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Excel Macro Examples

This document provides examples of basic Excel macros for common automation tasks like copying rows between sheets, sending emails, listing and hiding/unhiding sheets, protecting/unprotecting sheets, deleting shapes, rows, and highlighting cells based on criteria. The macros cover topics like copy/paste, Outlook integration, worksheet management, finding/deleting blanks, and conditional formatting.

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Excel Macro Examples

This document provides examples of basic Excel macros for common automation tasks like copying rows between sheets, sending emails, listing and hiding/unhiding sheets, protecting/unprotecting sheets, deleting shapes, rows, and highlighting cells based on criteria. The macros cover topics like copy/paste, Outlook integration, worksheet management, finding/deleting blanks, and conditional formatting.

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Excel Macro Examples

Below you will find a list of basic macro examples for common Excel automation tasks.

Copy and Paste a Row from One Sheet to Another


This super simple macro will copy a row from one sheet to another.
Sub Paste_OneRow()

'Copy and Paste Row


Sheets("sheet1").Range("1:1").Copy Sheets("sheet2").Range("1:1")

Application.CutCopyMode = False

End Sub

Send Email
This useful macro will launch Outlook, draft an email, and attach the ActiveWorkbook.
Sub Send_Mail()
Dim OutApp As Object
Dim OutMail As Object
Set OutApp = CreateObject("Outlook.Application")
Set OutMail = OutApp.CreateItem(0)
With OutMail
.to = "[email protected]"
.Subject = "Test Email"
.Body = "Message Body"
.Attachments.Add ActiveWorkbook.FullName
.Display
End With
Set OutMail = Nothing
Set OutApp = Nothing
End Sub

List All Sheets in Workbook


This macro will list all sheets in a workbook.
Sub ListSheets()

Dim ws As Worksheet
Dim x As Integer

x = 1

ActiveSheet.Range("A:A").Clear

For Each ws In Worksheets


ActiveSheet.Cells(x, 1) = ws.Name
x = x + 1
Next ws

End Sub

Unhide All Worksheets


This macro will unhide all worksheets.
' Unhide All Worksheets
Sub UnhideAllWoksheets()
Dim ws As Worksheet

For Each ws In ActiveWorkbook.Worksheets


ws.Visible = xlSheetVisible
Next ws

End Sub

Hide All Worksheets Except Active


This macro will hide all worksheets except the active worksheet.
' Hide All Sheets Except Active Sheet
Sub HideAllExceptActiveSheet()
Dim ws As Worksheet

For Each ws In ThisWorkbook.Worksheets


If ws.Name <> ActiveSheet.Name Then ws.Visible = xlSheetHidden
Next ws

End Sub

Unprotect All Worksheets


This macro example will unprotect all worksheets in a workbook.
' UnProtect All Worksheets
Sub UnProtectAllSheets()
Dim ws As Worksheet

For Each ws In Worksheets


ws.Unprotect "password"
Next ws

End Sub

Protect All Worksheets


This macro will protect all worksheets in a workbook.
' Protect All Worksheets
Sub ProtectAllSheets()
Dim ws As Worksheet

For Each ws In Worksheets


ws.protect "password"
Next ws

End Sub

Delete All Shapes


This macro will delete all shapes in a worksheet.
Sub DeleteAllShapes()

Dim GetShape As Shape

For Each GetShape In ActiveSheet.Shapes


GetShape.Delete
Next

End Sub

Delete All Blank Rows in Worksheet


This example macro will delete all blank rows in a worksheet.
Sub DeleteBlankRows()
Dim x As Long

With ActiveSheet
For x = .Cells.SpecialCells(xlCellTypeLastCell).Row To 1 Step -1
If WorksheetFunction.CountA(.Rows(x)) = 0 Then
ActiveSheet.Rows(x).Delete
End If
Next
End With

End Sub

Highlight Duplicate Values in Selection


Use this simple macro to highlight all duplicate values in a selection.
' Highlight Duplicate Values in Selection
Sub HighlightDuplicateValues()
Dim myRange As Range
Dim cell As Range

Set myRange = Selection

For Each cell In myRange


If WorksheetFunction.CountIf(myRange, cell.Value) > 1 Then
cell.Interior.ColorIndex = 36
End If
Next cell
End Sub

Highlight Negative Numbers


This macro automates the task of highlighting negative numbers.
' Highlight Negative Numbers
Sub HighlightNegativeNumbers()
Dim myRange As Range
Dim cell As Range

Set myRange = Selection

For Each cell In myRange


If cell.Value < 0 Then
cell.Interior.ColorIndex = 36
End If
Next cell
End Sub

Highlight Alternate Rows


This macro is useful to highlight alternate rows.
' Highlight Alternate Rows
Sub highlightAlternateRows()
Dim cell As Range
Dim myRange As Range

myRange = Selection

For Each cell In myRange.Rows


If Not Application.CheckSpelling(Word:=cell.Text) Then
cell.Interior.ColorIndex = 36
End If
Next cell
End Sub

Highlight Blank Cells in Selection


This basic macro highlights blank cells in a selection.
' Highlight all Blank Cells in Selection
Sub HighlightBlankCells()
Dim rng As Range

Set rng = Selection


rng.SpecialCells(xlCellTypeBlanks).Interior.Color = vbCyan

End Sub

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