How can I write macro in Excel that will work (to run with shortcut) on any excel document which I will open?
Is this possible?
You need to add your macros to Personal.xlsb in order to make them available to all the excel files. Choose Personal Macro Workbook in Record Macro dialog to do this quickly.
Source: http://office.microsoft.com/en-in/excel-help/copy-your-macros-to-a-personal-macro-workbook-HA102174076.aspx
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I have created VBA coding in a workbook and created a macro button so that the vba code will be available to other workbooks.
But while running the vba code using macro button in other workbooks the original file opens again.
Is there a way to avoid opening the original file?
How can I take an Excel macro (VBA) and have it available in all of my excel workbooks?
Is there any way to distribute it as a package I can just load/install?
Can the same be done for a button that this macro is assigned to?
Thanks
I need to be able to witch between two excel workbooks by a macro shortcut - do I need a third workbook for this - also can I have a macro which will close an open workbook with a certain name?
Dave
Excel have a build in function to allow to to switch workbooks faster. Please see the article below to enable this:
Switch wookbooks faster
Using this enables you to select the specific workbook you want to switch to.
I have a vba code in my .xlsm excel file. When i edit it online, my code does not work. But it works when i have been editing it in Work book.
Why is this so?
The vba code contains a code for stoping duplicate value entry for a column in excel
Short answer is that you can open workbooks containing macros online but you can't do anything with the code.
Work with macros in Excel Online
Although you can't work with macros in Excel Online, you can open a
workbook that contains macros—though you won't be able to see the
macros. You can edit the worksheets and save a workbook containing
macros in Excel Online. The macros will remain in the workbook, and
you open the workbook in the Excel desktop application to view and
edit the macros.
Bottom line: Use Excel desktop application to work with macros.
You can vote for it as a feature here:
Developer tab, macros, custom add-ins for online Excel
I have a reasonably complex macro that I need to run on multiple different excel sheets, this macro is updated periodically and whenever a change is made its necessary to change it in each individual excel sheet. is there a way to get each excel document to refer to the one macro?
for example if i had a hierarchy like this:
DOCUMENTS:
-xlsheet1.xls
-xlsheet3.xls
-xlsheet2.xls
MACROS:
-macro1.bas
where there was a button in each sheet that ran macro1 when clicked.
I would recommend either moving that macro to your personal file or create an Add-In
Working with Personal File
Topic: Create and save all your macros in a single workbook
Link: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/create-and-save-all-your-macros-in-a-single-workbook-66c97ab3-11c2-44db-b021-ae005a9bc790
Quote from the above link:
When you first create a macro in a workbook, it works only in that workbook. But what if you want to use the macro in other workbooks? To make your macros available every time you open Excel, you can create them in a workbook called Personal.xlsb. That’s a hidden workbook stored on your computer, which opens in the background every time you open Excel.
Creating an Add-In
Topic: Creating Excel Add-ins
Link: http://www.ozgrid.com/VBA/excel-add-in-create.htm
Quote from the above link:
I am often asked by users 'what is the best way to distribute their macros?' My answer, is without doubt via an Excel Add-in. After all, this is what Add-ins are for. For those that are not sure what an Excel add-in is, it's is nothing more than an Excel Workbook that has been saved as an Add-in, File>Save as \ Microsoft Excel Add-in (*.xla). Once saved and re-opened the Workbook will be hidden and can only be seen in the "Project Explorer" via the Visual Basic Editor. It is NOT hidden in the same way as the Personal.xls as this can be seen (and made visible) via Windows>Unhide.
The Personal file is good for having a macro across any number of workbooks on a single computer. In a networked environment with multiple users, you could simulate the Personal file by having a single workbook with your macros in it and coding all other workbooks to open and hide this workbook when they start up.