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I have a series of excel files all numbered sequentially, having data that is of the same format, but taken at different times. I would like to perform the same operations on all the excel files, these operations include shifting columns and writing formulas in new columns and adding new rows. I do not want to repeat the same operation multiple times. Is there a way to do operations on one excel file and copy them all to another? Some answers, like this one suggest using VBA, which I don't know. Is there a way to do the same without coding?

For reference, I am running office 2016 on mac.

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NO there is no way of doing that without macros.

However, if your tasks are really exactly the same you can record a macro to repeat them in all workbooks.

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  • could you also tell me how to copy macros from one file to another. I don't have a lot of experience with them. – Sarthak Nigam Aug 8 '18 at 15:22
  • You can specify location of the macro when you start recording, I suggest recording it in a new workbook. Then you can run it in any workbook as far as the file containing it is open. My link gives instructions on running the macros too. – Máté Juhász Aug 8 '18 at 16:09

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