Inserting the path where the Workbook is saved to the title bar or the status bar using VBA in Microsoft Excel

The top line of the window is the Title bar. Use the available empty space to add metadata related to workbook.

To add metadata, we will add code to workbook activate event. So, title of the workbook will change when workbook is activated.

By default, Excel workbook features “Microsoft Excel” as title.

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To add a title to the Title bar:

1. Press Alt+F11 to open the VBE.

2. In the VBAProject pane, double-click ThisWorkbook.

3. At the top of the module, open the left drop down list (General) and select Workbook, then select the Activate event from the event drop down list on the right.

4. In the Activate event, type the following code:

Application.Caption = "Macro File"

Above code will assign “Macro File” as title to the workbook.

5. To cancel the displaying title while activating or opening a different workbook, add the Deactivate event by selecting Deactivate from the Procedure drop down list.

6. In the Deactivate event, type the following code:

Application.Caption=" "

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Please follow below for the code

Option Explicit

Private Sub Workbook_Activate()
    'Changing the caption of the workbook
    Application.Caption = "Macro File"
End Sub

Private Sub Workbook_Deactivate()
    'Changing the caption of the workbook to blank
    Application.Caption = ""
End Sub

 

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Comments

  1. "Hello,

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  2. There are a number of ways to search for data in this fashion. In the macro, create a named variable, then pick up the data you want to find by storing it's value in the variable. then use the Variable as the search criteria on the second sheet.

  3. I just wanna create macro to copy a figure in particular column in first sheet and to find the same number (which I copied from sheet 1) in Sheet 2. The problem I am facing is excel is creating Macro to find the specific value, but if I change the values then it is not working. Please help me.

  4. "Another method (works for those 'other' products Word and PowerPoint too) is to :
    1. Open the web toolbar.
    2. Whilst holding down CTRL and ALT, right-click on the address control and drag up to the menu bar just after the Help menu.
    You now have a copy of the filename available for all files as they are opened.

    It does not get the file name in the application name as for the original tip, but it does avoid eachfile needing to contian a macro."

  5. How can have the path saved to the status bar automatically for all workbooks? When I created the macro, it was specific to the current workbook?b

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