Make My Mouse Twerk

[MattDaddyRamos]

Hi All,

I know there are several thread about this topic but all of them are above my experience and I need someone to dumb it down for me. I am trying to write a macro in an Excel workbook that makes my mouse move to prevent my laptop from timing out. I know about the settings to do so, but I am looking for an Excel macro for a specific reason.

Here is what I need, and please forgive me if I sound elementary with this. Just humor me.

1. I have Excel 2007, I know how to record a macro while I am doing the steps, but what are the steps to write (or paste) a macro without having to record the steps?
2. I need someone to write the macro without any extra words or blanks for me to fill in. I just want to copy & paste please.
3. I need it to make the mouse curser move enough to "reset the time out timer thingy".
4. I need it to repeat every minute and automatically stop (so that it can time out) after X (adjustable amount of time) or X number of times (minutes), whichever is easiest for you.
5. Name it, word it, build it however, just tell me how to make it work on my sheet and dont leave anything for me to do other than copy & paste PLEASE.

I've given this 3+ hours of trial and error and used the threads on several message boards but I can't seem to get it to work perfectly & keep getting errors. I am a newby at VBA so please explain what is being done so that I may learn from your wisdom.

Thanks in advance for bringing this script down to the toddler level for me. And for your patience in doing so. I WILL get this [eventually]!

Matt

 

[MattDaddyRamos]

Wouldn't that just be a Windows setting?

Smitty, Normally it would be. The end user does not have administrative access to adjust Windows Settings. Hence, the workaround. Can you help?