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Written by Allen Wyatt (last updated April 6, 2022)
This tip applies to Excel 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019, and Excel in Microsoft 365
If you need to select the first cell in a row from within your macro, you can do it with the Select method, as follows:
Cells(ActiveWindow.RangeSelection.Row, 1).Select
Once executed, the selected cell becomes the first cell (in column A) of the current row. If you run this line while a range of cells is selected, then the cell in column A of the first row of the selection is selected.
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2022-04-07 04:36:30
Rick Rothstein
@RKeev,
You changed the problem from the one Allen proposed. He wanted the selection to move to Column A on the same row as the ActiveCell whereas your code selects the next (downward) visible cell within the same column as the ActiveCell. Given that, your function does not need to be that "complex"... you can do what your code does with a single line of code...
Range(ActiveCell.Offset(1), Cells(Rows.Count, ActiveCell.Column)).SpecialCells(xlVisible)(1).Select
2022-04-06 09:46:52
RKeev
What if there are hidden rows?
This selects the next visible cell from the active cell
Sub NextVisible()
Dim r As Range
Set r = ActiveCell
For i = 1 To Rows.Count
Set r = r.Offset(1, 0)
If r.EntireRow.Hidden = False Then
r.Select
Exit Sub
End If
Next
End Sub
2022-04-06 04:32:11
Rick Rothstein
Another way to do this...
ActiveCell.EntireRow.Cells(1).Select
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This article is written for users of the following Microsoft Excel versions: 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019, and Excel in Microsoft 365. If you are using an earlier version (Excel 2003 or earlier), this tip may not work for you. For a version of this tip written specifically for earlier versions of Excel, click here:
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