This Excel tutorial explains how to use the Excel FOR..NEXT statement to create a FOR loop in VBA with syntax and examples.

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Description

The Microsoft Excel FOR..NEXT statement is used to create a FOR loop so that you can execute VBA code a fixed number of times.

The FOR..NEXT statement is a built-in function in Excel that is categorized as a Logical Function. It can be used as a VBA function (VBA) in Excel. As a VBA function, you can use this function in macro code that is entered through the Microsoft Visual Basic Editor.

If you want to follow along with this tutorial, download the example spreadsheet.

Syntax

The syntax to create a FOR Loop using the FOR..NEXT statement in Microsoft Excel is:

Parameters or Arguments

counter

The loop counter variable.

start

The starting value for counter.

end

The ending value for counter.

increment

Optional. The value that counter is incremented each pass through the loop. It can be a positive or negative number. If not specified, it will default to an increment of 1 so that each pass through the loop increases counter by 1.

statements

The statements of code to execute each pass through the loop.

Returns

The FOR..NEXT statement creates a FOR loop in VBA.

Note

• See also the WHILE..WEND statement to create a WHILE loop in VBA.

Applies To

• Excel for Office 365, Excel 2019, Excel 2016, Excel 2013, Excel 2011 for Mac, Excel 2010, Excel 2007, Excel 2003, Excel XP, Excel 2000

Example (as VBA Function)

The FOR..NEXT statement can only be used in VBA code in Microsoft Excel.

Let's look at how to create a FOR loop in Microsoft Excel, starting with a single loop, double loop, and triple loop, and then exploring how to change the value used to increment the counter each pass through the loop.

Single Loop

The simplest implementation of the FOR loop is to use the FOR..NEXT statement to create a single loop. This will allow you to repeat VBA code a fixed number of times.

For example:

In this example, the FOR loop is controlled by the LCounter variable. It would loop 5 times, starting at 1 and ending at 5. Each time within the loop, it would display a message box with the value of the LCounter variable. This code would display 5 message boxes with the following values: 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5.

Single Loop - Changing Increment

By default, the FOR loop will increment its loop counter by 1, but this can be customized. You can use STEP increment to change the value used to increment the counter. The FOR loop can be increment can be either positive or negative values.

Positive Increment

Let's first look at an example of how to increment the counter of a FOR loop by a positive value.

For example:

In this example, we've used Step 2 in the FOR loop to change the increment to 2. What this means is that the FOR loop would start at 1, increment by 2, and end at 9. The code would display 5 message boxes with the following values: 1, 3, 5, 7, and 9.

Negative Increment

Now, let's look at how to increment the counter of a FOR loop by a negative value.

For example:

When you increment by a negative value, you need the starting number to be the higher value and the ending number to be the lower value, since the FOR loop will be counting down. So in this example, the FOR loop will start at 50, increment by -5, and end at 30. The code would display 5 message boxes with the following values: 50, 45, 40, 35, and 30.

Double Loop

Next, let's look at an example of how to create a double FOR loop in Microsoft Excel.

For example:

Here we have 2 FOR loops. The outer FOR loop is controlled by the LCounter1 variable. The inner FOR loop is controlled by the LCounter2 variable.

In this example, the outer FOR loop would loop 4 times (starting at 1 and ending at 4) and the inner FOR loop would loop 2 times (starting at 8 and ending at 9). Within the inner loop, the code would display a message box each time with the value of the LCounter1-LCounter2. So in this example, 8 message boxes would be displayed with the following values: 1-8, 1-9, 2-8, 2-9, 3-8, 3-9, 4-8, and 4-9.

Triple Loop

Next, let's look at an example of how to create a triple FOR loop in Microsoft Excel.

For example:

Here we have 3 FOR loops. The outer-most FOR loop is controlled by the LCounter1 variable. The next FOR loop is controlled by the LCounter2 variable. The inner-most FOR loop is controlled by the LCounter3 variable.

In this example, the outer-most FOR loop would loop 2 times (starting at 1 and ending at 2) , the next FOR loop would loop 2 times (starting at 5 and ending at 6), and the inner-most FOR loop would loop 2 times (starting at 7 and ending at 8).

Within the inner-most loop, the code would display a message box each time with the value of the LCounter1-LCounter2-LCounter3. This code would display 8 message boxes with the following values: 1-5-7, 1-5-8, 1-6-7, 1-6-8, 2-5-7, 2-5-8, 2-6-7, and 2-6-8.

The first option on the View menu of the Office 2011 for Mac Visual Basic Editor (VBE) is the Code option, which is grayed out until you make at least one Code window visible in the VBE. A common way to open a new code window is to use Insert→Module. A module is like a new word processing document window — it’s blank. Nothing interesting happens until you start writing. The same VBE features apply to Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.

Exploring the Office 2011 VBE Code Window

Notice that horizontal lines separate the declarations section and each of the two macros. The lines are drawn automatically by the VBE. Each macro section is called a procedure. More about Code windows:

• Object pop-up menu: This is the pop-up menu on the left side of the window; it provides a list of shortcuts to objects.

• Procedure pop-up menu: This is the pop-up menu on the right side of the window; it provides a list of shortcuts to procedures and declarations. When an object is chosen in the Object pop-up menu, the procedures that are applicable to the selected object are displayed.

• Declarations section: (Optional) Public declarations appear at the top of a Code module.

• Macro modules: Each macro, or procedure, is separated by a line.

• Procedure view button: Click to limit the display to the declaration or procedure section that has the insertion cursor.

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• Full Module view button: Click to display all Code window contents.

Writing VBA code in Office 2011 for Mac

As with a word processor, in a Code window the editor knows which commands are legal and which are not, and the editor gives you feedback as you type. New for VBA (Visual Basic for Applications) in Office 2011 is Intellisense, a feature that helps you automatically complete your code as you type. To see how Intellisense works, declare a public variable in an empty Code window:

1. Choose Insert→Module to display a blank Code window.

2. Type the following code exactly as you see it here and press Return at the end of the line:

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Notice that after you type as, a pop-up menu appears. This is Intellisense at work. If you know what you want to type, you can keep right on typing. But if you want to see all the possible options, use the pop-up menu.

Getting help with VBA code in Office 2011 for Mac

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You can rely on the following five principal sources of code examples, syntax help, and general programming assistance:

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• Macro recorder: In Excel and Word, you can record your actions and then look at the code that was recorded inside the modules.

• Object browser: A handy treasure trove of information about the objects, methods, and properties of Office.

• Help: The Help system within the VBE is minimal. Microsoft plans to provide VBA help for Excel only.

• Internet: Search the Internet for VBA code examples.

• Books on VBA: You can find plenty of books about VBA.