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If you've written a killer function, you'll want to be able to share it between workbooks. The best way to do this is using an add-in.
- Sharing Code across Workbooks using Add-Ins (this blog)
- Useful Examples of Code to Share
- Creating an Add-In
- Using Add-In Functions
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Posted by Andy Brown on 05 March 2012
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Sharing Code across Workbooks using Add-Ins
Often you'll create a bit of code so useful that you want it to be available whenever you're using Excel. By far the best way to do this is to create an add-in. This blog shows:
- 3 examples of code that you might want to share between workbooks;
- How to create an add-in; and
- How to reference an add-in that you've created in code.
Let's start with why you might want to create an add-in, by looking at 3 examples of useful functions to share.
- Sharing Code across Workbooks using Add-Ins (this blog)
- Useful Examples of Code to Share
- Creating an Add-In
- Using Add-In Functions