When this code is used with the sample table, cell A4 will be selected. How to Select the Blank Cell at Bottom of a Column of Contiguous Data. To select the cell below a range of contiguous cells, use the following example: ActiveSheet.Range('a1').End(xlDown).Offset(1,0).Select When this code is used with the sample table, cell A5 will be selected. VBA code for Excel can only be written inside Excel using the VBA IDE. VBA projects are stored as part of the Excel file and cannot be loaded into Visual Studio. However, you can write VSTO (Visual Studio Tools for Office) managed add-ins for Excel using Visual Studio. The following MSDN page covers both developing with VBA and VSTO.
How To Save An Excel File As PDF Using VBA: Basic Code Examples (Examples #1 And #2) Now that you are familiar with the ExportAsFixedFormat VBA method, let's take a look at some code examples. For purposes of this example, I have prepared a sample Excel workbook. This workbook contains 2.
The main Excel VBA Conditional Statements are the If ... Then statement and the Select Case statement. Both of these evaluate one or more conditions and, depending on the result, execute specific sections of code.
The two Conditional Statement types are discussed individually below.
The If ... Then statement tests a condition and if it evaluates to True, executes a specific section of code. If the condition evaluates to False, a different section of code is executed.
The syntax of the If ... Then statement is:
IfCondition1Then Code to be executed if Condition1 evaluates to True ElseIfCondition2ThenCode to be executed if Condition2 evaluates to True ElseCode to be executed if none of the previous conditions evaluate to True End If |
In the above If statement, you can add as many ElseIf conditions as you require. Alternatively, the ElseIf and the Else parts of the conditional statement can be omitted if desired.
In the example below, an If ... Then statement is used to color the current active cell, depending on the value of the cell contents.
If ActiveCell.Value < 5 Then ActiveCell.Interior.Color = 65280 ' Color cell interior green ElseIf ActiveCell.Value < 10 ThenActiveCell.Interior.Color = 49407 ' Color cell interior orange ElseActiveCell.Interior.Color = 255 ' Color cell interior red End If |
Note that, in the above example, the If statement stops once it has satisfied a condition. Therefore, if the ActiveCell value is less than 5, the first condition is satisfied and so the cell is colored green. The If ... Then statement is then exited, without testing any further conditions.
For further information on the VBA If ... Then statement, see the Microsoft Developer Network website.
The Select Case statement is similar to the If ... Then statement, in that it tests an expression, and executes different sections of code, depending on the value of the expression.
The syntax of the Select Case statement is:
Select CaseExpression CaseValue1CaseValue2 End SelectActions if Expression matches Value2 Case ElseActions if expression does not match any of listed cases |
In the above code, the Case Else part of the conditional statement is optional.
In the following example, the Select Case statement is used to color the current active cell, depending on the value of the cell contents:
Select Case ActiveCell.Value Case Is <= 5 End SelectActiveCell.Interior.Color = 65280 ' Color cell interior green Case 6, 7, 8, 9ActiveCell.Interior.Color = 49407 ' Color cell interior orange Case 10ActiveCell.Interior.Color = 65535 ' Color cell interior yellow Case ElseActiveCell.Interior.Color = 255 ' Color cell interior red |
The above example illustrates different ways of defining the different Cases in the Select Case statement. These are:
Case Is <= 5 | This is an example of how you can test if your expression satisfies a condition such as <= 5 by using the keyword Case Is |
Case 6, 7, 8, 9 | This is an example of how you can test if your expression evaluates to any one of several values, by separating the possible values by commas |
Case 10 | This is an example of the basic test of whether your expression evaluates to a specific value |
Case Else | This is an example of the 'Else' condition, which is executed if your expression hasn't matched any of the previous cases |
Note that as soon as one case in the Select Case statement is matched, and the corresponding code executed, the whole Select Case statement is exited. Therefore, the code will never enter more than one of the listed cases.
For further information on the VBA Select Case statement, see the Microsoft Developer Network website.
So you needed to do something in Excel and after a bit of searching online, the solution you found involves some VBA code (visual basic for applications). If you’ve never used VBA and don’t know where to put the code and how to run it then follow this step by step guide to using the VBA code you found online.
By default the Developer tab is hidden and you will need to enable it to use in the ribbon.
Now you should see the Developer tab in your Excel ribbon and you can open the visual basic editor (VBE) from the ribbon.
Alternatively, you can open the VBE with the Alt + F11 shortcut.
On the left hand side of the VBE you should see the Project Explorer side bar. This will list all your open workbooks and VBE objects associated with them. If you don’t see the project explorer, go to View > Project Explorer or press Ctrl + R.
A new item will appear in the project explorer called Module1 and the previously grey space will contain a white section. This is the module code window.
Now you can run your code.
Alternatively, to open the Macro window you can use the Alt + F8 shortcut.
You will need to save your workbook as a macro-enabled file type if you want to use this code the next time you open the workbook. These file types all support macros (VBA).