

(Do not type the brackets in your Visual Basic code.) For the MsgBox function, the only argument you must provide is the text for the prompt.Īrguments for functions and methods can be specified in code either by position or by name. Arguments enclosed in brackets are optional. In the MsgBox function syntax, the italic words are named arguments of the function. For example, the following procedure activates the second window in the active document. Words that are bold should be typed exactly as they appear. In the Activate method syntax, the italic word "object" is a placeholder for information you supply-in this case, code that returns an object. The examples in this topic explain how to interpret the most common syntax elements. The following VBA code snippet can be set as a Button event to open the VBA Project Window: Sub OpenVBE_Click()Ī syntax in a Visual Basic Help topic for a method, function, or statement shows all the elements necessary to use the method, function, or statement correctly. May sound weird but it is actually a pretty neat trick. Tip 1: Open the VBE (Visual Basic Editor) with VBA THe VBE Code Window allows you to edit your VBA code – by selecting a VBA Module, Classes or Form in the VBE Project Window (see above). The VBE Project Windows allows you to manage your VBA Project objects such as VBA Modules, Classes and Forms. This will open the Visual Basic editor as shown below: The Visual Basic Editor (VBE) The VBE Project Window You should now see a new tab in your Excel ribbon called Developer as shown below: Click the Visual Basic button on the Developer ribbon Next select the Developer tab to add it to the Excel ribbon as shown below:Ĭlick Ok. Did you know… you can use the ALT+ F11 keyboard shortcut to open the Visual Basic Editor (VBE) window? Add the Developer tab to your Excel ribbon
