Visual Basic for Applications
Recording macros and buttons exercise
Harder than average exercise
This Visual Basic for Applications RECORDING MACROS AND BUTTONS exercise is provided to allow potential course delegates to assess their suitability for the Wise Owl EXCEL VISUAL BASIC course only, and may not be reproduced in whole or in part in any format without the prior written consent of Wise Owl.
Exercise: Recording a macro to format a chart data series
A full answer to this exercise is provided as part of the training course!
| 1) | Download the files needed to start this exercise: exercise-564.zip (and click here if you experience any problems unzipping this file after downloading it). |
| 2) | Record a macro to colour your chart's data series red: |
Your chart should end up looking like this
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| 3) | Now edit this macro so that it is as short as possible - you should aim for 3 lines! |
| 4) | Test this slimmed-down macro out to check that it still works with a different colour (just change the ColorIndex number to a different integer). |
Thank you for showing an interest in this Excel Visual Basic training course! As mentioned above, full answers to this and other exercises are provided on the course. On all Wise Owl scheduled courses delegates can take away these model answers (together with their own efforts!) on a free USB stick.
