XL: Macro to Add a Number to a Selected Cell

• Microsoft Excel for Windows, versions 5.0, 5.0c
• Microsoft Excel for the Macintosh, versions 5.0, 5.0a
• Microsoft Excel for Windows 95, versions 7.0, 7.0a
• Microsoft Excel 97 for Windows
• Microsoft Excel 98 Macintosh Edition

SUMMARY

To add a number to an existing number and put the result into the same cell, you can use a Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications procedure.

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   Sub AddToCell()

       'ActiveCell.Value places the value or formula into the active cell
       'on the active worksheet.
       '
       'ActiveCell.Value returns the value in the active cell of the active
       'window.
       '
       'InputBox calls up the Excel input box for you to type in the number
       'to be added to the original value. Val takes the text string
       'returned from the input box and turns it into a number.

       ActiveCell.Value = ActiveCell.Value + _
           Val(InputBox("Enter a Number", default:=1))

   End Sub

REFERENCES

For more information about ActiveCell.Value, choose Programming With Visual Basic from the Help Contents and then choose the Search button and type:

    ActiveCell

   ARTICLE-ID: Q163435
   TITLE     : VBA: Programming Resources for Visual Basic for
               Applications