Add a Degree Symbol to Selection Using Macros In Excel

Have numbers that are degrees but you are having difficulty inserting the degree symbol to each? Excel Macros can modify your numbers and you will add a degree symbol to your selection in a single click!

You will learn here on how you can customize text and modify it using Macros.

Make sure your Excel has the Developer Tab enabled following this tutorial.

I explain how you can do this below step by step!

What does it do?

Adds a degree symbol to each number in your selection

Copy Source Code:

Sub AddDegreeSymbolToSelection()

Dim rng As Range

'Loop through the entire selection
For Each rng In Selection
'Set the active cell
rng.Select
'For each number, add the degree symbol at the end
If ActiveCell <> "" Then
If IsNumeric(ActiveCell.Value) Then
ActiveCell.Value = ActiveCell.Value & "°"
End If
End If
Next

End Sub

Final Result: 

Exercise Workbook:

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This is our list of numbers:

STEP 1: Go to Developer > Code > Visual Basic

 

STEP 2: Paste in your code and Select Save. Close the window afterwards.

 

STEP 3: Let us test it out!

Open the sheet containing the data. Go to Developer > Code > Macros

 

Make sure your numbers and macro are selected. Click Run.

 

With just one click, all your numbers have the degree symbol added to it!

 

How to Add a Degree Symbol to Selection Using Macros In Excel