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Automating Task with Macros

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Macros can be big timesavers for those tasks you find yourself performing over and over again. Macros enable you to record a series of steps that you normally use to perform a task, store those steps, and then automatically rerun those steps whenever you want. Macros can be quickly activated by assigning shortcut keys to them. If you think you might forget a macro’s associated shortcut key, then you can store it in the Quick Access Toolbar. You can also attach macros to buttons and other objects.

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Slager, D. (2016). Automating Task with Macros. In: Essential Excel 2016. Apress, Berkeley, CA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-2161-7_17

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