How To Create Vba Function In Excel

by

Creating a VBA Function in Excel

VBA (Visual Basic for Applications) is a programming language used in Microsoft Office applications like Excel to automate tasks and create custom functions. Here’s how you can create a VBA function in Excel:

  1. Open Excel and press Alt+F11 to open the VBA editor.
  2. In the VBA editor, go to Insert > Module to insert a new module.
  3. In the module, you can define your custom function using the following syntax:
Function functionName(parameter1 As dataType, parameter2 As dataType, ...) As returnType
    ' Function code goes here
End Function

Let’s say you want to create a custom function to calculate the square of a number:

Function Square(Number As Double) As Double
    Square = Number * Number
End Function

In the above example, the function name is “Square,” and it accepts one parameter called “Number” of type “Double.” The function calculates the square of the number and returns it as the result.

Once you’ve defined your function, you can use it in your Excel workbook just like any other built-in function. Here’s how you can use the above “Square” function:

  1. In a cell, type “=Square(” followed by the number you want to calculate the square of. For example, “=Square(5)”
  2. Press Enter, and the cell will display the result of the function.

That’s it! You have now created and used a custom VBA function in Excel.

Note that you need to save your Excel workbook as a macro-enabled workbook (.xlsm) to use VBA functions. Regular Excel workbooks (.xlsx) don’t support VBA code execution.

Related Post

Leave a comment