Data Entry Worksheet Form

Use a worksheet form for Excel data entry, and the VBA code automatically saves the entry to a list on a different worksheet in the same workbook.

Worksheet Data Entry Form Overview

Modifying the Worksheet Data Entry Form

Getting Started With Macros

Worksheet Data Entry Form VBA Code

Download the Sample Data Entry Form

Worksheet Data Entry Form Overview

Thanks to Dave Peterson, who wrote this technique.

Use this worksheet form for Excel data entry, and the following Excel VBA code will save the entry to a list on a different worksheet in the same Excel workbook.

Excel Data Entry Form

The Excel data entry code checks to see if all the input cells have something in them, and displays a message if any values are missing.

The date and time is automatically added to column A of the summary sheet and the username (taken from Tools | Options | General tab) is added to column B of the summary sheet.

NOTE: For a version of the Worksheet Data Entry form that allows you to select and update existing records, please see Forms -- Excel Data Entry and Update Form

Modifying the Worksheet Data Entry Form

All the values from the Excel data entry form are then stored on the summary sheet, starting in Column C, in the same order as the addresses you've specified in this line:

myCopy = "D5,D7,D9,D11,D13"

You can change those references to match your input worksheet layout.

All the data entry cells that contain constant values are cleared at the end of the code, for the addresses you've specified in the myCopy string. Any cells with formulas are left untouched.

Getting Started With Macros

If you're new to macros, you may want to read David McRitchie's intro at: https://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel/getstarted.htm

Worksheet Data Entry Form VBA Code

Sub UpdateLogWorksheet()
'https://www.contextures.com/xlForm02.html
'code by Dave Peterson

    Dim historyWks As Worksheet
    Dim inputWks As Worksheet

    Dim nextRow As Long
    Dim oCol As Long

    Dim myRng As Range
    Dim myCopy As String
    Dim myCell As Range
    
    'cells to copy from Input sheet - some contain formulas
    myCopy = "D5,D7,D9,D11,D13"

    Set inputWks = Worksheets("Input")
    Set historyWks = Worksheets("PartsData")

    With historyWks
        nextRow = .Cells(.Rows.Count, "A").End(xlUp).Offset(1, 0).Row
    End With

    With inputWks
        Set myRng = .Range(myCopy)

        If Application.CountA(myRng) <> myRng.Cells.Count Then
            MsgBox "Please fill in all the cells!"
            Exit Sub
        End If
    End With

    With historyWks
        With .Cells(nextRow, "A")
            .Value = Now
            .NumberFormat = "mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm:ss"
        End With
        .Cells(nextRow, "B").Value = Application.UserName
        oCol = 3
        For Each myCell In myRng.Cells
            historyWks.Cells(nextRow, oCol).Value = myCell.Value
            oCol = oCol + 1
        Next myCell
    End With
    
    'clear input cells that contain constants
    With inputWks
      On Error Resume Next
         With .Range(myCopy).Cells.SpecialCells(xlCellTypeConstants)
              .ClearContents
              Application.Goto .Cells(1) ', Scroll:=True
         End With
      On Error GoTo 0
    End With

End Sub

Add Navigation Arrows

If you would prefer to view the records on the data entry sheet, instead of going to the database sheet, use Version 2 of the worksheet Data Entry Form. It has navigation arrows added, so you can scroll through the records, to see the data in each one.

The navigation buttons take you to the first, previous, next or last record, or type a record number in the yellow cell, to go to a specific record.

The Go To Database button is still on the worksheet, but you could remove that, and hide the PartsData sheet, so users are less likely to change the data.

Excel Data Entry Form

Navigation Arrow Macros

The navigation arrow buttons have macros assigned, and those run when a button is clicked. Those macros are stored in the module named modViewData -- ViewLogFirst, ViewLogPrev, ViewLogNext and ViewLogLast

The macros are similar, so here is the ViewLogDown macro as an example, and a brief description of how it works

Variables are set at the top of the macro, and two worksheets will be used -- Input and PartsData.
The last row is found on the PartsData sheet (historyWks), and 1 is subtracted (for 1 heading row), to get the last record number (lLastRec). That will be the limit for scrolling down.
Next, the current record number (lRec) is taken from the yellow cell (named "CurrRec")
If lRec is lower than lLastRec, the macro adds 1 to the number in the yellow cell.
Then, it finds the applicable row (lRec + 1) on the PartsData sheet, and gets the values from columns 3, 4 and 5, and puts those values in in D5, D7 and D9 on the Input sheet.

Sub ViewLogDown()

    Dim historyWks As Worksheet
    Dim inputWks As Worksheet

    Dim lRec As Long
    Dim lRecRow As Long
    Dim lLastRec As Long
    Dim lastRow As Long
    Application.EnableEvents = False
    
    Set inputWks = Worksheets("Input")
    Set historyWks = Worksheets("PartsData")

    With historyWks
        lastRow = .Cells(.Rows.Count, "A").End(xlUp).Row
        lLastRec = lastRow - 1
    End With

    With inputWks
        lRec = .Range("CurrRec").Value
        If lRec < lLastRec Then
            .Range("CurrRec").Value = lRec + 1
            lRec = .Range("CurrRec").Value
            lRecRow = lRec + 1
            .Range("D5").Value = historyWks.Cells(lRecRow, 3)
            .Range("D7").Value = historyWks.Cells(lRecRow, 4)
            .Range("D9").Value = historyWks.Cells(lRecRow, 5)
          End If
    End With
    Application.EnableEvents = True

End Sub

Download the Sample Data Entry Form

Original Version: Excel Data Entry Worksheet Form workbook. The zipped workbook contains macro, so be sure to enable macros if you want to test the data entry form.

Version 2 - Add/View: Data Entry Form (Add/View) Add new records, and use navigation arrows to scroll through the stored records, and view the data. The zipped workbook contains macro, so be sure to enable macros if you want to test the data entry form.

More Versions: For more versions of the Worksheet Data Entry form, go to Forms -- Excel Data Entry and Update Form