ScreenUpdating Property of Application Object VBA

VBA ScreenUpdating Application Property – Syntax

Here syntax for ScreenUpdating Property of application object in VBA.

Application. ScreenUpdating

Where ScreenUpdating as Boolean datatype.
In the above syntax Application represents object and ScreenUpdating is the Property of Application object.

VBA ScreenUpdating Application Property: Example 1

Please find the below example for ScreenUpdating Property of an application object in excel VBA.

Sub Appl_ScreenUpdating1()    
‘Variable declaration   
 Dim I As Integer
    For I = 1 To 100
        Sheets("Sheet1").Cells(I, 1) = I
    Next    
End Sub

Explanation: In the above example, it will display numbers from 1 to 100 in the first column on Sheet1. We can notice the screen updating while updating Sheet1.

VBA ScreenUpdating Application Property: Example 1

Please find the below example for ScreenUpdating Property of application object in excel VBA.

Sub Appl_ScreenUpdating2()
    Application.ScreenUpdating = False
    
    Dim I As Integer
    For I = 1 To 100
        Sheets("Sheet1").Cells(I, 1) = I
    Next
    
    Application.ScreenUpdating = True
End Sub

Explanation: In the above example, it will display numbers from 1 to 100 in the first column on Sheet1. We can observe that there is no screen updating till running the macro. Don’t forget to reset the ScreenUpdating valsue as TRUE at the end of the macro.

VBA ScreenUpdating Application Property – Instructions

Please follow the below steps to execute the VBA code to save the excel file.
Step 1: Open any existing Excel Application.
Step 2: Press Alt+F11 – This will open the VBA Editor.
Step 3: Insert a code module from then insert menu.
Step 4: Copy the above code and paste in the code module which have inserted in the above step.
Step 5: Now press F5 to execute the code and observe when ScreenUpdating is ON and OFF.