1. Introduction to Macros in Excel Franco Musso

2. ActiveCell.Offset

3. ActiveCell.Offset(2,1).Select Two rows down One column to the right

4. ActiveCell.Offset(-2,-1).Value Two rows up One column to the left

5. ActiveCell.Offset(-2,-1).Value

6. ActiveCell.Offset(-2,-1).Value = “Franco”

7. Conditional Macros

8. ActiveCell.ValueActiveCell.Offset(1,2).Value = Equals <> Does not equal < Is Less than > Is Greater then <= Is Less than or Equal to >= Is Greater than or Equal to “text” Text value “” Blank

9. IF statements If condition Then Action if true Else: Action if false End if

10. IF statements If condition1 Then Action if true ElseIf condition2 Then Action if true ElseIf condition3 Then Action if true End if

11. IF statements If condition1 Then Action if true End if If condition1 Then Action if true End if If condition1 Then Action if true End if

12. Do Loops

13. Do While Repeat while a condition is true e.g. while a cell is not blank Do Until Repeat until a condition is true e.g. while a cell is not blank

14. Do Loop: Syntax Do Until Criteria Actions to perform Loop

15. Do Loop: Syntax Do Until Criteria Actions to perform ActiveCell.Offset(1,0).Select Loop

16. Do Loop: Example Do Until ActiveCell = “” Selection.Font.Bold = True ActiveCell.Offset(1,0).Select Loop

17. Interactive Macros

18. Sheetname = inputbox(“SheetSelector”,”Type a worksheet name:”) Worksheets(Sheetname).Activate

19. Providing Confirmation

20. Method 1: Message Box MsgBox (“Worksheet Updated”)

21. Method 2: Type into sheet ActiveCell.Value = “Worksheet Updated”

22. Method 2: Type into sheet ActiveCell.Value = “Worksheet updated on ” & Now

23. Method 2: Type into sheet userName = inputbox(“Type name here:”,”Who are you?”) ActiveCell.Value = “Worksheet updated by ” & userName & “ on “ & Now

24. Screen Flicker

25. Application.ScreenUpdating =False =True

26. Snippets