Chapter 1

Recording and Running Macros

IN THIS CHAPTER

check Understanding how macros do what they do

check Recording macros for instant playback

check Using the relative option when recording macros

check Running the macros you’ve recorded

check Changing the macro security settings

check Assigning your macros to the Ribbon and Quick Access toolbar

Macros enable you to automate almost any task that you can undertake in Excel 2019. By using Excel’s macro recorder to record tasks that you perform routinely, you not only speed up the procedure considerably (because Excel can play back your keystrokes and mouse actions much faster than you can perform them manually), but you are also assured that each step in the task is carried out the same way each and every time you perform the task.

Excel’s macro recorder records all the commands and keystrokes that you make in a language called Visual Basic for Applications (VBA), ...

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