Abbydale Systems LLC - ExcelRightClick

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This page describes how to add items to the right click context menu in Excel™. We will also provide 4 procedures that can be added to the right click menu.

These are:

ShowOnly	This will show only the rows on the worksheet that contain the same value as the ActiveCell in the same columns,
ShowAll	This resets the worksheet to show all the rows.
HideAll	This will hide all the rows on the worksheet that contain the same value as the ActiveCell in the same columns.
DeleteHidden	This will delete, after a positive confirmation, all the hidden rows on the worksheet.

These procedures are fully functioning examples. You can chose your own procedures if required. You can also add additional command buttons if needed.

It is important to note that the code, as delivered, will only execute on pages where the provided, accompanying worksheet event code has been added.

The code is, essentially, two seperate components. The top part of the code should be "cut" out of the module and "pasted" into the worksheets that you want to use the 'right click menu' items on.

The second part is the "RightClickProcess" module. This module contains all the subroutines , ShowOnly, ShowAll, HideAll, DeleteHidden, RightClick, and RightClickOff subroutines. Additionally it contains one function (Check4Header).

The menu items will only be added to columns and rows if they contain data. This is intentional.

As provided the code assumes that row 1 is a title line if the data in row 2 is either:

A date format and the same column in row 1 isn't.
A numeric format and the same column in row 1 isn't.
The text in row 1 is bold.

Obviously you can change any of the criteria that determines a header line but we think this selection, while not perfect, is adequate.

To install the Module, RightClickProcess into a spreadsheet follow the following process.

Step 1	Download the RightClickProcess.bas file from the website. This is available from here. Be sure to make a note of the directory where the file was saved.
Step 2	Open the target workbook. Make sure that the workbook is macro enabled. It should have an XLSM extension. If the workbook is not enabled, the code will not work.
Step 3	Open up the "Developer" tab from the Excel ribbon. If the "Developer" tab isn't displayed then please refer to our webpage of how to activate the developer tab which can be found here.
Step 4	In the left hand panel, select the "Modules" folder icon and click the right-hand mouse button. Click on "Import File..." option. When the 'file select' dialog opens, navigate to the folder where "RightClickProcess.bas" file was saved and click on the "RightClickProcess.bas" file. This will create the "RightClickProcess" module in the workbook.
Step 5	Click on the RightClickProcess module, then left click and select "View Code". This will open the module's code in the right-hand window.
Step 6	Select the first two subroutines (Worksheet_BeforeRightClick and Worksheet_Deactivate). Select the entire code in these routines. Cut(Ctrl+x) the code and delete the comments around these two pieces of code.
Step 7	Select the worksheet that you want to add the code too and right click on the worksheet. Select "View Code" and when the worksheet code opens in the right-hand panel, "Paste"(Ctrl+v) the previously copied code into the worksheet code.
Step 8	Repeat Step 7 for all the worksheets that you want this facility on. Save the workbook.

That is all there is to it.

Here is an instructional video describing the process detailed above.

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Last modified : Saturday 23rd of December 2023