Excel macros are built to make a lot of little processes run automatically, the same way each time. It's recorded actions that you tell the Excel spreadsheet to do each time it's opened. You can ask the macros to run calculations, highlight cells, or even pull information from another file. A macro will record mouse clicks and keyboard entries, and repeat them in the exact order. They're easy to
. build and use, just ask Excel to start recording a macro, and tell it when you're done. More information can be found at http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/excel/HA010548371033.aspx. Information can also be seen at http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/excel/HA011189581033.aspx.