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Line Break in Excel Header / Footer via Macro

11-Jan-10

Using VBA, add line break to header or footer with Chr(13). E.g. ActiveSheet.PageSetup.LeftFooter = "Foo bar" & Chr(13) & "Another line"

[Excel] Recalculate Sheets on Workbook Open (Using VBA)

10-Dec-09

Add to ThisWorkbook->Workbook code. Private Sub Workbook_Open() Dim oSht As Worksheet Dim xlCalc As XlCalculation On Error GoTo ErrorHandler 'remember the user's calculation setting before setting it to manual xlCalc = Application.Calculation Application.Calculation = xlCalculationManual For Each oSht In Worksheets oSht.EnableCalculation = False oSht.EnableCalculation = True Next oSht Application.Calculate ErrorExit: On Error Resume Next 'restore [...]

[Outlook] Remove Attachments (Bulk/Batch): Use VBA

10-Dec-09

Had to remove attachments from a bunch of emails. This VBA code did the trick (although it does not know how to handle attached emails, i.e. emails that have another email attached). (Remembe to create a reference to the Microsoft Scripting Runtime library: in VBA choose Tools -> References and check its checkbox.) Option Explicit [...]

[Excel] Days in Month

01-Dec-09

=DAY(DATE(YEAR(A1);MONTH(A1)+1;1)-1) , where A1 contains a valid date.

1Password & Windows: Access Using Dropbox

31-Jul-09

HOW TO access 1Password passwords on Windows? (I had no idea it was this easy.) This tip uses Dropbox, a multi-platform file syncing app. The only problem is that the access is read-only. But it's better than nothing. In 1Password (on your mac), select the Agile Keychain to be saved in your dropbox folder (I [...]