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Trigger a procedure using a specific key sequence

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Trigger a procedure using a specific key sequence

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- [Instructor] Many Excel users prefer to use keyboard shortcuts instead of the mouse to manipulate the program. If you or your coworkers would rather press a key sequence to run a macro, you can assign one either in VBA, or within the program. In this movie, I will show you how to do it in VBA. My sample file is 07_03_OnKey, and you can find it in the Ch07 folder of the Exercise Files collection. I assume that you are familiar with the macros dialog box, and that you can assign a keyboard shortcut when you record a macro. So I will focus on the Visual Basic solution. If you look at the workbook, you can see that I have a customer prize generation. And the idea, as you see here in B4, is that a customer can press the F4 key to run a macro that will display their prize. I'll do so right now, and then we'll take a look at the code. So I'll press F4, and your prize is a case of olive oil. Click OK. F4 again. Event…

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