How to Create a Custom Excel Add-in (Step-by-Step Guide)

Creating a custom Excel add-in is a great way to save time and streamline your workflow. You can create custom functions, macros, buttons, and other features to make your Excel workbooks more efficient and easier to use.

This guide will walk you through the steps needed to create a custom Excel add-in.

Supercharge your Excel skills and productivity by learning how to create a custom Excel add-in using VBA (Visual Basic for Applications) in this easy-to-follow, step-by-step tutorial. Perfect for both beginners and advanced users, this guide will walk you through the entire process of creating your very own Excel add-in.

VBA allows you to quickly and efficiently build custom add-ins that can expand Excel's capabilities, automate repetitive tasks, and integrate with external tools and services. It's an excellent way to get started with creating and distributing add-ins due to its user-friendliness and ease of implementation. While there are other methods, such as COM, VSTO, and Office.JS, our focus will be on VBA in this tutorial.

By the end of this video, you'll have a custom ribbon that allows you to run any macro with ease, taking your Excel abilities to new heights!

Ressouces

GitHub Repo:

[https://github.com/Sven-Bo/excel-add-in-tutorial-template]

Office RibbonX Editor:

[https://github.com/fernandreu/office-ribbonx-editor/releases/tag/v1.9.0]

MyToolBelt Add-in:

[https://pythonandvba.com/mytoolbelt]

Office imageMSO icon library:

[https://bert-toolkit.com/imagemso-lisbettersolutions.com/vba/ribbon/documentt.html]

Blog Post (XML/VBA Starter Code): …

[https://bettersolutions.com/vba/ribbon/document-level-customui-editor.htm]

Microsoft Custom UI Docs:

[https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/openspecs/office_standards/ms-customui/d842006e-3187-4f66-a17d-0819a3cc94b5]

In this Video

• 0:00 - Introduction
• 1:06 - Creating an XLSM File
• 1:30 - Customizing the Excel Ribbon
• 5:12 - Integrating ChatGPT
• 7:45 - Adding More Buttons to the Add-in
• 10:39 - Exploring Other Custom UI Elements
• 11:30 - Distributing Your Add-in
• 13:00 - Outro

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