range.
EDIT 2
whoopsy, typo corrected. 'Sheet' should have been 'Sheets'