ME 142 Engineering Computation I Macros

Key Concepts Macro Overview Recording a Macro Running a Macro Editing a Macro

Macro Overview  A macro is a short program or set of recorded keystrokes  Stored as VBA program  Great for repetitive tasks  Can be edited  Great way to learn new VBA functions

Recording a Macro  Recording of a macros can be launched from the View and Developer tabs or the lower left of the spreadsheet window

Recording a Macro  Select Use Relative References button, if desired, prior to recording macro

Recording a Macro  Prior to recording the macro, a dialog box is displayed  Note in particular: Shortcut key Storage location

Ending a Macro Recording  Use the Stop Recording button on from the View or Developer tabs or the lower left of the spreadsheet window

Running a Macro  Click on Macro from the View or Developer ribbons to list available macros  May also use previously assigned shortcut key combination to launch macro

Editing a Macro  Edit a Macro as you would any VBA program  Alternately may launch editor by clicking on Macro in the View or Developer ribbons and selecting Edit