Welcome to the exciting world of worksheet events in Excel! If you're looking to take your skills with Microsoft Excel to the next level, you'll definitely want to learn more about how to use worksheet events with Visual Basic for Applications (VBA).
But what exactly is a worksheet event? Essentially, it's something that happens in a worksheet that triggers Excel to run a macro. In this YouTube video, Daniel Strong does a great job of explaining how to use worksheet events, using the selection change event as an example.
One thing you can do with a selection change event is run a macro when any cell is selected. This is useful for performing a certain action or function every time the user changes the selected cell. For example, let's say you want to display a message box every time the user changes the selected cell. Here's the sample code you would use:
Private Sub Worksheet_SelectionChange(ByVal Target As Range)
MsgBox "You changed cells!"
End Sub
And if you want to get even more specific, you can run a macro when a specific cell is selected. This is done using the target address and an if statement in VBA. For example, let's say you only want to display a message box when the user selects cell A1. Here's the sample code you would use:
Private Sub Worksheet_SelectionChange(ByVal Target As Range)
If Target.Address = "$A$1" Then
MsgBox "You selected cell A1!"
End If
End Sub
But these are just a couple examples of the many potential uses for worksheet events. They can be used to trigger specific actions or functions in Excel, such as the print preview function demonstrated in the video.
Another type of worksheet event is the worksheet change event, which occurs when any change is made to the worksheet. This could be useful for running a macro when certain data is entered or modified on the worksheet. For example, let's say you want to run a macro when the value in cell A1 is changed. Here's the sample code you would use:
Private Sub Worksheet_Change(ByVal Target As Range)
If Target.Address = "$A$1" Then
'insert code for macro here
End If
End Sub
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With a little bit of practice and some helpful resources like the Ultimate Excel VBA Course, you'll be a pro at using worksheet events in no time!
Here's a Youtube video for a few extra tips:
