Excel Macro Examples

Below you will find a list of basic macro examples for common Excel automation tasks.

Copy and Paste a Row from One Sheet to Another

This super simple macro will copy a row from one sheet to another.
Sub Paste_OneRow()

'Copy and Paste Row

Sheets("sheet1").Range("1:1").Copy Sheets("sheet2").Range("1:1")

Application.CutCopyMode = False

End Sub

Send Email
This useful macro will launch Outlook, draft an email, and attach the ActiveWorkbook.
Sub Send_Mail()
Dim OutApp As Object
Dim OutMail As Object
Set OutApp = CreateObject("Outlook.Application")
Set OutMail = OutApp.CreateItem(0)
With OutMail
.to = "test@test.com"
.Subject = "Test Email"
.Body = "Message Body"
.Attachments.Add ActiveWorkbook.FullName
.Display
End With
Set OutMail = Nothing
Set OutApp = Nothing
End Sub

List All Sheets in Workbook

This macro will list all sheets in a workbook.
Sub ListSheets()

Dim ws As Worksheet
Dim x As Integer

x = 1

ActiveSheet.Range("A:A").Clear

For Each ws In Worksheets

 ActiveSheet.Cells(x, 1) = ws.Name
x = x + 1
Next ws

End Sub

Unhide All Worksheets

This macro will unhide all worksheets.
' Unhide All Worksheets
Sub UnhideAllWoksheets()
Dim ws As Worksheet

For Each ws In ActiveWorkbook.Worksheets

ws.Visible = xlSheetVisible
Next ws

End Sub

Hide All Worksheets Except Active

This macro will hide all worksheets except the active worksheet.
' Hide All Sheets Except Active Sheet
Sub HideAllExceptActiveSheet()
Dim ws As Worksheet

For Each ws In ThisWorkbook.Worksheets

If ws.Name <> ActiveSheet.Name Then ws.Visible = xlSheetHidden
Next ws

End Sub

Unprotect All Worksheets

This macro example will unprotect all worksheets in a workbook.
' UnProtect All Worksheets
Sub UnProtectAllSheets()
Dim ws As Worksheet

For Each ws In Worksheets

ws.Unprotect "password"
Next ws

End Sub

Protect All Worksheets

This macro will protect all worksheets in a workbook.
' Protect All Worksheets
Sub ProtectAllSheets()
 Dim ws As Worksheet

For Each ws In Worksheets

ws.protect "password"
Next ws

End Sub

Delete All Shapes

This macro will delete all shapes in a worksheet.
Sub DeleteAllShapes()

Dim GetShape As Shape

For Each GetShape In ActiveSheet.Shapes

GetShape.Delete
Next

End Sub

Delete All Blank Rows in Worksheet

This example macro will delete all blank rows in a worksheet.
Sub DeleteBlankRows()
Dim x As Long

With ActiveSheet
For x = .Cells.SpecialCells(xlCellTypeLastCell).Row To 1 Step -1
If WorksheetFunction.CountA(.Rows(x)) = 0 Then
ActiveSheet.Rows(x).Delete
End If
Next
End With

End Sub

Highlight Duplicate Values in Selection

Use this simple macro to highlight all duplicate values in a selection.
' Highlight Duplicate Values in Selection
Sub HighlightDuplicateValues()
Dim myRange As Range
Dim cell As Range

Set myRange = Selection

For Each cell In myRange

If WorksheetFunction.CountIf(myRange, cell.Value) > 1 Then
cell.Interior.ColorIndex = 36
End If
 Next cell
End Sub

Highlight Negative Numbers

This macro automates the task of highlighting negative numbers.
' Highlight Negative Numbers
Sub HighlightNegativeNumbers()
Dim myRange As Range
Dim cell As Range

Set myRange = Selection

For Each cell In myRange

If cell.Value < 0 Then
cell.Interior.ColorIndex = 36
End If
Next cell
End Sub

Highlight Alternate Rows

This macro is useful to highlight alternate rows.
' Highlight Alternate Rows
Sub highlightAlternateRows()
Dim cell As Range
Dim myRange As Range

myRange = Selection

For Each cell In myRange.Rows

If Not Application.CheckSpelling(Word:=cell.Text) Then
cell.Interior.ColorIndex = 36
End If
Next cell
End Sub

Highlight Blank Cells in Selection

This basic macro highlights blank cells in a selection.
' Highlight all Blank Cells in Selection
Sub HighlightBlankCells()
Dim rng As Range

Set rng = Selection

rng.SpecialCells(xlCellTypeBlanks).Interior.Color = vbCyan

End Sub