VBA is a powerful program that enables non-programmers to create and edit macros. Learn how to enable & use VBA in Microsoft Excel.

You can run a Macro in Excel by clicking the macros command on the Developer tab, using a combination shortcut key, by clicking on a graphic object, etc.

Well, not unless you tell them to. Excel macros are more like pre-programmed actions you can set up and customize that will let you turn a multi-step process into a single action.

Combine Excel’s functionality with PowerPoint’s “Merge Shapes” feature and VBA macros to create professional, application-style interfaces like dashboards, input forms, and menus.

A word of warning Before using macros, you’ll want to make sure the security settings in both Word and Excel are set not to run macros automatically.

Use Group Policy, Office cloud policy service (OCPS), or other endpoint management tools to control the use of XLM macros. Beginning with Excel build 16.0.14427.10000, XLM 4.0 macros are now disabled.

A word of warning Before using macros, you’ll want to make sure the security settings in both Word and Excel are set not to run macros automatically. In the early days, any macro that was ...