VBA Activate Workbook
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This tutorial will demonstrate how to activate a workbook using VBA.
Activate Workbook
Activate with Object Name
The most obvious way to activate a workbook is by referencing its name in the Workbooks Object.
Workbooks("book1.xlsm").ActivateActivate with Workbook Number
However, you can also activate workbooks by referring to their “number”. The workbook number is determined by the order in which the workbooks were opened.
So workbook 1 is the first opened workbook, workbook 2 is the second, etc.
Workbooks(2).ActivateActivate ThisWorkbook
The ThisWorkbook Object is the workbook where the running code is stored. To activate ThisWorkbook use this line of code:
ThisWorkbook.ActivateActiveWorkbook
Once a workbook has been activated, it becomes the ActiveWorkbook. To see the ActiveWorkbook you can use this line of code to fetch the ActiveWorkbook name:
Msgbox ActiveWorkbook.Name
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