Then click the “Macros” drop-down button in the “Macros” button group. To record a macro in Excel, click the “View” tab in the Ribbon. In this lesson, we will examine how to record a macro in Excel using the commands found within this button group in the Ribbon. While you can see advanced options for creating macros on the “Developer” tab in the Ribbon if it is enabled, you can also use the “Macros” button group on the “View” tab in the Ribbon to record a macro in Excel and playback basic macros. This lets you instantaneously repeat the same process again. You could record a macro in Excel to save your keystrokes as you create it once and then run the macro in the future to repeat the exact same keystrokes you entered. This is why macros are great for automating repetitive tasks.įor example, assume you wanted to place your name and your company’s information in the upper-left cell of a worksheet.
When you run the macro later, it repeats your keystrokes and thus repeats your actions. The actions are then saved as a Visual Basic Module, which is a type of program. Macros are small programs that record your actions as you perform a task in Excel.
