How to export Word Range as RTF using VBA

Save Selected Word Range as RTF using Word VBA

The following snippet saves the selected Range as RTF using VBA (Word 2007)

Sub Export_Selection_As_RTF()

Selection.Range.ExportFragment "C:\Users\comp\AppData\Local\Temp\Sample.rtf", wdFormatRTF

End Sub

How to add Format Conditions using Excel VBA

Conditional Formatting using Excel VBA

Here is a small snippet for FormatConditions.

Sub Format_Condition_Example()

Dim oFc As FormatCondition

Dim oRange As Range

Set oRange = Range("B2:B5")

Set oFc = oRange.FormatConditions.Add(xlCellValue, xlLess, "0.5")

oFc.Interior.ColorIndex = 3

Set oFc = oRange.FormatConditions.Add(xlCellValue, xlBetween, "0.5", "0.80")

oFc.Interior.ColorIndex = 6

Set oFc = oRange.FormatConditions.Add(xlCellValue, xlGreater, "0.80")

oFc.Interior.ColorIndex = 4

End Sub

Excel Formatting Conditions

How to Hide the PivotTable Fields List using VBA

Excel VBA - Hide Pivot Table Fields List

If you are developing some pivot table as part of the report and feel the Pivot Fields list at the right corner is bit distracting, you can turn it off as shown below:

Sub Hide_PivotTable_Fields()

ActiveWorkbook.ShowPivotTableFieldList = False 'Dont Show the Pivot Table List

End Sub

Pivot Table Fields List


Pivot Table without Fields List

Update Word Document with Excel Information using VBA

Excel Range to Word Template using VBA

Most often we maintain list of contacts in Excel workbook and it needs to be transferred to Word document (made from some template). Here is a simple snippet that can help:

The code is used to copy the content from Excel range shown below to a Word document:

Name	ContactNo	Address	Email
Christina	516 418 1234	Cincinatti	Christina@vbadud.com
Girish Kutty	516 418 6752	Cincinatti	gkutty@vbadud.com
Ravichand Koneru	777 213 213	Boston	rkoneru@vbadud.com

Sub CopY_Data_To_Word()

Dim oWA As Word.Application

Dim oWD As Word.Document

Set oWA = New Word.Application

Set oWD = oWA.Documents.Add("C:\Users\comp\Documents\Doc2.dot") ' Replace with your template here

For i1 = 2 To Cells.SpecialCells(xlCellTypeLastCell).Row

oWD.Bookmarks("Name").Range.Text = Cells(i1, 1)

oWD.Bookmarks("ContactNo").Range.Text = Cells(i1, 2)

oWD.Bookmarks("Address").Range.Text = Cells(i1, 3)

oWD.Bookmarks("Email").Range.Text = Cells(i1, 4)

'Code for saving the document

Next i1

' Releasing objects etc

End Sub

Bookmarks are added to the Word template and whenever a new document is created from the template, the document has those bookmarks.

The code above places the information from the Excel sheet to the specific Bookmark ranges

Excel to Word using VBA

How to Login to Website Using VBA

Login to Google Account using VBA


Here is a simple code that will login to Google accounts with the provided user-name and password.



The program requires references to the following:

1 Microsoft Internet Controls
2. Microsoft HTML Object Library

Microsoft HTML Object Library- VBA Reference

Microsoft Internet Controls - VBA Reference



The Internet control is used to browse the webpage and the HTML Objects are used to identify the username and password textboxes and submit the text using the control button.


Dim HTMLDoc As HTMLDocument
Dim oBrowser As InternetExplorer
Sub Login_2_Website()

Dim oHTML_Element As IHTMLElement
Dim sURL As String

On Error GoTo Err_Clear
sURL = "https://www.google.com/accounts/Login"
Set oBrowser = New InternetExplorer
oBrowser.Silent = True
oBrowser.timeout = 60
oBrowser.navigate sURL
oBrowser.Visible = True

Do
' Wait till the Browser is loaded
Loop Until oBrowser.readyState = READYSTATE_COMPLETE

Set HTMLDoc = oBrowser.Document

HTMLDoc.all.Email.Value = "sample@vbadud.com"
HTMLDoc.all.passwd.Value = "*****"

For Each oHTML_Element In HTMLDoc.getElementsByTagName("input")
If oHTML_Element.Type = "submit" Then oHTML_Element.Click: Exit For
Next

' oBrowser.Refresh ' Refresh If Needed
Err_Clear:
If Err <> 0 Then
Debug.Assert Err = 0
Err.Clear
Resume Next
End If
End Sub






See Also : http://vbadud.blogspot.com/2008/05/google-search-using-vba.html

How to change the Source of Pivot Table using VBA

How to configure Pivot Table source data externally through VBA

A Pivot Table is linked to a particular source data. If for some reasons, you need that to be configured by users the following code will give some hint:

Sub Change_Pivot_TableDataSource()

Dim oPT As PivotTable

Dim oPC As PivotCache

Dim ORange As Range

Set oPT = ActiveSheet.PivotTables(1)

Set oPC = oPT.PivotCache

Set ORange = Application.InputBox(Prompt:="Select the New DataRange", Type:=8)

oPC.SourceData = "Sheet1!" & Application.ConvertFormula(ORange.Address, xlA1, xlR1C1)

oPT.RefreshTable

If Not oPT Is Nothing Then Set oPT = Nothing

If Not oPC Is Nothing Then Set oPC = Nothing

End Sub

The code gets the new data range through Input Box and modifies the SourceData of the Pivot Table. Change the Sheet name accordingly before you use the code.

How to Check the Source Type of Pivot Table using VBA

Excel VBA Check Pivot Source

The following snippet could help in getting the source type of the Pivot Table

Sub CheckSourceConnection()

Dim pvtCache As PivotCache

Set pvtCache = Application.ActiveWorkbook.PivotCaches.Item(1)

On Error GoTo No_Connection

If pvtCache.SourceType = xlDatabase Then

MsgBox "The data source connection is: " & _

pvtCache.SourceData, vbInformation, "Pivot Table Source"

ElseIf pvtCache.SourceType = xlExternal Then

MsgBox "The data source connection is: " & _

pvtCache.SourceDataFile, vbInformation, "Pivot Table Source"

End If

Exit Sub

No_Connection:

MsgBox "Pivot Table source cannot be determined.", vbInformation, "Pivot Table Source"

End Sub

How to Add Popup Menu Item in Excel/Word using VBA

Create Popup Menu (Right Click menu) using VBA

Here is a simple snippet that will add a menu item to the popup menu and assign a macro to it

Public Const APP_SHORTNAME = "VBADUD_POPUP"

Sub Add_To_Popup_Menu()

Dim ctlNewMenu As CommandBarControl

Dim ctlNewGroup As CommandBarControl

Dim ctlNewItem As CommandBarControl

On Error GoTo Err_Trap

On Error Resume Next

Application.CommandBars("Cell").Controls(APP_SHORTNAME).Delete

On Error GoTo 0

Set ctlNewMenu = Application.CommandBars("Cell").Controls.Add(Type:=msoControlPopup)

ctlNewMenu.Caption = APP_SHORTNAME

'--- Button - Load Raw Data ------------

Set ctlNewItem = ctlNewMenu.Controls.Add(Type:=msoControlButton)

ctlNewItem.Caption = "Process Data"

ctlNewItem.OnAction = "ProcessData"

Err_Trap:

If Err <> 0 Then

Err.Clear

Resume Next

End If

End Sub

The above will create a new Group and add the “Process Data” control to it.

How to Create PDF from Word Document using VBA

Convert Word to PDF using VBA

Word 2007 has a new method - Document.ExportAsFixedFormat, which saves the document as PDF or XPS format

The following code will save the current document as PDF in the same path

Sub Convert_2_PDF()

ActiveDocument.ExportAsFixedFormat OutputFileName:= _

ActiveDocument.Path & "\" & ActiveDocument.Name & ".pdf", ExportFormat:= _

wdExportFormatPDF, OpenAfterExport:=False, OptimizeFor:= _

wdExportOptimizeForPrint, Range:=wdExportAllDocument, _

Item:=wdExportDocumentContent, IncludeDocProps:=True, KeepIRM:=True, _

CreateBookmarks:=wdExportCreateNoBookmarks, DocStructureTags:=True, _

BitmapMissingFonts:=True, UseISO19005_1:=False

End Sub

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VBA Additional Contols not enabled in Tools menu

Probably a silly one, but it took some good time of one of my student. So if the 'Additional Controls' in Excel VBA/Word VBA window is not enabled

Enable the Toolbox --> View -->Toolbox and it becomes enabled