Selection.Columns.AutoFit in VBA S-L-O-W

[bbhgroup]

I have a modest size spreadsheet - about 1000 rows and 200 columns

I do a range select :

ActiveSheet.Range(Cells(5,2), Cells(1000, 200)).Select

'Then:
Application.ScreenUpdating = False
Application.Calculation = xlCalculationManual
(capture current time)
Selection.Columns.AutoFit
(capture current time)
Application.Calculation = xlCalculationAutomatic
Application.ScreenUpdating = True

The time difference between the two snapshots is on the order of 30 seconds give or take. During that time Excel has about 50% of total CPU. You can see I've tried to cut down any other activity.

Several of these columns have conditional format equations associated with them, they turn the values colors depending on conditions. Perhaps they are being evaluated?


Is there better way to do this?

This seems completely out of whack. This is a complex spreadsheet, could the autofit function be triggering some other event that is running?

 

[nirvana_]

try something like this. Dont use ActiveSheet.Range(Cells(5,2), Cells(1000, 200)).Select statement.

dim Rng as Range
Rng = ActiveSheet.Range("B5:GR1000")
.....
Rng.Columns.Autofit
.....

 

[bbhgroup]

Thanks for that, it is faster this way!

 

[ossuary]

Can't you just do:

Columns("B:GR").AutoFit

without using select or even defining the range? I think you can...

 

[bbhgroup]

even better, I'll try that next time I'm in that area....