Worksheet events
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Events for the worksheet object occurs when a worksheet is activated or the user changes the content of a cell. Events in worksheets are activated by default, but can be deactivated by a macro. To display the event procedures for a worksheet you use the Visual Basic Editor. Select the desired project in the Project-window and activate the worksheet object you want by doubleclicking it. Any event procedures in the worksheet will now be displayed in the Code-window on the right side of the screen. You can create a new event procedure by selecting Worksheet in the Object dropdown, and then select an event in the Procedure dropdown.
Macros can be attached to the following events in a worksheet:
Activate BeforeDoubleClick BeforeRightClick Calculate Change Deactivate SelectionChange |
Private Sub Worksheet_BeforeRightClick(ByVal Target As Excel.Range, Cancel As Boolean) Cancel = True MsgBox "Shortcut menus are disabled in this worksheet!" End SubThis example eventmacro will prevent the user from selecting cells in a specific range in a worksheet, the procedure must be written in the worksheets own module sheet, e.g. Sheet1:
Private Sub Worksheet_SelectionChange(ByVal Target As Excel.Range) If Not Application.Intersect(Target, Range("A1:A100")) Is Nothing Then Cells(ActiveCell.Row, 2).Select MsgBox "You can't select cells in A1:A100!" End If End Sub