If you have simple tasks that you need to perform in Excel often, you can actually “teach” Excel to do them for you by recording a macro.

Excel macros: Tips for getting started We’re going to show you how to write your first macro. Once you see how easy it is to automate tasks using macros, you’ll never go back.

An Excel macro is a sequence of commands (or directives) that you record to perform a series of tasks. We'll show you how to create custom macros for your spreadsheet.