Excel for Office 365 for Mac Excel 2019 for Mac Excel 2016 for Mac To automate a repetitive task so that you can do the task again with a single click, you can use the Developer tab in Excel for Mac to record and run a macro. You can also create a macro by using the Visual Basic Editor in Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) to write your own macro programming code. If you no longer use a macro, you can delete it. Record a macro When you record a macro, the macro recorder records all the steps required to complete the actions that you want your macro to perform. These steps can include typing text or numbers, clicking cells or commands on the ribbon or on menus, formatting, selecting cells, rows, or columns, and dragging your mouse to select cells on your spreadsheet.
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The commands for recording, creating, and deleting macros are available on the Developer tab on the Ribbon. If the Developer tab is not available, do the following to display it:.
Re: Can't enter text in cell Thanks for all the help. I pressed ESC and was able to delete the text in the cell by hitting backspace, but still can't click in the cell to type text without the textbox appearing.
Select Excel Preferences Ribbon & Toolbar. Under Customize the Ribbon, select Main Tabs and then check Developer. Click Save and then close Excel Preferences. On the Developer tab, click Record Macro.
Note: To create a macro from VBE, click Visual Basic. In the code window of the module, type the macro code that you want to use. In the Macro name box, enter a name for the macro. The first character of the macro name must be a letter. Subsequent characters can be letters, numbers, or underscore characters. Spaces cannot be used in a macro name; an underscore character works well as a word separator. If you use a macro name that is also a cell reference, you may get an error message that the macro name is not valid.
In the Store macro in list, select This Workbook. In the Shortcut key box, type any lowercase letter or uppercase letter that you want to use.
I doubt seriously that Active-X will ever become a part of the Mac version since Apple has banned Active-X since 1996 and Because of that developers have no interest in creating active-X code for Mac. As for the rest of comments I defer to Bob's comments above. I can't comment on any other aspect of VBA/VBE as I don't use macros. I've only in the last couple years allowed VBA work.
I never was into coding anyway and when VBA first come out, it was the only language that could cause physical damage to Mac operating system, the same as in Windows. And when that was found out in the 90's it was recommended By Apple to disable use VBA off. Disclaimer: The questions, discussions, opinions, replies & answers I create, are solely mine and mine alone and do not reflect upon my position as a Community Moderator. If my reply has helped, mark accordingly - Helpful or Answer Phillip M. Jones, C.E.T.
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Microsoft is in the process of restoring the Visual Basic for Applications Editor (VBE) in Office for Mac. As to exactly when this new functionality will be available is anyone's guess. I can tell you that if you want to be among the first to give the new editor a whirl, you should join the Insider Fast program so you get the alpha builds of Excel. I expect the first few rounds of the new VBE will be buggy, but the more developers who are in on the early builds, the sooner the bugs will get fixed. To join Insider Fast, go to the Excel Help menu and choose Check for Updates, which launches AutoUpdate.app. You'll find the option to join the Insider Fast program in AutoUpdate.
When the new editor does go live, we should have full support for userforms. As to why Microsoft chose to release Office 2016 without a functional VB Editor, I can think of lots of reasons, none of them complementary to Microsoft.
However, I don't work for Microsoft, so I can only speculate, and chances are my speculation would not be the actual reason. Regarding Phillip's claim that Active-X is banned on the Mac, I think that is total BS. Phillip's source is = Phillip! He repeats this claim, but never cites a real source. While I think Phillip believes what he says, I wish he would stop repeating it until he has evidence to back up his claim. Active-X is open source, and I don't think Apple has ever banned an open source technology. I am sure it would have made news if Apple had actually done so.
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