Step 1 – Select Sample Items for Animation in Excel
- In this tutorial, we’ll use a football as our sample item. When you press the “Start” button, the football will move, and it will stop when you hit the “Stop” button.
- For demonstration purposes, let’s choose the following sample items:
- Football
- 3D Wall
- Grass Ground
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Step 2 – Add Icons in Excel VBA to Create Animation
- Firstly, go to the Insert tab.
- Secondly, select Icons from the Illustrations group.
- Search for Start in the search box and select the icon.
- Press Insert.
- Modify the button appearance and change its name to Start.
- Similarly, add a Stop button and change its name.
- Click on Stock 3D Models and select a football.
- Insert it and rename it to Football.
- Add a 3D wall and a grass ground, renaming them accordingly.
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Step 3 – Insert VBA Code
- Right-click the Start button and select Assign Macro.
- Choose New from the dialog box.
- Enter the following VBA macro in the module:
Sub Start_Click()
x = 0
Do
DoEvents
x = x + 1
Sheet1.Shapes("FootBall").Left = x
Sheet1.Shapes("FootBall").Rotation = x
Loop Until x = 260 Or s
Do
DoEvents
x = x - 0.6
Sheet1.Shapes("FootBall").Left = x
Sheet1.Shapes("FootBall").Rotation = x
Loop Until x = 260
End Sub
- Similarly, assign a macro to the Stop button.
Sub Sheet1_Stop_Click()
s = 0
End
End Sub
Final Output
- Press the Start button, and the Football will start moving.
- It will hit the Wall and return to its initial position.
- The rotation will continue, and you can stop the ball by hitting the Stop button at any position.
Download Practice Workbook
You can download the workbook used for the demonstration from the download link below.
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