Hello Excellers, time for some back to basics today with Excel Macros. Let’s take a look at assigning or changing a shortcut key with a Macro. Yes, welcome back to another #MacroMonday blog post in my Excel 2021 series.
The Basics Of Excel Macro Shortcut Key.
When you start recording a macro with the Macro Recorder, the Dialog Box appears, complete with a section or space for a Shortcut Key for the Macro.
See my example below. I have assigned the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+Shift+T to my Macro called Macro1.
So not only does your Keyboard Shortcut get displayed in the Macro Recorder Dialog Box it is also visible in the Visual Basic Editor screen. How handy is that right?.
How To Change The Keyboard Shortcut Key Assigned To Your Macro.
If you decide to change the Shortcut Key, it is simple to do.
- Choose Developer | Code | Macros (or press Alt+F8). The Macro dialog box appears
- Select the Macro name from the list
- Click the Options button. The Macro Options dialog box opens
- Change the letter for the Shortcut Key
- Hit Ok
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