XL: Macro to Insert an Object at the Active Cell

• Microsoft Excel 98 Macintosh Edition
• Microsoft Excel 97 for Windows
• Microsoft Excel for Windows 95, versions 7.0, 7.0a
• Microsoft Excel for Windows, versions 5.0, 5.0c
• Microsoft Excel for the Macintosh, versions 5.0, 5.0a
• Microsoft Excel for Windows NT, version 5.0

SUMMARY

When you record or write a macro that inserts an object on a worksheet, the insert location is "hard coded." This article contains a sample Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications procedure that demonstrates how to insert the object at the active cell.

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Sample Visual Basic Procedure

The following Visual Basic procedure is an example of how to insert a circle at the active cell of a worksheet.

   Sub Test()

       'Set "R" equal to the active cell's address.
       R = ActiveCell.Address

       'Set the top and left coordinates of the active cell.
       T = Range(R).Top
       L = Range(R).Left

       'Adds a true circle to the worksheet at the active cell.
       ActiveSheet.Ovals.Add(L, T, 50, 50).Select

       Selection.Interior.ColorIndex = xlNone
   End Sub

REFERENCES

For additional information about getting help with Visual Basic for Applications, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   ARTICLE-ID: Q163435
   TITLE     : VBA: Programming Resources for Visual Basic for
               Applications