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In general, protection is used in Excel to prevent users from editing it. However, we tend to forget to protect the sheet, but we can automate it by using the VBA application. It will allow you to save the sheet with and without protection. Read this tutorial to learn how you can autoprotect a specific worksheet in Excel. Auto-Protect a Specific Worksheet Here we will insert a VBA code into the whole workbook, and then every sheet will be protected. Let us see a simple process to know how we can auto-protect a specific worksheet in Excel using the vba ... Read More

Have you ever tried to get the values of an object using a drop-down list so that the value represented in the cell is based on the value we select from the drop-down list? This can be done using the process mentioned in this article. Read this tutorial to learn how you can autopopulate other values when selecting values in an Excel drop-down list. Mainly, this process has two parts: the first part is to use the VLOOKUP function, and the next step is creating a drop-down list. Here we will first get the list of marks using the VLOOKUP ... Read More

Let us assume we have a situation where we want to know the date of the last update of a value in a list, and you want to record the date of the last update. This process can be done using the VBA application, as it cannot be completed directly with formulas. Read this tutorial to learn how you can populate date in a cell when its adjusting cell is updated in Excel. AutoPopulate Date in a Cell when its Adjacent Cell is Updated Here we will insert VBA code into the sheet to complete the task. Let us see ... Read More

In Excel, we can get the sequence of numbers by using the auto-fill handle if there are no conditions. But have you ever tried to auto-number the cells by ignoring the blank cells in Excel? This tutorial will help you understand how we can auto-number rows if adjacent cells are not blank in Excel. If you need to manually enter the number, it will be an awfully long and time-consuming process. We can make it a fast process by making it automated. We solve this problem by using the formulas in an uncomplicated process. Autonumber Rows If the Adjacent Cells ... Read More

You could have observed that when we get a list of items by using the filter in tables, if they contain any serial number, they will not adjust, but we can make them in order by using the vba code; this can't be completed using the default operations provided by Excel. Read this tutorial to learn how you can auto-number or renumber after a filter in Excel. AutoNumber or Renumber after Filter Here we will insert a VBA module and then run it to complete our task. Let us see a simple process to understand how we can auto-number or ... Read More

When we try to insert a sequence number into an item in Excel, we always use the autofill handle, but when we try to apply the same process to cells of different sizes, the error appears. This process can’t be completed using the default functions in Excel; instead, we will be using the VBA application to complete our process. Read this tutorial to learn how you can autonumber merged cells in Excel. AutoNumber Merged Cells in Excel Here, we will first insert a VBA module and then run the module to complete our task. Let us see a simple process ... Read More

Have you ever tried to create a list of numbers in Excel? It is a very simple process, and there are many ways to do it. Generally, this kind of list is generated to assign the serial numbers to the list and also count the number of rows we used. Read this to learn the different ways to auto-number a column in Excel. In this tutorial, we will look at three different methods for creating a series: the row function, the offset function, and simply using the auto-fill handle. Auto-Number a Column Using the Row function Here we will ... Read More

You could have tried to auto number a column based on other column only based on uniqueness of the cell values but have you ever tried to auto number a column based on cell value on another column. This article will help you to understand how we can auto number a column based on cell values on other columns in excel. Let us consider a situation where you want to count the no of items in a list excluding a single repeated and you don’t want to delete the item. This tutorial will help you to solve these kinds of ... Read More

Sending a report from Excel could be a time-consuming and inefficient process if we do it manually. We can automate this process by following the steps below before sending the email. This tutorial will help you understand how we can automatically send email based on cell values in Excel. When the value of the mentioned value follows the condition, then the email application will be opened. Automatically Send Email Based on Cell Value Here we will insert VBA code for the worksheet, then open the email application. Let us see an effortless process to see how we can automatically send ... Read More

When we save the Excel workbook in shared memory, if one person accesses the sheet, other people will be unable to save the sheet; this problem can be solved by automatically closing the sheet after a certain amount of time. This tutorial will help you understand how we can automatically save and close an Excel file after a certain idle time. Automatically Save and Close an Excel File after a Certain Idle Time Here we will first insert VBA code for the sheet, then create a VBA module, then run it to complete our task. Let us see a straightforward ... Read More