Create progress line using VBA excel - excel

I try to create progress line by using VBA Excel command
I have all of data to define what progress is but
I don't know how to use VBA for creating progress line
for an example I tried to use connector line but It's seem not work
ActiveSheet.Shapes.AddConnector(msoConnectorStraight, 60, 405,800, 477).Select
Range("Z20").Select
ActiveSheet.Shapes.Range(Array("Straight Connector 11671")).Select

I would not use a shape for a progress bar, instead use the data bars conditional formatting on a cell where the cell value is updated by the code
Create a named range on one cell on the worksheet as, for example, "ProgressBar"
Adjust the width to suit your needs
Format the cell as a Percentage
Choose Conditional Formatting -> New Rule -> Format all cells based on their values
In the "Format Style" drop down, choose "Data Bar"
Select the "Show Bar Only" checkbox
In the "Type" drop downs, for Minimum and Maximum, choose "Number"
In the "Value" text boxes, enter 0 for Minimum, 1 for Maximum
Set the formatting as you wish
In the VB Editor, enter the code below
Sub UpdateProgressBar()
Dim Rows As Integer
Dim RowItem As Integer
Rows = 1000
For RowItem = 0 To Rows
Sheet1.Range("ProgressBar").Value = RowItem / Rows
Next RowItem
MsgBox "Done!"
Sheet1.Range("ProgressBar").Value = 0
End Sub
This will then update the value in the cell and the data bar will grow as the value increases.
You will need to adapt to your own code, but this should be a starting point.

some ways of doing a progress bar:
use the application.statusbar
or, use a userform, in wich you change the width property of any rectangle type (i use a button with nice picture font)
use a shape, from wich you change the size by altering its width property.
the hard part is more making it fast enough so it doesn't affect performance, and sometimes
when adding application.screenupdating=false in conjonction to doevents, it might blink... (or not)
if you need some code i can provide you a sample, and you can change it according to your needs

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Excel VBA triggering multiple events independently with dynamic scroll bars

I have an excel workbook with three dynamic scroll bars in one tab of a workbook. I need to dynamically adjust the "max" value of the scroll bar based on the total lines of data in the source table. I have tried using the following code to achieve this; however this is adjusting the Max for all three scroll bars based on the value in cell S49, rather than separately adjusting Scrollbar 1, 2, and 3, based on the values in S49, S66, and S83, respectively:
Private Sub ScrollBar1_Change()
ActiveSheet.ScrollBar1.Max = Range("S49").Value
ActiveSheet.ScrollBar2.Max = Range("S66").Value
ActiveSheet.ScrollBar3.Max = Range("S83").Value
End Sub
How would I go about modifying this code in order to independently trigger the max value of each scroll bar based on a change in these cells?

Excel code to link range cells' colour into another

I am building a residential stacking plan in which each cell = unit type with specific color given conditional formatting.
2 tables follow below for each unit reflect a sqm size and a $ value.
I need to reflect only the cells' color into the following tables.
I need a dynamic solution and would prefer avoiding vba (since I'm not proficient), but will use if necessary. Thanks in advance!
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Set up your Conditional formatting as normal on the first table like this:
Note my table starts at cell C4 but yours is in a different place and should be adjusted accordingly. make sure you DON'T have the $ symbol on the formula in the rule but you do have it on the 'Applies to' section
Now copy and paste this formatting onto the second table.
Finally edit the formulas in the conditional formatting so that they point to the starting cell of the FIRST table. It should look like this:
Note that the formatting 'Applies to' the second table but refers in the Formula to the values in the first table.
The result is this:
You can repeat this for other tables if you need to.
As you are working in Excel 2003(!), follow the following steps:
Select the cells in the second table.
In the menu, choose Format - Conditional Formatting.
In the Conditional Formatting box, choose Formula Is.
In the text box, enter the cell reference of the FIRST table (eg C4="4+"), do not enter any $ symbols.
Click the Format button and select the background fill to match the one in the first table.
Add the other conditions in the same way by clicking the Add>> button.
If you change the color code values (B21:B26) from 2 rooms to 2 (to match your second table), the following should do the trick. Basically, this code is not using conditional formating. Getting the color from conditional formating can be somewhat laborious and tricky (google "excel vba find color conditional formatting"). Instead, the present code reads the color in your Color Code cells, and apply it to the other two ranges.
Private Sub BckgndColor()
Dim ColorCodeRange As Range
Dim NoOfRooms As Range
Dim CellColorIndex As Integer
Dim c As Range
Dim d As Object
Set ColorCodeRange = Worksheets("Sheet1").Range("B21:B26")
Set d = CreateObject("scripting.dictionary")
'Add the pairs (value, color) to dictionary
For Each c In ColorCodeRange.Cells
d.Add c.Value, c.Interior.ColorIndex
Next
Set NoOfRooms = Worksheets("Sheet1").Range("M25:V36") 'Here the range of Table 2 (M25:V36 in your example)
'Scan range, and assign color
For Each c In NoOfRooms.Cells
If d.Exists(c.Value) Then
c.Interior.ColorIndex = d(c.Value)
c.Offset(16, 0).Interior.ColorIndex = d(c.Value) 'If Table 3 is always 16 rows down, this shoud work
End If
Next
Set d = Nothing
End Sub
I gave the option data validation list in sheet 2, while I selecting the option by list the cells will change . for that cells I want to get color also from source table in sheet1 to sheet2 .

Excel Bar/Column graph showing blank cells

Starting with screenshot:
http://i.imgur.com/Isj9MER.png
(I'm a new user, can't post images)
Working for a call center. We have a program that tracks our time spent in various phone states (so when we're on calls, out to lunch, etc) that can export data for a given team and date range as a CSV.
I'm working on automating this report. The way it works is that the team lead will pull the CSV, copy-paste into another tab, and then I've got a bunch of array formula If functions and Indirect references to pull all the data as shown. The data analysis and everything is working great.
My problem is the graph. Right now, I've got column B with an If function that either outputs the agent's email (which is how the system tracks it) or "" if all emails have been used. The rest of the columns have If(B2="","", [relevant formula]). That way, we can have all the team leads with various (and fluctuating) team sizes use the same report with a simple copy-paste.
My problem is the stupid bar chart. It pulls data from rows 2-32 (A2:A32). Our current largest team is 28, and I left room for new hires showing up soon. My problem happens when I use data from one of our smaller teams. As you can see, even though the blank rows are filled with "" in every cell, it's still displaying those rows. In the chart. This means that with the smallest team (shown), the chart is half wasted whitespace.
Is there a way to make the column chart only show rows that have actual data in them?
One thing I tried was putting an Indirect reference for Series Values. So I had a cell (AA1) with {=MAX(IF(B2:B31="","",ROW(B2:B31)))}. That outputs the row number of the last non-blank row. Then for the Series Values I put =Indirect("Report!A2:A"&AA1), but Excel gave me an error saying the function was not valid. I guess you can only have an actual range (and not a formula) in the data input for a chart.
Excel 2016, by the way.
I come up with three possible solutions for this problem.
Convert your data table to a pivot table and use a pivot chart (currently only available in Windows version, sorry if you are using a Mac).
Use a bit of VBA to hide the empty rows.
Use a bit of VBA to modify the data displayed on the chart.
Sample Data Setup
Although you provided a screen shot of your data, it is not simple to convert that into a test case to demonstrate the three solutions. Therefore, I threw together this very simple set up.
Column A contains a list of possible "users".
Cell D1 is a user entry to change the contents of column B and C.
Column B contains the actual "users". It is calculated with =IF(A2<=$D$1,A2,"")
Column C contains the data that goes with the "users". It is calculated with =IF(B2<>"",10,"")
A chart is added to the sheet.
Below is a screenshot of the sample setup, where all potential users are included. (Note: It is Sheet1)
Below is a screenshot of the sample setup, where only potential users A through E are included.
The white space in the second image is the problem we are trying to address.
SOLUTION 1: Make a pivot table of the data
Select all of the pertinent data, in this case B1:C12.
Select Insert -> Pivot Table
In the Create Pivot Table dialog, make sure "New Worksheet" is selected, and click OK.
On the Pivot Table, place "User" field in Rows, and "Total" field in Values. Select the Value Field Settings... for the "Total" field and make sure it uses Sum.
In the Pivot Table, select the Row Labels drop down, Label Filters, Greater Than... . Type "" into the dialog and select OK.
From Pivot Table Tools -> Analyze, select PivotChart. Choose Bar Chart from the dialog.
Below is a screen shot of the Pivot Table.
On the tab with the data, change the last potential user from E to G. On the Pivot Table, refresh the data.
Below is a screen shot of the refreshed pivot table.
SOLUTION 2: Use VBA to hide empty rows
The below code is attached to a button made visible on the worksheet. (n.b. There are other ways to activate the code such as change events, but this will depend on a number of factors outside the scope of this answer).
Sub HideRows()
Dim AllCatRange As Range
Set AllCatRange = Worksheets("Sheet1").Range("B2:B12")
Dim iLoop As Long
For iLoop = 1 To AllCatRange.Rows.Count
If AllCatRange.Cells(iLoop, 1) = "" Then
AllCatRange.Cells(iLoop, 1).EntireRow.Hidden = True
Else
AllCatRange.Cells(iLoop, 1).EntireRow.Hidden = False
End If
Next iLoop
Set AllCatRange = Nothing
End Sub
Below is a screen shot of the data tab with the button added.
After clicking the button, it now looks like this ...
This code will expand rows when they contain data, and collapse rows when they do not.
A potential problem with this approach is that expanding/collapsing rows will change the size of the chart, if the chart lays over those rows.
SOLUTION 3: Use VBA to modify the chart
The below code is attached to a button, and used to modify the chart after the source data is changed.
Sub ModifyChart()
Dim AllCatRange As Range
Set AllCatRange = Worksheets("Sheet1").Range("B2:B12")
Dim lastRow As Long
lastRow = 1
Dim iLoop As Long
For iLoop = 1 To 11
If AllCatRange.Cells(iLoop, 1) <> "" Then
lastRow = lastRow + 1
End If
Next iLoop
Dim PlotCatRange As Range
Set PlotCatRange = Worksheets("Sheet1").Range("B2:B" & lastRow)
Dim PlotSerRange As Range
Set PlotSerRange = Worksheets("Sheet1").Range("C2:C" & lastRow)
Worksheets("Sheet1").ChartObjects(1).Chart.FullSeriesCollection(1).XValues = "=Sheet1!" & PlotCatRange.Address
Worksheets("Sheet1").ChartObjects(1).Chart.FullSeriesCollection(1).Values = "=Sheet1!" & PlotSerRange.Address
Set AllCatRange = Nothing
Set PlotCatRange = Nothing
Set PlotSerRange = Nothing
End Sub
Below is a screenshot of the data tab with the new button in place.
Below is a screenshot of the tab after clicking the button.
Wrap up
My personal preference is to use VBA to modify the chart after the data is modified, as this reflects what you would do manually.
I found a solution! Thanks largely to this page. Here's what I did:
I created made a named range using this formula: =OFFSET(Report!$B$1,1,0,COUNTIF(Report!$B$2:$B$30,"<>-"),1)
For that to work, I had to change all the empty cells to output "-" when empty in stead of "". I couldn't get COUNTIF to accept "<>""" or "<>" or any other weird tricks I tried. Using "-" was easier.
That makes a dynamic named range that changes size as I put data into the sheet. I named a similar range for everything I'm trying to chart (Approved Status, Call Ready, Not Ready). The chart was able to accept those names and now it's dynamically sized. If I only have three agents on the sheet, it shows three huge bars. With twenty, it shows twenty bars (exactly what I was looking for).
One other tip: I changed my first row to output "" when empty, so that COUNTIF(Report!$B$2:$B$30,"<>-") always returns at least 1 (otherwise you get annoying errors because you have a named range referencing a 0-length array).

Apply percentage format with VSTO - multiply by 100 behind the scenes

I have a piece of code that formats cell according to requirements:
Range.Font.Italic = Microsoft.Office.Core.MsoTriState.msoTrue;
Range.HorizontalAlignment = XlHAlign.xlHAlignGeneral;
Range.NumberFormat = "0.0_%_);(0.0)_%;-_%_)";
And this code is invoked then button on custom ribbon is pressed. It's similar to percentage cell format. One more thing I have to add is multiplying the cell value by 100.
For instance
cell value is set to 0.15, I click button and value changes to 15%.
cell value is set to 2.5, I click button and value changes to 250% etc. (very similar to default Excel Precentage cell style)
However, if I do something like this:
decimal result = Convert.ToDecimal(cell.Value);
cell.Value = result * 100;
and user hits button multiple times, value is multiplied every time. Is there a way to specify something like display format, so that actual value is preserved and only displayed value is multiplied by 100? Or another way to prevent value from being multiplied multiple times?
Well you don't need to multiply it by 100
If the cell has .15 then apply the formatting
Range.NumberFormat = "0.00%"
It will automatically change to 15.00 % and you don't need to multiply it by 100.
FOLLOW UP
An out of the box thinking... Why not hide the % symbol by setting the color of the % to white?
VBA CODE
Sub HidePercentage()
Dim Temp As String
Temp = Format(ActiveCell.Value, "0.00%")
With ActiveCell
.NumberFormat = "#"
.HorizontalAlignment = xlRight
.Formula = CStr(Temp)
.Characters(Start:=Len(Temp), Length:=1).Font.ColorIndex = 2
End With
End Sub
SNAPSHOT
A dirty way would be maintain a hidden sheet, Move original value, or maintain flag for that cell in hidden sheet on button click

Excel charts - setting series end dynamically

I've got a spreadsheet with plenty of graphs in it and one sheet with loads of data feeding those graphs.
I've plotted the data on each graph using
=Sheet1!$C5:$C$3000
This basically just plots the values in C5 to C3000 on a graph.
Regularly though I just want to look at a subset of the data i.e. I might just want to look at the first 1000 rows for example. Currently to do this I have to modify the formula in each of my graphs which takes time.
Would you know a way to simplify this? Ideally if I could just have a cell on single sheet that it reads in the row number from and plots all the graphs from C5 to C 'row number' would be best.
Any help would be much appreciated.
OK, I had to do a little more research, here's how to make it work,
completely within the spreadsheet (without VBA):
Using A1 as the end of your desired range,
and the chart being on the same sheet as the data:
Name the first cell of the data (C5) as a named range, say TESTRANGE.
Created a named range MYDATA as the following formula:
=OFFSET(TESTRANGE, 0, 0, Sheet1!$A$1, 1)
Now, go to the SERIES tab of the chart SOURCE DATA dialog,
and change your VALUES statement to:
=Sheet1!MYDATA
Now everytime you change the A1 cell value, it'll change the chart.
Thanks to Robert Mearns for catching the flaws in my previous answer.
This can be achieved in two steps:
Create a dynamic named range
Add some VBA code to update the charts data source to the named range
Create a dynamic named Range
Enter the number of rows in your data range into a cell on your data sheet.
Create a named range on your data sheet (Insert - Name - Define) called MyRange that has a formula similar this:
=OFFSET(Sheet1!$A$1,0,0,Sheet1!$D$1,3)
Update the formula to match your layout
Sheet1!$A$1 set this to the top left hand side of your data range
Sheet1!$D$1 set this to the cell containing the number of rows
3 set this value to the number of columns
Test that the named range is working:
Select the dropdown menus Edit - Go To, type MyRange into the reference field.
Your data area for the chart should be selected.
Add some VBA code
Open the VBA IDE (Alt-F11)
Select Sheet1 in the VBAProject window and insert this code
Private Sub Worksheet_Change(ByVal Target As Range)
If Target.Address <> "$D$1" Then Exit Sub
'Change $D$1 to the cell where you have entered the number of rows
'When the sheet changes, code checks to see if the cell $D$1 has changed
ThisWorkbook.Sheets("Sheet1").ChartObjects(1).Chart.SetSourceData _
Source:=ThisWorkbook.Sheets("Sheet1").Range("MyRange")
' ThisWorkbook.Sheets("Chart1").SetSourceData _
Source:=ThisWorkbook.Sheets("Sheet1").Range("MyRange")
'The first line of code assumes that chart is embedded into Sheet1
'The second line assumes that the chart is in its own chart sheet
'Uncomment and change as required
'Add more code here to update all the other charts
End Sub
Things to watch for
Do not directly use the named range as the data source for the chart. If you enter the named range "MyRange" as the Source Data - Data Range for the chart, Excel will automatically convert the named range into an actual range. Any future changes to your named range will therefore not update your chart.
Performance might be impacted by the approaches listed above.
The OFFSET function in the named range is "volatile" which means that it recalculates whenever any cell in the workbook calculates. If performance is an issue, replace it with the INDEX formula.
=Sheet1!$A$1:INDEX(Sheet1!$1:$65536,Sheet1!$D$1,2)
The code fires everytime data is changed on Sheet1. If performance is an issue, change the code to run only when requested (i.e. via a button or menu).
You could look at dynamic ranges. If you use the OFFSET function, you can specify a starting cell and the number of rows and columns to select. This site has some useful information about assigning a name to an OFFSET range.
You can set the range for a chart dynamically in Excel. You can use something like the following VBA code to do it:
Private Sub Worksheet_Change(ByVal Target as Range)
Select Case Target
Case Cells(14, 2)
Sheet1.ChartObjects(1).Chart.SetSourceData Range("$C5:$C$" & Cells(14,2))
...
End Select
End Sub
In this case, the cell containing the number of the last row to include is B14 (remember row first when referring to the Cells object). You could also use a variable instead of the Cells reference if you wanted to do this entirely in code. (This works in both 2007 and 2003.) You can assign this procedure to a button and click it to refresh your chart once you update the cell containing the last row.
However, this may not be precisely what you want to do ... I am not aware of a way to use a formula directly within a chart to specify source data.
Edit: And as PConroy points out in a comment, you could put this code in the Change event for that worksheet, so that neither a button nor a key combination is necessary to run the code. You can also add code so that it updates each chart only when the matching cell is edited.
I've updated the example above to reflect this.
+1s for the name solution.
Note that names don't really really reference ranges, they reference formulae. That's why you can set a name to something like "=OFFSET(...)" or "=COUNT(...)". You can create named constants, just make the name reference something like "=42".
Named formulae and array formulae are the two worksheet techniques that I find myself applying to not-quite-power-user worksheets over and over again.
An easy way to do this is to just hide the rows/columns you don't want included - when you go to the graph it automatically excludes the hidden rows/columns
Enhancing the answer of #Robert Mearns, here's how to use dynamic cells ranges for graphs using only the Excel's formulas (no VBA required):
Create a dynamic named Range
Say you have 3 columns like:
A5 | Time | Data1 | Data2 |
A6 | 00:00 | 123123 | 234234 |
...
A3000 | 16:54 | 678678 | 987987 |
Now, the range of your data may change according to the data you may have, like you have 20 rows of data, 3000 rows of data or even 25000 rows of data. You want to have a graph that will be updated automatically without the need to re-set the range of your data every time you update the data itself.
Here's how to do it simply:
Define another cell that it's value will have the number of the occupied cells with data, and put the formula =COUNTIF(A:A,"<>"&"") in it. For example, this will be in cell D1.
Go to "Formulas" tab -> "Define Name" to define a name range.
In the "New Name" window:
i. Give your data range a name, like DataRange for example.
ii. In the "Refers to" set the formula to: =OFFSET(Sheet1!$A$1, 0, 0,Sheet1!$D$1,3),
where:
Sheet1!$A$1 => Reference: is the Reference from which you want to base the offset.
0 => Rows: is the number of rows, up or down, that you want the upper-left cell of the results to refer to.
0 => Columns: is the number of columns, to the left or right, that you want the upper-left cell of the results to refer to.
Sheet1!$D$1 => Height: is the height, in number of rows, that you want the result to be.
3 => Width: is the width, in number of columns, that you want the result to be.
Add a Graph, and in the "Select Data Source" window, in the Chart data range, insert the formula as you created. For the example: =Sheet1!DataRange
The Cons: If you directly use the named range as the data source for the chart, Excel will automatically convert the named range into an actual range. Any future changes to your named range will therefore not update your chart.
For that you need to edit the chart and re-set the range to =Sheet1!DataRange every time. This may not be so usable, but it's better than editing the range manually...

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