Microsoft KB Archive/213333

= XL2000: How to Programmatically Select the Current Data Area Without Selecting the First Row =

Article ID: 213333

Article Last Modified on 11/23/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Excel 2000 Standard Edition

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SUMMARY
In Microsoft Excel, you can create a Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications macro that selects the current data area without selecting the first row.



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To create a Visual Basic macro that selects the visible cells of the current data area without selecting the first row, follow these steps:  Start Excel.  Type the following data in a new worksheet:   A1: Name   B1: Amount A2: Bob   B2: 1 A3: Sue   B3: 2 A4: Mary  B4: 1 A5: Jane  B5: 3  Press ALT+F11 to start the Visual Basic Editor. On the Insert menu, click Module.  In the module sheet, type or paste the following code: Sub Resize ' Selects the current data area. Selection.CurrentRegion.Select ' Selects the current data area without the top row. Selection.Offset(1, 0).Resize(Selection.Rows.Count - 1).Select ' Selects the visible cells of the selection. ' This is useful if data is filtered or contains hidden rows. Selection.SpecialCells(xlVisible).Select End Sub  Press ALT+F11 to return to Excel.</li> Select cell A1.</li> On the Data menu, point to Filter, and then click AutoFilter.</li> Click the arrow in the Amount field, and then click 1 in the list that appears.

Your sample list will now be filtered, and only the records for Bob and Mary will be displayed.</li> On the Tools menu, point to Macro, and then click Macros.</li> Under Macro name, click Resize, and then click Run. All of the visible cells of the current data area are selected with the exception of the first (header) row.</li></ol>

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