This Excel Access tutorial explains how to use VBA to write an Access roundup (round up) and Access rounddown (round down) Function to simulate that in Excel. These roundup and rounddown Functions can also be used in Access and Excel VBA.
Excel Access roundup rounddown Function
In Excel Worksheet Function, there are round, roundup, rounddown, mround Functions.
In Excel VBA, there is only round Function but no roundup, rounddown, mround Functions. The round Function is not the same as that i...
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Unit 8 – Excel Custom Function (UDF)
Access Excel VBA generate random password or random characters
This Access Excel VBA tutorial explains how to generate random password or random characters with random number, random letters and random symbols.
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Access Excel VBA generate random password or random characters
If you are a system administrator, very likely you need to genrate login password for users. Some people who are not good at Excel generate password com...
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Access Excel VBA convert number to English words
This Access Excel VBA tutorial explains how to convert number to English words in VBA.
Access Excel VBA convert number to English words
I want to share a custom Function I found in Microsoft Support website, which is to convert number to English words using Excel VBA (also applicable to Access). I want to highlight that the article is unlike other articles written by other contributors, this article has no author and I believe this Function was created by the Microsoft engineers, so this custo...
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Excel extract text in brackets
This Excel tutorial explains how to extract text in brackets or in defined text in Excel spreadsheet and VBA.
Extract text in brackets in Excel spreadsheet
In the previous post, I demonstrated how to remove text in brackets or in any defined text, in this post I will explain how to extract the text in brackets or in any defined text.
In Excel spreadsheet, you can extract any substring using Mid Function.
To recap the syntax of Mid Function
MID( text, start_position, number_of_characte...
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Access Excel capitalize first letter in a sentence
This Access Excel tutorial explains how to capitalize first letter in a sentence using VBA custom Function.
Capitalize first letter in a sentence
In Excel spreadsheet, there is a Function called Proper, which converts all the first letter of each word to capital letter.
Example
Using Proper Function
he is a boy. she is a girl.
He Is A Boy. She Is A Girl.
he is a boy. his name is John. mary is a girl.
He Is A Boy. His Name Is John. Mary Is A Girl.
Mr. smith is happy
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Excel get formula of a cell using FormulaText Function and VBA
This Excel tutorial explains how to show / get formula of a cell using FormulaText Function and VBA.
Search formula of a Cell
Assume that you have the below spreadsheet and you don't know whether any cells contain a formula.
Press CTRL + F to open Find and Replace dialog
In the Find what text box, enter equal sign = , then press Find Next button
Note that if a cell contains equal sign in Cell Text, it will also be searched.
Show formula of a Cell
Navigate to Formul...
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Get Foreign Exchange Rate in Excel (VBA and non-VBA)
This Excel tutorial explains how to get foreign exchange rate in Excel using VBA and non-VBA.
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Foreign Exchange Rate Websites
Excel allows you to create an external connection to website where you can get the data directly in the spreadsheet.
To begin with, look for a dynamic website that contains foreign exchange rate where the database constantly refreshes.
One example is ...
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Access Excel extract file name from file path
This Excel tutorial explains how to extract file name from file path using VBA and without VBA.
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Excel extract file name from file path
Assume that you have a file path such as
C:\Program Files\Google\GoogleToolbarNotifier\a.jpg
If you want to extract file name a.jpg from the path in Excel, first we need to think about how to de...
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Excel VBA LinkInfo Method
This Excel VBA tutorial explains VBA LinkInfo Method to check status of linked workbook.
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Excel VBA LinkInfo Method
Workbook LinkInfo Method is usually used to check status of linked workbook, so that we know whether the workbook link is broken or normal.
Usually this Method is used with LinkSources Method.
Syntax of LinkInfo
Workbook.LinkInfo(Name, LinkInfo, Type, EditionRef)
Name
Required...
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Excel Access VBA extract percentage from text
This Excel / Access tutorial explains how to extract percentage from text.
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Excel Access VBA extract percentage from text
Recently I got a report that contains percentage but it is mixed with other text. For example,
Salary increased by 10%
We are unable to do any calculation unless we extract the 1...
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