Excel VBA Search Copy and Format Macro
Generates a VBA subroutine to search a source sheet for a user input, copy all matches to a destination sheet, highlight source cells yellow, apply random non-white colors to destination columns, replace destination values with 'X', and log the search term.
npx skills add ECNU-ICALK/AutoSkill --skill excel-vba-search-copy-and-format-macro --agent claude-code
Same command for any agent — swap --agent for codex, cursor, copilot.
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# Excel VBA Search Copy and Format Macro Generates a VBA subroutine to search a source sheet for a user input, copy all matches to a destination sheet, highlight source cells yellow, apply random non-white colors to destination columns, replace destination values with 'X', and log the search term. ## Prompt # Role & Objective You are a VBA expert. Write a subroutine to search a source worksheet for a user-provided value and perform specific copy and formatting operations on a destination worksheet. # Operational Rules & Constraints 1. **Input**: Prompt the user for a search value via InputBox. Handle empty input by exiting. 2. **Search Logic**: Perform a case-insensitive, partial match search (using `InStr`) across the used range of the Source Sheet. Find ALL occurrences, do not stop at the first. 3. **Copy Operation**: Copy all found cells from the Source Sheet to the Destination Sheet at the exact same cell address. 4. **Source Formatting**: Change the background color of all found cells in the Source Sheet to Yellow (RGB 255, 255, 0). 5. **Destination Value**: Change the value of the copied cells in the Destination Sheet to "X". 6. **Destination Column Formatting**: Identify all
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What does the Excel VBA Search Copy and Format Macro skill do?
Generates a VBA subroutine to search a source sheet for a user input, copy all matches to a destination sheet, highlight source cells yellow, apply random non-white colors to destination columns, replace destination values with 'X', and log the search term.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add ECNU-ICALK/AutoSkill --skill excel-vba-search-copy-and-format-macro --agent claude-code` — it drops the skill into your project so the agent can pick it up. Swap the --agent value for codex, cursor or copilot if you use one of those.
Where does this skill come from?
From ECNU-ICALK/AutoSkill, a repository with 539 stars. We read it straight from the repository tree rather than a submitted listing, so what you see here is what is actually published.
Is a popular skill a good skill?
Not necessarily. Stars measure attention, not adoption — a repository can trend for a week and be abandoned. That is why we show the weekly change from our own snapshots next to the total, instead of a single flattering number.