I created a macro, but when I tried to use it later in another file, it disappeared. Then, when I went back to the file in which it was created, it was available again. What did I do wrong? You did ...

Microsoft Excel's implementation of Visual Basic for Applications, or VBA, helps you record or write macros that turn sequences of tasks and commands into pieces of one-click automation. Macros can ...

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More small business owners than you might think are creating and writing their own software programs, and many times their first programming baby steps involve the use of Visual Basic for Applications ...

Q. I use an Excel workbook that contains 14 worksheets. A different number of copies of each worksheet must be printed, but the entire workbook must be printed in one step. Is there any way to do this ...

It is possible to create a macro in an Excel sheet that unlock the sheet which is already protected by a password. Users can easily prepare a document in the sheet and then lock it again with a ...

Though Microsoft has backed off earlier plans to block unsafe macros in Excel documents, that change is still coming. Here's what to do now to stay secure. On July 8, Microsoft pulled back from its ...