All I want to do is set up a simple macro that will take any opened spreadsheet, sort on three fields (e.g. Column 1 then 2 then 4), remove the header line and then remove all columns from E onwards. So I hit, say, cmd + alt + Z, and the above happens.
Microsoft just released a new build of Excel that contains a new VB Editor, which we use to write VBA macros in Excel. The new VB Editor contains a lot of the features we are used to seeing in the Windows versions of Excel, or Excel 2011 for Mac. The Record Macro dialog box closes, and Excel’s macro recorder is turned on. From this point, Excel monitors everything you do and converts it to VBA code. Type your name in the active cell.
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Setting up the macro is easy but the key issue here is that it needs to work on any spreadsheet I open on that Mac. The problem I see at the moment is that the Macro that is set up references the spreadsheet that was open when I set it up so it fails on any other spreadsheet with an 'out of range' error.
For example, the auto created macro says: Cells.Select ActiveWorkbook.Worksheets('FirstSheet.csv').Sort.SortFields.Clear So when I close FirstSheet.csv and open Secondsheet.csv, the macro fails as it's trying to sort FirstSheet.csv. Can anyone guide me here please?
The tutorial shows three ways to combine Excel files into one: by copying sheet tabs, running VBA, and using the Copy Worksheets tool. It is a lot easier to process data in a single file instead of switching between numerous sources. However, merging multiple Excel workbooks into one file could be a cumbersome and long process, especially if the workbooks you need to combine contain multiple worksheets.
So, how would you approach the problem? Will you be coping sheets manually or with VBA code? Or, do you use one of the specialized tools to merge Excel files? Below you will find a few good ways to handle this task. In this article, we are going to look at how to copy sheets from multiple Excel workbooks into one workbook. If you are looking for a quick way to copy data from several worksheets into one sheet, please check out the following article for the detailed guidance:. How to merge two Excel files into one by copying sheets If you have just a couple of Excel files to merge, you can copy or move sheets from one file to another manually.
Hers's how: • Open the workbooks you wish to combine. • Select the worksheets in the source workbook that you want to copy to the main workbook. To select multiple sheets, use one of the following techniques: • To select adjacent sheets, click on the first sheet tab that you want to copy, press and hold the Shift key, and then click on the last sheet tab. This will select all worksheets in between. • To select non-adjacent sheets, hold the Ctrl key and click on each sheet tab individually.
• With all worksheets selected, right click on any of the selected tabs, and then click Move or Copy. • In the Move or Copy dialog box, do the following: • From the Move selected sheets to book drop-down list, select the target workbook into which you want to merge other files. • Specify where exactly the copied sheet tabs should be inserted. In our case, we choose the move to end option. • Select the Create a copy box if you want the original worksheets to remain in the source file. • Click OK to finish the merge process. The screenshot below shows the result - sheets from two Excel files combined into one.