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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...

In Power Query, you can build and register M language scripts (command text) using VBA to flexibly import external data like CSV files. This article explains how to use Arrays and the Join function to dynamically insert changing paramete...

Introduction Have you ever wanted to manipulate the VBA project itself (modules, forms, etc.) using macros? For example, you might want to "import a frequently used general-purpose module into another workbook with a single button press"...

Overview In Excel, you can use the AutoFilter feature to extract only blank cells in a specific column, making data checks and bulk entry more efficient. This article introduces a VBA workflow to instantly filter blank cells and then cle...

Introduction Excel Shapes are not just drawings; by adding text to them, they can serve as explanatory callouts, buttons, or clear labels. Automating this text addition and formatting with VBA can dramatically improve the efficiency of c...

Background A colleague asked me for a specific feature: "When the cursor is between cells F9 and F16, I want the cursor to jump to J7 when I press a specific key." I implemented this using VBA. In this example, I used the F9 key as the t...

Introduction Have you ever worked in Excel where numbers look correct, but SUM formulas return zero or sorting doesn't work? This usually happens because the cell values are stored as "Text" instead of "Numbers." In this article, I will ...

Introduction It can be tedious to run frequently used VBA macros from the "Macros" dialog every time. If you could call a macro with a single shortcut like Ctrl + Shift + C, your efficiency would skyrocket. By using the VBA Application.O...

Introduction When managing multiple Excel files for work, you often encounter situations where you want to open another workbook directly from a specific cell. This article introduces how to use VBA to automatically insert hyperlinks to ...

Introduction There are times when you might want to export data managed in Excel as a simple web page or an HTML report. With VBA, you can construct HTML tags as strings and save them as an .html file. In this article, I will explain the...

Introduction Have you ever experienced garbled text when importing external text files in VBA? One common cause is the file's BOM (Byte Order Mark). A BOM is invisible identification data attached to the beginning of files saved in encod...

Introduction When working with large tables in Excel, scrolling down often hides the header rows, and scrolling right hides the item columns. This makes it difficult to understand what the data represents. While Excel's "Freeze Panes" fe...

Introduction Do you often work with Excel workbooks that contain many hidden sheets? Right-clicking and selecting "Unhide" for each sheet one by one is a tedious task, especially if you have dozens of sheets to reveal. You can solve this...

Introduction In VBA, we usually write one instruction (statement) per line. However, there are times when you want to execute a sequence of simple commands in the Immediate Window or group related short tasks together. In VBA, you can us...

Overview In Excel VBA, using Regular Expressions (RegExp) allows you to efficiently perform advanced text searching and replacement. This article introduces how to delete or replace characters that match specific patterns, along with a l...

Background Every time I open a macro-enabled Excel file (.xlsm), a message bar appears asking, "Enable Content?" If you use macros daily, clicking this button every single time can become annoying. I decided to summarize how to set macro...

Introduction When preparing Excel documents for printing, you might want to know exactly how many pages the document will generate. Additionally, while editing, you might find the dotted page break lines—which appear after a print previe...

Introduction In VBA UserForms, the TextBox control is essential for accepting text input from users. However, a TextBox is more than just a simple input field. By configuring its properties via VBA code, you can create a more user-friend...

Introduction In Excel 365 and later versions, Spill formulas allow a single formula to automatically fill multiple adjacent cells with results. There is a growing need to accurately retrieve this "spilled" result range using VBA, especia...

Introduction In Excel, you can select multiple separated cell ranges by holding down the Ctrl key. To process these "multiple areas" using VBA, you can use the Selection.Areas property to handle each area individually. In this article, I...

Introduction When creating periodic reports, aligning charts manually by dragging them is time-consuming. By combining VBA's ChartObjects properties with cell coordinates, you can align the position and size of your charts all at once. T...

In VBA macros, you often encounter situations where you need to copy files, such as creating backups of data files before processing or duplicating template files to create new reports. By using the .Copy method of the FileSystemObject (...