The document discusses macros in Excel. It explains that macros allow users to record a series of steps like formatting cells or entering text and replay those steps without repeating the actions. It describes how to record a basic macro by selecting cells, entering text, and formatting font and interior before playing back the macro on a new range of cells. The summary code generated by the recording is also shown.

2. Most users have come across the word MACRO, one time or
another using Excel. A macro is a recording of sorts, that stores
your actions, step by step. Macros are used to eliminate the need
to repeat the steps of common tasks over and over. Tasks such as
adding or removing rows and columns, selecting a range of cells,
or changing textcolor, fonts etc. In Excel, macros are written in
Visual Basic for Applications (VBA). For those who cannot write
VBA code, Excel allows you to record a series of steps – using
keyboard and mouse – that Excel then converts into a macro.

4. Open a blank Excel Document
and click on the VIEW-Ribbon.
All the way to the right is the
Macro Button. Click on the little
black arrow underneath the
Macro Icon, and choose: “Use
Relative References”.
Click the little black arrow
(under the macro icon) again.
This time, choose “Record
Macro”. Call it “First”, Click
OK.

5. Now, Click on a Cell and type.
Select a sample of cells around
the text you wrote.
Click on the HOME-Ribbon,
and set text color and
background color.
Click the little black arrow
underneath the macro icon,
once more, choose “Stop
Recording”.

6. Highlight a new cell.
Click on the Macro Icon, showing a list of available macros and
Click RUN.
What you see is that Excel now replicates our steps, on a new set
of cells. Choose a different Cell, and try it again to see that it
works.

7. To see what the code looks like, click the Macro
Icon again, choose the macro and click EDIT.
This will open the VBA editor and show your
macro:
Sub First()
'
' First Macro
''
ActiveCell.FormulaR1C1 = "This is my first Macro
Recording"
ActiveCell.Select
Selection.Font.Bold = True
With Selection.Font
.Color = -16776961
.TintAndShade = 0
End With
ActiveCell.Range("A1:D3").Select
With Selection.Interior
.PatternColorIndex = xlAutomatic
.Color = 65535
.TintAndShade = 0
.PatternTintAndShade = 0
End With
End Sub