How to switch off screen updating while running Macro

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Tue 21 Nov 2023, 11:34 Delegate Annika said...

Annika has attended:
Excel VBA Introduction course
Excel Power Query course

How to switch off screen updating while running Macro

Last question, I promise!

How do I switch off the screeen updating while a VBA is running? We remember discussing this during the course, however we could not figure out how to do it anymore. Also the online versions I found where not quite working....

Thanks!

Annika

Tue 21 Nov 2023, 18:55 Trainer Jens said...

RE: How to switch off screen updating while running Macro

Hi Annika,

Thank you for the forum question.

I assume you want to speed up the time it takes to run thee code.

Turn off screen updating and auto calculations just after the Sub and turn it on just before End Sub

Sub YOURMACRONAME()

Application.ScreenUpdating = False
Application.Calculation = xlCalculationManual

YOURCODE

Application.ScreenUpdating = True
Application.Calculation = xlCalculationAutomatic

End Sub

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