Such buttons often run macros that you write using Visual Basic. When the button must appear in a dialog box, create it using Excel's Visual Basic for Applications window.

Instead of clicking on multiple buttons to add different Word and Excel formats, record a macro, add it to Quick Access Toolbar & use it to get things done.

Although Microsoft Excel is a powerful spreadsheet out of the box, macros make it even more useful. You can create and record macros within the app.

Launch Visual Basic 6 or Visual Basic Express. Open the project file in which you want to create a module and command button that creates an Excel spreadsheet from selected data.

Now that I have shown you how to create a button within an Excel spreadsheet, I want to move forward with using that button to launch a PowerShell script. I will show you how in Part 2.

Learn how to create a calendar in Microsoft Excel with data using a pre-designed template, Visual Basic code, or a manual method.

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