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Macros and VBA: Excel Quiz

5 quick questions. Pick an answer to see if you are right.

  1. You do the same 10 steps every morning. Which Excel feature repeats them with one click?
    • A. A chart
    • B. A PivotTable
    • C. A filter
    • D. A macro
    Show the answerD — A macro. Record the steps once as a macro. Then run it any time.
  2. You record a macro and save the file as .xlsx. What happens to the macro?
    • A. It is kept
    • B. It runs by itself
    • C. It becomes a formula
    • D. It is removed
    Show the answerD — It is removed. Only .xlsm files keep macros.
  3. You press Alt + F8. What opens?
    • A. The list of macros
    • B. Print
    • C. The VBA editor
    • D. Save As
    Show the answerA — The list of macros. Alt + F8 lists your macros so you can run one.
  4. You press Alt + F11. What opens?
    • A. Format Cells
    • B. The VBA editor
    • C. The list of macros
    • D. Find
    Show the answerB — The VBA editor. Alt + F11 opens the editor where the macro code lives.
  5. What does this line of VBA do?
    Range("A1").Value = 10
    • A. Reads cell A1
    • B. Selects 10 cells
    • C. Deletes cell A1
    • D. Puts 10 in cell A1
    Show the answerD — Puts 10 in cell A1. It sets the value of cell A1 to 10.

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