Activate Method
Activate method as it applies to the Range object.
Activates a single cell. To select a range of cells, use the Select method.
expression.Activate
expression Required. An expression that returns a Range object.
Activate method as it applies to the Worksheet object.
Activates the specified worksheet.
expression.Activate
expression Required. An expression that returns a Worksheet object.
Example
As it applies to the Range object.
This example selects cells A1:C3 on the active worksheet and then makes cell B2 the active cell within the selection.
Sub Activate_Range()
' Select cells A1:C3 in the active worksheet.
Spreadsheet1.ActiveSheet.Range("A1:C3").Select
' Select cell B2. The following line of code uses the Cells
' method to index the current selection. Cell B2 is in the
' second row and the second column of the current selection.
Spreadsheet1.Selection.Cells(2, 2).Activate
End Sub
As it applies to the Worksheet object.
This example activates Sheet2 in Spreadsheet1.
Spreadsheet1.Worksheets("Sheet2").Activate