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Part III: Programming Concepts
Figure 14-3:
Excel
doesn’t like
it if you try
to copy a
multiple
selection.
The following macro demonstrates how to determine whether the user made
a multiple selection so your macro can take appropriate action:
Sub MultipleSelection()
If Selection.Areas.Count > 1 Then
MsgBox “Multiple selections not allowed.”
Exit Sub
End If
‘ ... [Other statements go here]
End Sub
This example uses the Areas method, which returns a collection of all objects
in the selection. The Count property returns the number of objects in the
collection.
Changing Excel Settings
Some of the most useful macros are simple procedures that change one or
more of Excel’s settings. For example, if you find yourself making frequent
trips to the Excel Options dialog box to change a setting, that’s a good candidate
for a simple time-saving macro.
This section presents two examples that show you how to change settings in
Excel. You can apply the general principles demonstrated by these examples
to other operations that change settings.