Such buttons often run macros that you write using Visual Basic. When the button must appear in a dialog box, create it using Excel's Visual Basic for Applications window.

Launch Visual Basic 6 or Visual Basic Express. Open the project file in which you want to create a module and command button that creates an Excel spreadsheet from selected data.

Instead of clicking on multiple buttons to add different Word and Excel formats, record a macro, add it to Quick Access Toolbar & use it to get things done.

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