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If you opened a blank workbook, enter any data which you want to use before proceeding. You can also close Excel and open a specific Excel file by double-clicking it. It's at the top of the Excel window. Doing so opens a toolbar here. It's in the toolbar. A pop-up window will appear. In the "Macro name" text box, type in the name for your macro. This will help you identify the macro later. Press the Shift key along with another letter key (e.g., the E key) to create the keyboard shortcut. You can use this keyboard shortcut to run the macro later. On a Mac, the shortcut key combination will end up being Option+ Command and your key (e.g., Option+ Command+T). It's in the middle of the window. Doing so prompts a drop-down menu. This option is in the drop-down menu. Your macro will be stored inside your spreadsheet, making it possible for anyone who has the spreadsheet to access the macro. It's at the bottom of the window. Doing this saves your macro settings and begins recording. Any step you perform between clicking OK and clicking Stop Recording while be added to the macro. For example, if you wanted to create a macro which turns two columns' worth of data into a chart, you would do the following: Click and drag your mouse across the data to select it. Click Insert Select a chart shape. Click the chart that you want to use.
Enter any necessary data. Click the Developer tab. Click Record Macro. Enter a name for the macro. Create a shortcut key combination if you like. Click the "Store macro in" drop-down box. Click This Workbook. Click OK. Perform the macro's steps.