XL: Macro to Insert an Object at the Active Cell

ID: Q125890

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Excel 97 for Windows
Microsoft Excel for Windows 95, versions 7.0, 7.0a
Microsoft Excel for Windows, versions 5.0, 5.0c
Microsoft Excel for the Macintosh, versions 5.0, 5.0a
Microsoft Excel for Windows NT, version 5.0

SUMMARY

When you record a macro that inserts an object on a worksheet, the insert location is "hard coded" into the macro. This article contains a sample Visual Basic for Applications procedure that demonstrates how to insert the object at the active cell.

MORE INFORMATION

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Sample Visual Basic Procedure

The following Visual Basic procedure is an example of how to insert a circle at the active cell of a worksheet.

   Sub Test()
      Dim R As String
      Dim T As Long
      Dim L As Long

       'Set "R" equal to the active cell's address.
       R = ActiveCell.Address

       'Set the top and left coordinates of the active cell.
       T = Range(R).Top
       L = Range(R).Left

       'Adds a true circle to the worksheet at the active cell.
       ActiveSheet.Ovals.Add(L, T, 50, 50).Select

       Selection.Interior.ColorIndex = xlNone
   End Sub

REFERENCES

For additional information about getting help with Visual Basic for Applications, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   ARTICLE-ID: Q163435
   TITLE     : VBA: Programming Resources for Visual Basic for
               Applications

Additional query words: 5.0 5.0a 5.0c 7.0 7.0a 97 XL97 XL7 XL5

Keywords          : kbprg kbdta kbdtacode PgmHowto KbVBA 
Version           : WINDOWS:5.0,5.0c,7.0,7.0a,97; MACINTOSH:5.0,98
Platform          : MACINTOSH WINDOWS
Issue type        : kbhowto

Last Reviewed: May 17, 1999