hard to tell. $a$f1278 isn't a valid address you could mean

af1278
a1278
f1278

You don't need $ in VBA for an argument to Range

You could do

If ActiveCell.Address = "$AF$1278" then

You do need the dollar signs here because the comparison is to a string that
would match the results of the Address argument.

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Tom Ogilvy

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Hello,

Is there a better way to start this if statement - it is
not working for me

If ActiveCell.Address = Range("$a$f1278").Address Then