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The absolute best way to become familiar with VBA, without question, is simply to turn on the macro recorder and record some of the actions that you perform in Excel. After a macro is recorded, you can play back those actions any time you want. While you record, Excel gets busy in the background, translating and storing your keystrokes and mouse clicks to VBA code. Just like on a smartphone, you can record your actions in Excel while you perform them. Then when you want, you can redial the number with the touch of a button. First you manually enter and save a number. Recording a macro is like programming a phone number into your smartphone. However, when most people think of macros, they think of recorded macros. Many Excel users call any VBA procedure a macro.
The terms macro and VBA procedure are often used interchangeably. A recorded macro is technically no different from a VBA procedure that you create manually. In Excel, macros can be written or recorded.Įxcel programming terminology can be a bit confusing.
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