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Part VI
Programming Excel with VBA
The edited macro appears as follows:
Sub MyName()
‘
‘ MyName Macro
‘
‘ Keyboard Shortcut: Ctrl+Shift+N
‘
ActiveCell.FormulaR1C1 = “John Walkenbach”
ActiveCell.Font.Bold = True
End Sub
Test this new macro, and you see that it performs as it should.
Another example
This example demonstrates how to record a time-stamp macro that inserts the current date and time into
the active cell. To create the macro, follow these steps:
1. Activate an empty cell.
2. Choose Developer ➪ Code ➪ Record Macro. Excel displays the Record Macro dialog box.
3. Enter a new single-word name for the macro, to replace the default Macro1 name. A good
name is TimeStamp.
4. Assign this macro to the shortcut key Ctrl+Shift+T by entering uppercase T in the edit box
labeled Shortcut Key.
5. Click OK to close the Record Macro dialog box.
6. Enter this formula into the selected cell:
=NOW()
7. Click the Copy button (or press Ctrl+C) to copy the cell to the Clipboard.
8. Choose Home ➪ Clipboard ➪ Paste Values. This step replaces the formula with static text, so
the data and time do not update when the worksheet is calculated.
9. Press Escape to cancel Copy mode.
10. The macro is finished, so choose Developer ➪ Code ➪ Stop Recording (or click the Stop
Recording button in the status bar).
Examining the macro
Activate the VB Editor and take a look at the recorded code. Figure 39.9 shows the recorded macro, as displayed
in the Code window.
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