XL2000: Macro to Add a Number to a Selected Cell (213491)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Excel 2000
This article was previously published under Q213491

SUMMARY

You can use a Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications procedure to add a number to an existing number and then place the result in the same cell.

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The following Visual Basic procedure uses the active cell, asks for the number to be added to the existing cell's value, and then places the result back into the active cell: 
Sub AddToCell()
    'ActiveCell.Value places the value or formula into the active cell
    'on the active worksheet.
    '
    'ActiveCell.Value returns the value in the active cell of the active
    'window.
    '
    'InputBox calls up the Excel input box for you to type in the number
    'to be added to the original value. Val takes the text string
    'returned from the input box and turns it into a number.

    ActiveCell.Value = ActiveCell.Value + _
        Val(InputBox("Enter a Number", default:=1))
End Sub

REFERENCES

For more information about the ActiveCell property, in the Visual Basic Editor, click Microsoft Visual Basic Help on the Help menu, type activecell property in the Office Assistant or the Answer Wizard, and then click Search to view the topic.

For more information about the Value property, in the Visual Basic Editor, click Microsoft Visual Basic Help on the Help menu, type value property in the Office Assistant or the Answer Wizard, and then click Search to view the topic.

NOTE: You can access the Microsoft Visual Basic Help from the Visual Basic Editor.

For additional information about Visual Basic for Applications programming resources, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

226118 OFF2000: Programming Resources for Visual Basic for Applications

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