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Copy Excel VBA Code to a Regular Module

If you find a sample Excel macro on the Internet, you might want to add that code to one of your workbooks.

This video shows how to add that code to a regular module, and there are written instructions below the video.

To add Excel macro code to a regular module, follow these steps:

1. Copy the code that you want to use
2. Select the workbook in which you want to store the code
3. Hold the Alt key, and press the F11 key, to open the Visual Basic Editor
4. Choose Insert | Module



5. Where the cursor is flashing, choose Edit | Paste

To run the code:

1. Choose Tools | Macro | Macros
2. Select a macro in the list, and click the Run button

Copy Excel VBA Code to a Worksheet Module

Some code is Event code, and will run automatically when something specific occurs in the workbook. For example, if you type in a cell, and press the Enter key, the worksheet has been changed. This could trigger the Worksheet_Change event.

Worksheet event code is stored on a worksheet module. To add it to your worksheet, do the following:

1. Copy the code that you want to use
2. Select the worksheet in which you the code to run
3. Right click on the sheet tab and choose View Code, to open the Visual Basic Editor.



4. Where the cursor is flashing, choose Edit | Paste

Copy Excel VBA Code to a Workbook Module

If the code is Workbook Event code, it should be added to the workbook code module:

1. Copy the code that you want to use
2. Select the workbook in which you want to store the code
3. Hold the Alt key, and press the F11 key, to open the Visual Basic Editor
4. In the Project Explorer, find your workbook, and open the list of Microsoft Excel Objects
5. Right-click on the ThisWorkbook object, and choose View Code



6. Where the cursor is flashing, choose Edit | Paste

Copy Excel VBA Code From a Different Workbook

You may find code in a sample workbook online, and decide to add it to one of your workbooks.

This video shows how to add that code to a regular module, and there are written instructions below the video.

Follow these steps to copy all the code in a module:

1. Open both workbooks
2. Hold the Alt key, and press the F11 key, to open the Visual Basic Editor
3. In the Project Explorer, find your workbook, and the workbook with the code that you want to copy. The screenshot at the right, the code is in VBACodeCopy.xls and will be copied to MyForm.xlsm
4. In the workbook with the code, click the + sign to view the list of Modules
5. Click on the module that you want to copy, and drag it over the project where you'd like the copy placed.



6. Release the mouse button, and a copy of the module will appear in the workbook.

To run the code:

1. Choose Tools | Macro | Macros
2. Select a macro in the list, and click the Run button

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