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Old May 2nd, 2002, 11:54 AM   #1
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I would like to have a created button on my spreadsheet that when pressed will clear multiple cells of its data...How can this be done.

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Old May 2nd, 2002, 12:01 PM   #2
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First you need to define the cells to be cleared. If it is a static range of cells that will be cleared each time then naming the range is the starting point.(Insert/Name/Define)

Then, if you use the macro recorder, following these steps once your recorder is running:

Edit/Go To/ type name of range/OK
Then Edit/Clear/Contents

End macro.

As for assigning the macro to a button:

View/Toolbars/Forms. Click on button, drag onto spreadsheet. Text box will ask you to assign a macro - select teh one you just recorded.

I think thats all the steps


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Old May 2nd, 2002, 12:02 PM   #3
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Write the macro:

Code:
sub clr
[a1:b25].clearcontents 'a1 through b25 go bye-bye
end sub
Click view->toolbars->forms

Click the button, draw it, you should be prompted to assign a macro, highlight clr and assign it.
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Old May 2nd, 2002, 12:04 PM   #4
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If you don't need to specify a specific range of cells each time, just record a macro of you clearing what you need to clear, name it, then insert a button into your sheet that executes the macro. Otherwise, you will need either a userform, or have Excel pull your clear range from the sheet itself and assign the range values to variables in your macro.
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Old May 2nd, 2002, 12:39 PM   #5
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To clear all cells use:
cells.select
selection.clear 'clears formula, data,etc
or try
selection.clearcontents 'which will clear data and not formulas and formatting.

For a range try:

Range("A1:Z50").select
selection.clear
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Old May 2nd, 2002, 12:43 PM   #6
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waderw,

you don't need select selection there,

Range("A1:Z50").clearcontents

does the trick.

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