Visual Basic Equivalents for Lotus Macro Commands (WE1277)

INTRODUCTION
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This Application Note will help you to learn the equivalent macro code
in Visual Basic for Applications for most Lotus 1-2-3 macro functions.
Through its example macros, this document will also help you to learn
some techniques for writing Visual Basic for Applications code that you
can use to perform various operations such as manipulating cells,
arrays, menus, worksheets, and workbooks.

For more information about how to use workbook, worksheet, and range
objects, see the Microsoft Excel Visual Basic Programming Reference
online Help or the "Visual Basic User's Guide."

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SPECIFIC LOTUS 1-2-3 COMMANDS AND EQUIVALENT
VISUAL BASIC FOR APPLICATIONS MACROS IN MICROSOFT EXCEL
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The following table includes most Lotus 1-2-3 macro functions and the
equivalent macro code in Visual Basic for Applications. Note that the
information in the "1-2-3 Macro Description" column below includes
terminology specific to Lotus 1-2-3 and may contain some terms
unfamiliar to Microsoft Excel users.