An Excel macro is an action or a set of actions that you can record, give a name, save and run as many times as you want and whenever you want. Macros help you to save time on repetitive tasks involved in data manipulation and data reports that are required to be done frequently.

Audience

This guide targets novice developers and those new to Excel Macros. After completing this tutorial, your firm foundation in creating macros will allow you to use macros efficiently.

Prerequisites

When you record a macro, Excel stores it as a VBA code. You can view this code in the VBA editor. You can understand the code and modify it if you have substantial knowledge of Excel VBA. However, if you do not have sufficient knowledge, then we will suggest you to go through our short tutorials on VBA.