How to Create Simple

Macro Using MS Excel 2007

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Some of our works are
repetitive in nature…

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Even the most creative job
requires monotonous tasks…

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This is where Excel macro
can help you

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 By the way…
Macro doesn’t stand for
M – essy
A – nd
C – onfusing
R – epeated
O - peration
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It came from the Greek
word “makros” which
means “large”
(which also describes your paycheck after you
become an expert macro programmer  )

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 Excel macro
allows you to
perform
repetitive tasks
quickly
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So now, let’s get started!

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To open Excel application
Click Start button

Choose All Programs

Select Microsoft Office

Click Microsoft Excel 2007

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Just follow these
4 amazing steps…

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Step 1
Make sure the Developer tab is shown
on the Excel ribbon

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Oh no, it’s not there!!!

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Easy… just click
the office button

and select Excel

Options

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Under Popular
category,
put a check on
this box
then click Ok

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The Developer tab will now be
present on the Excel ribbon!

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Step 2

Open the
Developer tab
and click the
Record Macro
Button

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 Note:

The main Macros button can also

be found in View Tab on the Excel
ribbon, but the Developer Tab
contains more advanced macro
tools so it’s really worth to add it.

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Step 3:

Enter a name and

description for the
new macro

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Assign a letter as a
shortcut key for
future use

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 Note:

If you will assign lowercase letter

like “n”, then your shortcut key
will be CTRL + n. For uppercase N,
it should be CTRL + Shift + n. It is
highly useful when running the
macro!

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On the same drop
down box, choose
where you want to
store your macro

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 Note:

If you want the macro to be

accessible in any Excel file, choose
Personal Macro Workbook. Select
This Workbook when you plan to
use it only for the current
worksheet.

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By clicking Ok on
the same drop
down box, you start
the recording
process of your
macro

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 Step 4:

Perform all actions that you want

to include in your macro. Click
Use Relative Reference button if
you want your macro to be
recorded with actions relative to
the initial selected cell.

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When done, click
the Stop
Recording button
either here
or here

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 Well done, you just
created your first macro!

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 Bonus tutorial!!!

How to run macro using excel 2007

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After creating macro, you
can run it in two ways

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 If you assign a shortcut key
when you create the macro,
you can type that key
sequence to run your macro
In my previous tutorial, I use lowercase “n”.

 so in a new worksheet I will type in CTRL + n

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Alternatively,
click the
Macro button
on the
Developer Tab

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From the macro
dialog box,
choose the
macro you want
to execute &
click Run

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