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Background In my daily work, I often encounter situations where I need to summarize common items contained in multiple Excel files. Specifically, I wanted to collect data from Column D (the 4th column) of every file and combine it into a...

When reading external Excel files in macros, you often want the user to select the file manually instead of writing the file path directly in the code (hardcoding). By using the Application.GetOpenFilename method in VBA, you can easily d...

Background Imagine a situation where a single cell in Excel contains multiple pieces of information in one line, such as "Soccer, August 1, 8:00 PM, School Ground". I wanted to find a way to break this text down into individual parts (Ev...

Introduction Excel has a "Data Validation" feature that allows you to specify rules for values entered into cells. You can also use this feature to display a popup hint to the user when they select a cell. In this article, I will introdu...

Introduction When displaying a table from a sheet in a UserForm ListBox, you often want to format the displayed content. For example, you might want to "zero-pad numbers in a specific column to 3 digits" or "add a specific string after a...

Excel files store additional information (metadata) such as the author, title, subject, and creation date in their "Properties." You can usually check this information via the File > Info screen. However, by using VBA, you can automat...

Sometimes, you may need to generate an XML file from scratch using VBA, for example, when creating data to integrate with external systems. The first step in creating a well-formed XML document is to write the "XML Declaration" at the be...

Background When organizing Excel VBA code into multiple modules, I encountered a situation where I wanted to use a variable obtained in Module 1 for processing in Module 2. Specifically, I used the Call statement to run a subroutine in a...

I created a VBA script to automatically assign names to a schedule table created in Word. This code automates the repetitive task of manually typing the same names over and over again. What I Want to Achieve Automatically list names in t...

Introduction In standard Windows dialog boxes, pressing the Enter key acts as clicking "OK," and pressing the Esc key acts as clicking "Cancel." This behavior is intuitive for users and significantly improves the efficiency of keyboard o...

Overview When working in Excel, the width of columns or the height of rows often does not match the input data, causing text to be cut off. Manually adjusting these one by one can be very time-consuming, especially when dealing with a la...

Introduction In this article, I will share the correct method to "Cut" and "Paste" data using VBA. I attempted to create a process to cut a range of cells in Excel and paste them into a different location. Initially, the code did not wor...

Introduction Excel is very convenient, but it has a troublesome habit of automatically converting data into numbers or dates when opening external files. For example, an ID code like "A01" might become "A1", and a section number like "B-...

Introduction VBA is a very high-performance language, but sometimes you need to perform operations that go beyond the standard features of Excel. For example, you might want to play a sound from the PC speakers or get information about a...

Introduction When processing data in Excel, you often encounter formula errors such as #N/A, #DIV/0!, and #REF!. While these errors may be necessary during the calculation process, you usually want to hide or remove them when presenting ...

CSV files (Comma-Separated Values) are a common format used for exchanging data between systems and web services. In this article, I will introduce a method to automatically open a CSV file in Excel and adjust the column widths using VBA...

Introduction Have you ever wanted to change the text color of a specific cell using Excel VBA? Changing the font color to red or blue based on conditions improves visibility and helps with data visualization. In this article, I will intr...

Introduction In Excel, you can efficiently create new charts by using VBA to duplicate (copy) an existing one and then assigning a different data range to the copy. This allows you to generate multiple charts while maintaining a consiste...

Introduction Excel Tables (ListObjects) are powerful features that offer easy sorting, filtering, and structured referencing. However, there are times when these features become restrictive, and you need to convert the data back to a sta...

Environment OS: Windows 10 Pro (Version: 20H2) Software: Microsoft Excel VBA Background When processing values read from a barcode reader using VBA, I encountered a significant issue where the input was being interpreted as Full-Width (Z...

Introduction When automating file organization and management with VBA, you often encounter situations where you need to "cleanly delete a folder along with all its contents." This is particularly useful for clearing out temporary workin...

Introduction In Excel VBA, a very common task is checking whether a specific word or phrase exists within a string. For example, you might want to execute a process only if a cell contains the word "Urgent". In this article, I will intro...

Introduction When creating macros in VBA, you frequently encounter situations where you want to know "how a variable's value changes during a loop" or "if a specific part of the code is actually running." While you can use MsgBox to disp...

Introduction Using Excel's Named Range feature allows you to give a clear name like "SalesData" to a specific cell range like C2:D100. This makes formulas easier to read and makes handling specific ranges in VBA much more convenient. By ...

Introduction When automatically creating documents in Excel VBA, have you ever wanted to change the colors of shapes or charts based on specific conditions, or ensure a unified design across your entire report? VBA allows you to set the ...

Introduction There are often cases where you want to continuously add execution records or results to a single log file every time a macro runs. Instead of creating a new file or overwriting existing content, you need to keep the existin...

Introduction Sometimes you want users to focus on a specific table or chart area on a large worksheet. Adjusting the zoom slider manually is tedious, but with VBA, you can instantly automatically adjust the zoom level so that a specified...

Introduction I wanted to automate the process of protecting and unprotecting sheets using VBA, so I learned how to do it. Solution: Use Protect and Unprotect In Excel VBA, you can protect or unprotect a sheet with a single line of code. ...

Introduction In this article, I will share how to change the outline (border) color of a shape using VBA. I previously learned how to change the fill color, but I also wanted to customize the line color to suit my design. Here is the met...

Introduction When manipulating Access from Excel VBA, you may encounter situations where you need to create a new table from scratch rather than just adding records to an existing one. A common example is saving monthly aggregation resul...