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Introduction The "Form Control" ListBox, which can be placed directly on an Excel sheet, is a powerful tool for presenting options to users. To manipulate this ListBox freely with VBA, understanding its main properties is essential. In t...

When creating documents in Word, do you ever find it tedious to manually type the date, such as "Update Date," every time? In this article, I will introduce a method using Word VBA to automatically insert today's date in the format "Upda...

Excel's "New Window" feature is incredibly useful when you want to input data on one sheet while viewing summary results on another sheet in real-time. It allows you to display the same workbook in two windows simultaneously, showing dif...

Introduction When creating custom objects using VBA Class Modules, you often want to set default property values or run setup code the moment the object is created (instantiated). For example, when a "Product" object is created, you migh...

In VBA, we typically manipulate shapes by specifying their names, like Shapes("Name"). However, there are many cases where you want to apply changes to "the shape I am currently selecting" without fixing the target in advance. Knowing ho...

In Excel, you can freely place charts and shapes, but there are times when you need to know exactly which cells they are positioned over. For example, this is useful when automating reports, controlling shape positions, or checking the r...

When summarizing information visually in Excel, it is very convenient to have a "dashboard where charts appear when a button is pressed." In this article, I will introduce a method using VBA to copy charts from another sheet and display ...

There is a very common need to output data managed in Excel into a well-formatted Word document that combines both text and tables. Using VBA, you can automate more than just exporting simple text; you can also perform advanced operation...

Along with Application.ScreenUpdating = False, temporarily switching the calculation method to manual is one of the two most important techniques for speeding up VBA macros. If you use VBA to write values into a sheet containing many for...

Introduction Using the VBProject object in VBA allows you to export and import modules. However, going a step further, you can read and write the code inside a module line by line using a macro. This is achieved using the CodeModule obje...

Background I often encounter situations where I need to print specific Excel files regularly. Thinking, "It would be convenient to print with a single click without opening the print settings every time," I wrote a VBA macro to automatic...

Overview If you want to instantly get the number of records filtered by AutoFilter, calling WorksheetFunction.Subtotal from VBA is the easiest method. By using the Subtotal function with function number 3 (COUNTA), you can automatically ...

When running VBA macros, the state in which an Excel workbook is opened can significantly affect your code. You may need to change the process or prevent errors depending on the file's status. Two critical questions to ask are: "Is this ...

Overview I am using Excel VBA to manage inventory. We had a rule: "Report if the total weight goes over 30g." However, this rule was often ignored, causing problems. So, I decided to enforce it with a system: "If the total is over 30g, d...

Background When creating multiple charts on an Excel sheet, you may encounter situations where you want to delete them all at once. In my case, I had a sheet serving as a "Dashboard" with many charts placed on it. Since deleting every ch...

Introduction When handling errors in VBA, you may need more advanced control than simply notifying the user and ending the macro. Sometimes, you want to "programmatically fix the cause of the error and try the failed operation again." Fo...

In Excel VBA optimization, the technique of reading cell range data into an "array" before processing is crucial. Furthermore, how you loop through that array and how you clear it significantly affects performance and code accuracy. In t...

When performing operations across multiple sheets in VBA, you first need to clearly specify "which sheet to operate on." This is equivalent to a user manually clicking on a sheet tab. In VBA, there are two main ways to select (activate) ...

Background When processing external CSV files, you often need to extract only a specific part of a text string contained in a cell. For example, if cell A1 of a CSV file contains the string "Date:20240831", you might want to retrieve onl...

When working with an Access database in VBA, you may want to "update all records that match a condition at once" or "add a new record directly using SQL" instead of processing records one by one. For these types of data operations, the D...

When working with table data in Excel VBA, there are often times when you need to verify "whether a specific cell contains a number." For example, you might want to exclude non-numeric input before performing calculations. In this articl...

When processing columns sequentially using a For loop in VBA, it is common to handle columns numerically, such as Cells(row_number, column_number). However, there are times during processing when you want to convert the "28th column" int...

Summing data that matches specific conditions, such as "calculating total sales for the Tokyo branch from a sales list," is a fundamental task in Excel work. When trying to do this in VBA, you might first think of using a For loop and an...

Introduction When you start writing code in Excel VBA, you often encounter two keywords: ThisWorkbook and ActiveWorkbook. While both appear to refer to an Excel workbook, their meanings are entirely different. Failing to understand this ...

Introduction When importing a large amount of data from Excel to Access, have you ever wondered, "What happens if an error occurs halfway through the process?" Usually, the process stops at the point of the error, leaving the data in a "...

Introduction When printing reports created in Excel, headers and footers are essential for displaying information such as the "Document Title," "Date," "Page Number," and "File Name" on every page. Setting these manually can be time-cons...

Introduction In a VBA UserForm, you might want to force users to use specific buttons (like "Submit" or "Cancel") to exit, rather than clicking the "Close" button (the "X" at the top right). This ensures that the form is not closed accid...

In Excel VBA, there are many situations where you need to determine if a value entered in a cell is a valid "date". This is useful for checking the validity of user input, processing calendars, or verifying data consistency during aggreg...

Background When building tools in PowerPoint VBA, there is often a need to "open a dialog to select an Excel file using a UserForm." Instead of asking users to type a file path manually, allowing them to select it via a file dialog is mo...

Introduction One powerful feature that takes VBA programming to the next level is the Class Module. While a User-Defined Type (UDT) is simply a container for grouping related data (variables), a Class allows you to bundle Data (Propertie...