what is excel macro ?
An Excel macro is a set of instructions or commands recorded in Excel's programming language called Visual Basic for Applications (VBA). Macros automate repetitive tasks in Excel, allowing users to save time and perform actions more efficiently. By recording a macro, Excel captures a series of user actions, such as entering data, formatting cells, sorting data, or creating charts. After recording the macro, Excel generates VBA code that represents these actions. This code can be edited, enhanced, and reused to automate similar tasks in the future. Macros can be executed manually by running them from the Macros menu or assigned to buttons, keyboard shortcuts, or other objects within the Excel workbook. Once executed, the macro performs the recorded actions automatically and saves users from performing them manually. Using VBA, macros can be written from scratch to perform more complex operations, interact with other software applications, fetch data from external sources, or create ...