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Mac Excell 2011 Creating Macro For All Workbooks
Open a new workbook or any existing workbook. Go to the Developer tab in the ribbon. Click on Record Macro. In the Record Macro dialog box, specify a name (default is fine too). I am using Microsoft Excel for Mac 2011, version 14.2.3, and trying to record some simple macros to consolidate/move data. Under the developer tab, when I hit the record button, it appears that I can record and proceed with my key strokes for the actions I want to perform. Macros and VBA tools can be found on the Developer tab, which is hidden by default, so the first step is to enable it. For Windows, go to File Options Customize Ribbon. For Mac, go to Excel Preferences. Ribbon & Toolbar. Next, in the Customize the Ribbon section, under Main Tabs, check the Developer check box.
I have many excel files, contained in a single folder, that all contain the same type of data in the same columns with varying amounts of rows in each. I am working on a macro that will allow me to select the folder these files are contained in and will then will loop through that folder and pull the necessary data out of the excel files and combine all of that into one master worksheet. There are 2 issues that I am running into with the code.
1. With the first file the marco is set to pull the headers, but then on the second file and all subsequent files it isn't supposed to grab the headers. But the second file that is pulled the headers are grabbed, but that is the only other file where the headers are pulled.
2. When I only have 4 files in the folder, all of the correct data is pulled as is should, minus issue 1 above. But when I add any additional files to the same folder and run the marco all the data from the first 4 files is pulled but only 20 records from each of the remaining files are pulled. Im really at a loss on this one since it is just a loop doing the exact same thing that it did on the ones previous. HELP LOL.
1. With the first file the marco is set to pull the headers, but then on the second file and all subsequent files it isn't supposed to grab the headers. But the second file that is pulled the headers are grabbed, but that is the only other file where the headers are pulled.
2. When I only have 4 files in the folder, all of the correct data is pulled as is should, minus issue 1 above. But when I add any additional files to the same folder and run the marco all the data from the first 4 files is pulled but only 20 records from each of the remaining files are pulled. Im really at a loss on this one since it is just a loop doing the exact same thing that it did on the ones previous. HELP LOL.
When you create/record a macro in a workbook in Excel, it can only be used in that workbook.
But what if you have a list of useful Excel macros that you want to use in all the workbooks? In such a case, it’s a good idea to save these in your Personal Macro Workbook.
Doing this would allow you to access the macro code from any workbook on your system.
This will save time as you don’t have to recreate the same macros again and again for every workbook. Instead, you can just create it once, store it in the personal macro workbook, and access it from any workbook.
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What is a Personal Macro Workbook?
A Personal Macro Workbook is a hidden workbook in your system that opens whenever you open the Excel application.
It’s a place where you can store macro codes and then access these macros from any workbook. It’s a great place to store those macros that you want to use often.
To give you an example, suppose you regularly get data from your colleagues, and you’re required to clean the data and format it. Since you need to follow the same steps every time, you can create a macro to do this and save it in the Personal Macro Workbook.
Now, whenever you get the Excel file, you just need to run the macro (which is stored in the personal workbook and can be accessed from any workbook), and you’re done.
Where Can I Find the Personal Macro Workbook?
By default, the personal macro workbook doesn’t exist. You need to first create it.
Here are the steps to create a Personal Macro Workbook in Excel:
- Open a new workbook or any existing workbook.
- Go to the Developer tab in the ribbon.
- Click on Record Macro.
- In the Record Macro dialog box, specify a name (default is fine too).
- In the ‘Store Macro in’ drop down, select Personal Macro Workbook.
- Click OK.
Note: If you can’t see the developer tab in the ribbon, here are the steps to enable it.
Doing this would create a new workbook with the name PERSONAL.XLSB and store the macro in this workbook.
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Since we did absolutely nothing, the macro has no code in it. This was done to create the Personal Macro Workbook.
Now that the Personal Macro Workbook is created, you need to Close all the open workbooks. Doing this would show a prompt as shown below:
Select Save.
When this is done, Excel will create and store the PERSONAL.XLSB file in the start folder, where it would automatically open in the backend whenever you open Excel.
How to Copy Macros in the Personal Macro Workbook?
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Once the PERSONAL.XLSB file is created and saved, you can copy macros that you wish to reuse again.
Here are the steps to copy macros in the Personal Macro Workbook:
- Open Excel.
- Go to the Developer tab.
- Click on Visual Basic option. This will open the VB Editor (or use ALT + F11).
- In the VB Editor, within the Project Explorer, you will see the PERSONAL.XLSB object.
- Double-click on Module 1.
- Copy and paste the macro code in the Module code window.
- Close the Vb Editor.
- Close and Save Excel.
The above steps would save the macros you want to reuse in the Personal Macro Workbook.
How to Use Macros Stored in Personal Macro Workbook?
Suppose you have a list of macros saved in the Personal Macro workbook and you want to use it on a new Excel file you get.
Here are the steps to do this:
- Go to the Developer tab.
- Click on Macros.
- In the Macro dialog box, select the macro that you want to run.
- Click on Run.
Note that the macro dialog box shows you the list of all the macros that are available for use in the open workbook. This would include the macros stored in the workbook as well as the ones stored in the Personal Macro Workbook.
You can also run a macro by assigning a keyboard shortcut to the macro or insert a shape/button and assign the macro to it.
You can also use the Personal Macro Workbook to store custom functions (user-defined functions) created in VBA.
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