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How to Adjust Column Width and Row Height in Excel (Manual Methods Explained)

Visibility is very poor if the column widths are too narrow to display all of the cell contents, or the row height is too narrow to display the contents. In this article, we will explain how to easily and automatically adjust row height and column width to just the right size. With a macro (VBA)...

2025.05.29

Excel Functions

How to apply mosaic (blur) Excel

When you are preparing a document or manual for external publication, you may need to refer to a web site or a screen where non-public information is visible. In such a case, you would like to put a mosaic like this on the non-public part. We will explain this method in detail in this issue...

2024.07.05

Excel Functions

What does the error message "#VALUE!" mean and what can I do about it?

Error messages are unavoidable when dealing with Excel, and you may be surprised when they suddenly appear. Here are the meanings and countermeasures for these errors. As an example of preconditions, let's make a table like this...

2024.05.30

Excel Functions

The two reasons for garbled csv files and how to fix them [Thorough explanation by an Excel master] Windows version.

"Huh? What is this?" Have you ever opened a CSV file in Excel only to find that the text in the file is a series of unintelligible symbols? Yes, you are now facing a troublesome problem called "garbled characters," which is a common problem that many people suffer from...

2024.09.12

Excel Functions

Excel (Excel) Conditional Formatting Methods

Excel has a function to change the format according to cell values and various conditions. Here is an example of a specific setting. Suppose you have a simple table like the one below, and you want to shade in red the cells where no sales have been entered. First, select the range you want to format. Next, select "Home"...

2023.12.27

Excel Functions

How to Auto-Resize Excel Columns and Rows with VBA Macros (Copy-Paste Ready)

Struggling with cell misalignment or manual resizing in Excel? This article shows how to efficiently adjust row height and column width using VBA—solved in just a few lines of code by a seasoned macro expert.

2025.06.27

Excel Macro (VBA)

Switch between manual and automatic recalculation methods in Excel (Excel)

Excel, which contains a large number of formulas, will recalculate each time you perform some operation, and you will not be able to perform the next operation until the calculation is finished. If you feel that Excel is too slow, you can stop the recalculation to make it run more smoothly. Also, for some reason without realizing it...

2024.05.30

Excel Functions

Get the path (save location) of the opened Excel file "Path" Excel Macro (VBA)

In many cases, it is useful to be able to get the location of the Excel file you are currently working on when you want to retrieve values from another Excel file or save a file as a name using a macro. In this article, we will show you how to use the "Path" command, which is useful in such cases. The currently open Excel file...

2024.05.30

Excel Macro (VBA)

Measure macro processing time Excel(Excel) Macro(VBA)

When trying to speed up a macro, it is first necessary to be able to determine how much time was saved before and after the improvement, and how much time was saved or not. To do this, it is necessary to be able to measure the time. In this article, we will show you how to do this. In this article, we will discuss the process of...

2024.01.03

Excel Macro (VBA)

VBA "Overflow occurred." Error cause and remedy (runtime error '6′:)

Cause of ErrorThis error occurs when the data type is not in a format that can be handled, or when the data type exceeds the range of numbers that can be handled. First, let's reproduce the error. As shown in the figure above, we have set up the code to copy the numeric value in cell "B3" to cell "B4".

2024.10.10

Excel Macro (VBA)