Objects in Excel VBA – Workbook, Sheets, Range and Cell

We have seen different Objects in the previous tutorial, we will see the different examples on Workbook, Sheets, Range and Cell objects in this session.

Workbook Object in Excel VBA

The following are some example codes on Workbook Object, will help you dealing with various methods and properties of Excel workbook.

How to activate a Workbook

Yo can use Activate method to activate a Workbook as shown below:

Workbooks(“Workbook1.xlsx”).Activate

How to get the path of the Workbook

Yo can use FullName method of a Workbook as shown below:

Workbooks(“Workbook1.xlsx”).Path

How to get the full path (including name) of the Workbook

Yo can use FullName method of a Workbook as shown below:

Workbooks(“Workbook1.xlsx”).FullName

How to change the name of the Workbook

Workbooks(“Workbook1″).Name=”New Name”

Worksheet Object of Workbook in Excel VBA

The following are some example codes on Worksheet Object, will help you to deal with activating and selecting Excel worksheet.

How to Activate a Worksheet

Sheets(“Sheet2”).Activate

How to Select a Worksheet

Sheets(“Sheet2”).Select

How to rename a Worksheet

Sheets(“Sheet2″).Name=”NewSheet”

How to Hide a Worksheet

Sheets(“Sheet2”)..Visible = False

How to UnHide a Worksheet

Sheets(“Sheet2”).Visible = True

Range Object of Worksheet in Excel VBA

The following are some example codes on Range Object, will help you to deal with range colors, selection, etc.

How to Select a Range

Range(“A3”).Select

How to Enter Some Data in a Range

Range(“A3”).value=3000

How to change background color of Range

Range(“A1:E20”).Interior.ColorIndex=5

How to Clear a Range

Range(“A1:E20”).Clear

How to Copy a Range from one sheet to another sheet

Sheets(“Sheet1”).Range(“A1:E20”).Copy Destination:=Sheets(“Sheet2”).Range(“D1”)

Cells Object of Worksheet in Excel VBA

The following are some example codes on Cells Object.

How to Select a Range(“A3”)

Cells(3,1).Select

How to Enter Some Data in a Range(“A3”)

Cells(3,1).value=3000

How to change Font color of a Cell

Cells(3,1).Font.ColorIndex=5

How to Clear all Cells of a worksheet

Sheets(“Sheet1”).Cells.Clear

How to Clear only content not formats of all Cells of a worksheet

Sheets(“Sheet1”).Cells.ClearContents