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VBA Cheat Sheets – Commands & Syntax Lists
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VBA CHEAT SHEETS
SHEETS
CELLS & RANGES
ROWS
COLUMNS
WORKBOOKS
SETTINGS
ERRORS
FILES
ARRAYS
COLLECTIONS
DICTIONARIES
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Sheets
Description VBA Code
Activate by Tab Name Sheets(“Input”).Activate
Activate by VBA Code Name Sheet1.Activate
Activate by Index Position Sheets(1).Activate
Next Sheet ActiveSheet.Next.Activate
Get ActiveSheet MsgBox ActiveSheet.Name
Select Sheet Sheets(“Input”).Select
Set to Variable Dim ws as Worksheet

Set ws = ActiveSheet
Name / Rename ActiveSheet.Name = “NewName”
Add Sheet Sheets.Add
Add Sheet and Name Sheets.Add.Name = “NewSheet”
Add Sheet to Variable Dim ws As Worksheet

Set ws = Sheets.Add
Copy Sheet Sheets(“Sheet1”).Copy Before:=Sheets(“Sheet2”)
Hide Sheet Sheets(“Sheet1”).visible = False

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Sheets(“Sheet1”).visible = xlSheetHidden
Unhide Sheet Sheets(“Sheet1”).Visible = True

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Sheets(“Sheet1”).Visible = xlSheetVisible
Very Hide Sheet Sheets(“Sheet1”).Visible = xlSheetVeryHidden
Delete Sheet Sheets(“Sheet1”).Delete
Clear Sheet Sheets(“Sheet1”).Cells.Clear
Unprotect (No Password)

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Unprotect (Password) Sheets(“Sheet1”).Unprotect “Password”
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Protect (No Password) Sheets(“Sheet1”).Protect
Protect (Password) Sheets(“Sheet1”).Protect “Password”
Protect but Allow VBA Access Sheets(“Sheet1”).Protect UserInterfaceOnly:=True
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Cells & Ranges

Activate Cell Range(“B3”).Activate

Cells(3,2).Activate
Select Range Range(“a1:a3”).Select

Range(Range(“a1”), Range(“a3”)).Select
Range(Cells(1, 1), Cells(3, 1)).Select
Resize Range(“B3”).Resize(2, 2).Select
Offset Range(“B3”).Offset(2, 2).Select
Copy Range(“A1:B3”).Copy Range(“D1”)
Cut Range(“A1:B3”).Cut Range(“D1”)
Delete Range(“A1:B3”).Delete
Range(“A1:B3”).Delete shift:=xlShiftToLeft
Clear Range(“A1:A3”).Clear
Range(“A1:A3”).ClearContents
Range(“A1:A3”).ClearFormat
Count Range(“A1:A3”).Count
Set to Variable Dim rng as Range

Set rng = Range(“A1”)
Merge/UnMerge Range(“A1:A3”).Merge
Range(“A1:A3”).UnMerge
Loop Through Cellls Dim cell As Range
ForEach cell In Range(“A1:C3”)

MsgBox cell.Value
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Rows
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Activate Rows(1).Activate
Rows(“1:1”).Activate
Range(“a1”).EntireRow.Activate
Height / Width Range(“A1”).EntireRow.RowHeight = 30
Delete Range(“A1”).EntireRow.Delete
Count Range(“A1”).Rows.Count
Insert Range(“A1”).EntireRow.Insert
Last dim lRow as long

lRow = Cells(Rows.Count, 1).End(xlUp).Row
Copy Range(“1:1”).Copy Range(“5:5”)
Insert Range(“1:1”).Copy
Range(“5:5”).Insert
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Columns
Activate Columns(1).Activate
Columns(“a:a”).Activate
Range(“a1”).EntireColumn.Activate
Height / Width Range(“A1”).EntireColumn.ColumnWidth = 30
Delete Range(“A1”).EntireColumn.Delete
Count Range(“A1”).Columns.Count
Insert Range(“A1”).EntireColumn.Insert
Last dim lCol as long

lCol = Cells(1, Columns.Count).End(xlToLeft).Column
Copy Range(“A:A”).Copy Range(“E:E”)
Insert Range(“A:A”).Copy
Range(“E:E”).Insert
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Activate Search Workbooks(“Book1”).Activate
Activate First Opened Workbooks(1).Activate
Activate Last Opened Workbooks(Workbooks.Count).Activate
Get ActivateWorkbook MsgBox ActiveWorkbook.Name
Get ThisWorkbook (containing VBA Code) MsgBox ThisWorkbook.Name
Add Workbooks.Add
Add to Variable Dim wb As Workbook

Set wb = Workbooks.Add
Open Workbooks.Open(“C:\example.xlsm”)
Open to Variable Dim wb As Workbook

Set wb = Workbooks.Open(“C:\example.xlsm”)
Close Workbooks(“Book1”).Close SaveChanges:=False

Workbooks(“Book1”).Close SaveChanges:=True
Save Workbooks(“Book1”).Save
Save As Workbooks(“Book1”).SaveAs strFileName
Protect/Unprotect Workbooks(1).Protect “password”

Workbooks(1).Unprotect “password”
Set to Variable Dim wb as Workbook

Set wb = Workbooks(“Book1”)
Loop Through All Workbook in Workbooks Dim wb As Workbook
ForEach wb In Workbooks
MsgBox wb.Name
Next wb
Check Exists If Dir(“C:\Book1.xlsx”) = “” Then

MsgBox “File does not exist.”
EndIf
Copy Closed FileCopy “C:\file1.xlsx”,”C:\file2.xlsx”
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Settings
Screen Updating Application.ScreenUpdating = False

Application.ScreenUpdating
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Display Alerts Application.DisplayAlerts = False
Application.DisplayAlerts = True
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Events Application.EnableEvents = False
Application.EnableEvents = True
Enable Cancel Key Application.EnableCancelKey = xlDisabled

Application.EnableCancelKey = xlInterrupt
Text Compare – Ignore Case Option Compare Text
Require Variable Declaration Option Explicit
Automatic Calculations Application.Calculation = xlManual

Application.Calculation = xlAutomatic
Background Error Checking Application.ErrorCheckingOptions.BackgroundChecking = False

Application.ErrorCheckingOptions.BackgroundChecking = True
Display Formula Bar Application.DisplayFormulaBar = False

Application.DisplayFormulaBar = True
Freeze Panes ActiveWindow.FreezePanes = False

ActiveWindow.FreezePanes = True
Full Screen View Application.DisplayFullScreen = False

Application.DisplayFullScreen = True
PageBreak Preview ActiveWindow.View = xlPageBreakPreview

ActiveWindow.View = xlNormalView
Display Scroll Bars With ActiveWindow

.DisplayHorizontalScrollBar = False
.DisplayVerticalScrollBar = False
End WithWith ActiveWindow
.DisplayHorizontalScrollBar = True
.DisplayVerticalScrollBar = True
End With
Display Status Bar Application.DisplayStatusBar = False

Application.DisplayStatusBar = True
Status Bar Contents Application.StatusBar = “I’m working Now!!!”

Application.StatusBar = False
Display Workbook Tabs ActiveWindow.DisplayWorkbookTabs = False

ActiveWindow.DisplayWorkbookTabs = True
UserName Application.UserName = “AutomateExcel.com”
App Caption Application.Caption = “AutomateExcel Model”
Zoom ActiveWindow.Zoom = 80
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On Error – Stop code and display error On Error Goto 0
On Error – Skip error and continue running On Error Resume Next
On Error – Go to a line of code [Label] On Error Goto [Label]
Clears (Resets) Error On Error GoTo –1
Show Error number MsgBox Err.Number
Show Description of error MsgBox Err.Description
Function to generate own error Err.Raise
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Files
Copy File FileCopy “C:\test\test_old.xlsx”, “C:\test\test_new.xlsx”
Delete File Kill “C:\test\example.xlsx”
Make Folder MkDir “C:\test\”
Delete All Files From Folder Kill “C:\test\” & “*.*”
Delete Folder Kill “C:\test\” & “*.*”

RmDir “C:\test\”
Current Directory strPath = CurDir()
ThisWorkbook Path strPath = ThisWorkbook.Path
Loop Through All Files in Folder strFile = Dir(“C:\test” & “\*”)
Sub Len(strFile) > 0

Sub strFile
strFile = Dir
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Arrays
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Dim arr(1 To 3) As Variant
arr(1) = “one”
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arr(2) = “two”
arr(3) = “three”
Create From Excel Dim arr(1 To 3) As Variant

Dim cell As Range, i As Integeri = LBound(arr)ForEach cell In Range(“A1:A3”)
i=i+1
arr(i) = cell.value
Next cell
Read All Items Dim i as Long

Fori = LBound(arr) To UBound(arr)
MsgBox arr(i)
Next i
Erase Erase arr
Array to String Dim sName As String

sName = Join(arr, “:”)
Increase Size ReDim Preserve arr(0 To 100)
Set Value arr(1) = 22
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Collections
Create Dim coll As New Collection

coll.Add “one”
coll.Add “two”
Create From Excel Dim coll As New Collection

Dim cell As RangeForEach cell In Range(“A1:A2”)
coll.Add cell.value
Next cell
Add Item coll.Add “Value”
Add Item Before coll.Add “Value”, Before:=1
Add Item After coll.Add “Value”, After:=1
Read Item MsgBox coll (1)
Count Items coll.Count
Read All Items Dim item As Variant

ForEach item In coll
MsgBox item
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Remove Item coll.Remove (1)
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Dictionaries
Required Reference Tools > References > Microsoft Scripting Runtime
Create Dim dict As New Scripting.Dictionary

dict.Add “”
dict.Add “”
Create From Excel Dim dict As New Scripting.Dictionary

Dim cell As Range
Dim key As IntegerForEach cell In Range(“A1:A10”)
key = key + 1
dict.Add key, cell.value
Next cell
Add Item dict.Add “Key”, “Value”
Change Value dict(“Key”) = “Value”
Get Value MsgBox dict(“Key”)
Check For Value If dict.Exists(“Key”) Then

MsgBox “Exists”
End If
Remove Item dict.Remove (“Key”)
Remove All Items dict.RemoveAll
Loop Through Items Dim key As Variant

ForEach key In dict.Keys
MsgBox key, dict(key)
Next key
Count Items dict.Count
Make Key Case Sensitive dict.CompareMode = vbBinaryCompare
Make Key Case Insensitive dict.CompareMode = vbTextCompare
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Activate by Tab Name Sheets(“Input”).Activate

Activate by VBA Code Name Sheet1.Activate

Activate by Index Position Sheets(1).Activate

Next Sheet ActiveSheet.Next.Activate

Get ActiveSheet MsgBox ActiveSheet.Name

Select Sheet Sheets(“Input”).Select

Set to Variable Dim ws as Worksheet

Name / Rename ActiveSheet.Name = “NewName”

Add Sheet Sheets.Add

Add Sheet and Name Sheets.Add.Name = “NewSheet”

Add Sheet to Variable Dim ws As Worksheet

Copy Sheet Sheets(“Sheet1”).Copy Before:=Sheets(“Sheet2”)

Hide Sheet Sheets(“Sheet1”).visible = False

Unhide Sheet Sheets(“Sheet1”).Visible = True

Very Hide Sheet Sheets(“Sheet1”).Visible = xlSheetVeryHidden

Delete Sheet Sheets(“Sheet1”).Delete

Clear Sheet Sheets(“Sheet1”).Cells.Clear

Unprotect (No Password)

Protect (Password) Sheets(“Sheet1”).Protect “Password”

Protect but Allow VBA Access Sheets(“Sheet1”).Protect UserInterfaceOnly:=True

Cells & Ranges

Activate Cell Range(“B3”).Activate

Select Range Range(“a1:a3”).Select

Resize Range(“B3”).Resize(2, 2).Select

Offset Range(“B3”).Offset(2, 2).Select

Copy Range(“A1:B3”).Copy Range(“D1”)

Cut Range(“A1:B3”).Cut Range(“D1”)

Set to Variable Dim rng as Range

Loop Through Cellls Dim cell As Range

ForEach cell In Range(“A1:C3”)

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Height / Width Range(“A1”).EntireRow.RowHeight = 30

Last dim lRow as long

Copy Range(“1:1”).Copy Range(“5:5”)

Height / Width Range(“A1”).EntireColumn.ColumnWidth = 30

Last dim lCol as long

Copy Range(“A:A”).Copy Range(“E:E”)

Activate Search Workbooks(“Book1”).Activate

Activate First Opened Workbooks(1).Activate

Activate Last Opened Workbooks(Workbooks.Count).Activate

Get ActivateWorkbook MsgBox ActiveWorkbook.Name

Get ThisWorkbook (containing VBA Code) MsgBox ThisWorkbook.Name

Add to Variable Dim wb As Workbook

Open to Variable Dim wb As Workbook

Close Workbooks(“Book1”).Close SaveChanges:=False

Save As Workbooks(“Book1”).SaveAs strFileName

Protect/Unprotect Workbooks(1).Protect “password”

Set to Variable Dim wb as Workbook

Loop Through All Workbook in Workbooks Dim wb As Workbook

Check Exists If Dir(“C:\Book1.xlsx”) = “” Then

Copy Closed FileCopy “C:\file1.xlsx”,”C:\file2.xlsx”

Description VBA Code

Screen Updating Application.ScreenUpdating = False

Enable Cancel Key Application.EnableCancelKey = xlDisabled

Text Compare – Ignore Case Option Compare Text

Require Variable Declaration Option Explicit

Automatic Calculations Application.Calculation = xlManual

Background Error Checking Application.ErrorCheckingOptions.BackgroundChecking = False

Delete All Files From Folder Kill “C:\test\” & “.”

Delete Folder Kill “C:\test\” & “.”