Download the attached Excel file to see the code behind it and how this utility works. Its makes colouring of chart series easier in a very user-friendly way.

Each cell in Excel has a format which is divided into four Sections

from left to right:

• Positive numbers
• Negative Numbers
• Zero Values
• Text values

... each separated by a semi colon (;).

 Download the attached Excel file to see how the Chart Zoomer works. Click on the chart to Zoom and click again to size it back to normal.

'Copy the following code in a general module and call TestRun function. Alternatively you can download the attachment and test run it.

This function gives the difference of two ranges (output is range). It is opposite of union of ranges. Its NOT intersection either.
Copy the following code in a general module and call the TestRun function with required ranges to see how it works.

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 'The following code finds all occurrences of a string in a given range. Just call the following function with the required parameters - string to find and range to find in. It returns a range.

Copy the following code in a general module and call SendEmail function. It returns 0 if successfull else error number is returned.

- Run the procedure ReadFromAccess.

- Copy the complete code given below:

This can be a unique way of displaying dynamic data in an image without actually playing with the image. Only change the data and the image would reflect the changes including the formatting changes in the cells. Download the attachment and see the steps required.

This, I think, is the  simplest of code to find the word count in a cell using the Split function. Its a single line code but very useful.

Download the attachment file to see how this is used as user defined function in excel and as a formula.

Function intWordCount(rng As Range) As Integer
 
    intWordCount = UBound(Split(rng.Value, " "), 1) + 1
 
End Function

 Sort the data and try this tip after downloading the attachment. Follow the instructions in the attachment file

 Here I have created a simple Date Calendar for which only one click event is defined in a class for all the label for dates (1...31)

Download the attachment file and see it for yourself. Modify the code as per your requirement if needed.

The example file attached shows how to create events for charts. Here, I have created double click event for charts. The chart which is double-clicked is exported to PowerPoint. Download the example file and have a look for yourself. See the code in Thisworkbook and mod_PPT module. 

 Please see attached xl sheet to get an understanding of some simple message boxes. Feel free to let me know if you want something on other types of message boxes as well...will try and upload that...

Here is the code that's there in the sheet as well.

 This is the simple code to sort ListBox items alphabetically. Alternatively, you can download the file and test run it for yourself. Just pass the listbox object as function parameter.

 Here is the code to export all charts in a sheet to powerpoint. Just pass the worksheet object as function parameter and it will export all charts in it onto Powerpoint. Alternatively, you can also download the attached file and see how the code works.

Often when using Excel, you want the ability to call a macro, but don't want to display a button. Adding Custom Options to Right Click Menu gives you this functionality. Create the data as in the first sheet of the attached xl file and copy the following code in Thisworkbook module. Right click to see that your menus appear in the right click menu list. There is also an option to specify whether to show 'Begin Group' separator line or not.

There are two ways to get the creation date of a file...one using the filesystem object for any file (opened or not) and other is through workbook's buitin properties. Paste the following in a general module of a workbook test run it by running the ExecuteFunc procedure in the same module.

  Following are some of the functions that you can frequently use to copy, move and rename your file from VBA. You can either copy the following code directly in a module or alternatively download the attached file. For renaming a file there are two methods given for this...Try this out!

You can also download the attachment.

Option Explicit
 
Function lngFindString(strFullString As String, strSearchString As String,  _
   blnCaseSensitive As Boolean, blnReverseSearch As Boolean) As Long
 
    If blnCaseSensitive Then
 
        If Not blnReverseSearch Then
 
            lngFindString = InStr(1, strFullString, strSearchString)
 
        Else
 
            lngFindString = InStrRev(strFullString, strSearchString, , vbBina

Code below returns the Starting position of Nth Instance of a string in a piece of text. Just paste the below code in the code module and run the 'TestIt' procedure. Alternatively download the attached file and run the same procedure from there from the module 'mod_NthInstance'.

Option Compare Text

Option Explicit

Function lngStartPosition(strSearchIn As String, strSearchString As String, lngInstance As Long)

    'This function will return 0 if Search String is not found

Download the attached example file. Goto the module 'mod_OnKey' and run the procedure named 'Testit'.

Alternatively, paste the following code in any module and call it from anywhere in the workbook to set application onkey.

 Sub setAppOnkey(blnShiftKey As Boolean, blnCtrlKey As Boolean, blnAltKey As Boolean, strKey As String, strCallFunction As String, Optional blnSetNormal As Boolean)

    Dim strShift        As String

    Dim strCtrl         As String

This is a generalised code for Excel VBA Data Validation. It can be used across sheets in a workbook.