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Excel VBA Macros | Messages and variables exercise | Simple name macro - asks for name, repeats back
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Software ==> | Excel VBA Macros (52 exercises) |
Version ==> | Any version of Excel |
Topic ==> | Messages and variables (4 exercises) |
Level ==> | Relatively easy |
Courses ==> | Excel VBA macros / Fast track Excel VBA |
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Create a new workbook.
Write a macro which displays two input boxes in succession (you'll also need to create two separate variables to hold the answers). Firstly, to ask your user to type in their name:

So far, so inoffensive
The second input box should ask a bit more personal information about your user:

There is no accounting for taste
Finally, display back to the user the results of their choices:

You can use MsgBox to display the text, and the & symbol to join bits of text together
Save this file as Doubtful taste example, then close it down.