Written by Allen Wyatt (last updated February 8, 2020)
This tip applies to Excel 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019, and Excel in Microsoft 365
Excel allows you to define macros that are executed whenever certain well-defined events occur in the Excel environment. One of those events is when a worksheet is activated. For instance, you could create a macro that defined a custom menu structure whenever a particular worksheet is displayed.
In order to create a macro that runs when a worksheet is activated, follow these steps:
Private Sub Worksheet_Activate() End Sub
Remember that a macro defined in this way is run every time the worksheet is activated, not just the first time. Think about how you use Excel; it is possible to activate a worksheet several dozen times during the course of a session.
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2020-07-19 08:33:02
Peter Atherton
Eddie D Faucheux
It is entered in the Worksheet Code. Right-click the sheet tab and pick View Code the code shound be triggered by the sheet Activevate event
Private Sub Worksheet_Activate()
myMacro
End Sub
2020-07-18 13:16:06
Eddie D Faucheux
In this new subroutine enter the macro you want executed whenever the worksheet is activated.
Where do you enter it?
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