Microsoft KB Archive/142123

= How to Remove User-Defined Functions from Function Wizard =

Article ID: 142123

Article Last Modified on 8/17/2005

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Excel 97 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Excel 95 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Excel 5.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Excel 98 for Macintosh

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This article was previously published under Q142123



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This article also applies to:
 * Microsoft Excel for Windows 5.0c|5.0c
 * Microsoft Excel for Windows NT 5.0|5.0
 * Microsoft Excel for the Macintosh 5.0|5.0



SUMMARY
When you create a custom function in Microsoft Excel using Visual Basic for Applications, it will be displayed in the Function Wizard under the User Defined Function category. You can prevent the custom function from being displayed in the Function Wizard by adding "Option Private Module" at the top of the module sheet.



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Sample Function That Will Not Be Displayed in Function Wizard
 On the File menu, click New to open a new workbook. In Microsoft Excel 97 or later, point to Macro on the Tools menu, and then click Visual Basic Editor. In Excel version 7.0 or earlier, point to Macro on the Insert menu, and then click Module. Then click Module on the Insert menu.  Type the following code: 'Statement needed to keep function out of Function Wizard Option Private Module

'Sample function Function AddTwoNumbers(Number1, Number2)

AddTwoNumbers = Number1 + Number2

End Function  On Sheet1, click Function on the Insert menu, and then click All in the Function Category.

Note that AddTwoNumbers is not listed as a function Name in Step 1 of the Function Wizard.

If you remove the "Option Private Module" line from the module sheet, go back to Sheet1, and then click Function on the Insert menu, the AddTwoNumbers function is listed.

Note that when you add "Option Private Module" to the module sheet, functions and subroutines on that sheet are unavailable to other workbooks.

