Although Microsoft Excel is a powerful spreadsheet out of the box, macros make it even more useful. You can create and record macros within the app.

Instead of clicking on multiple buttons to add different Word and Excel formats, record a macro, add it to Quick Access Toolbar & use it to get things done.

To jump in and create your own macros, click the red record button on the toolbar, then hit F9 to begin recording keystrokes and mouse actions.

Learn how to keep an Excel macro button in sight and how to intervene when Word converts characters into something you never intended.

Though macros can be used maliciously, they have many productivity benefits with the right computer settings.

How to Import an Excel Spreadsheet Into Access With a Macro. If you ever wanted to click a magic button and make complex business tasks happen automatically, macros can make that wish come true.

Excel can send alerts based on spreadsheet data, but you'll need to write a macro to do it. We'll show you how.