How to View Macros in Excel

An easy-to-use guide to find and manage macros in your Excel workbook

Last Updated: June 28, 2024 Fact Checked

This wikiHow teaches you how to see a list of macros in your Excel workbook, as well as how to view each macro's details in the Visual Basic Editor. Before you can work with macros, you'll need to enable the Developer tab in Excel—fortunately, this is super easy to do.

The Best Way to View Macros in Excel

To view or find macors in Excel, simply click on the Developer tab, select Macros in the left-hand corner, and input the data you want to edit.

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You can double-click the name of the workbook to open it in Excel. Alternatively, open Excel first from the Windows Start menu or your Mac's Applications folder, click Open , and then double-click the file. ^{[1]
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Enable the Developer tab. If the Developer tab is enabled, it'll be in the menu bar at the top of Excel. If you don't see it, here's how to enable it:
- Windows:
  - Click the File menu and select Options .
  - Click Customize Ribbon .
  - Select Main Tabs from the "Customize the ribbon" drop-down menu. ^{[2]
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  - Check the box next to Developer and click OK .
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  - Click the Excel menu and select Preferences . ^{[3]
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  - Select Main Tabs under "Customize the Ribbon."
  - Check the box next to Developer .
  - Click Save .
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It's at the top of Excel.
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Click Macros . It's on the left side of the toolbar. This displays a list of macros in all open workbooks by default. ^{[4]
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- To see macros in a particular workbook only, select that workbook's name from the "Macros in" menu.
This displays the macro in the Visual Basic Editor. ^{[5]
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