Good question, Bob. <grin

I imagine that a Google web search would turn up some answers:
inurl:excel "what is a macro"

You could start at the VBA Tutorials and read the first page
of each tutorial (Introductions) to get an idea of what macros are.
http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel...m#vbatutorials

You might also take a look at Chip Pearson's page as well
Macros and Functions (, for the difference between)
http://www.cpearson.com/excel/differen.htm
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HTH,
David McRitchie, Microsoft MVP - Excel [site changed Nov. 2001]
My Excel Pages: http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel/excel.htm
Search Page: http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel/search.htm

"Bob Phillips" wrote in message ...
Homework?

"Afolabi" wrote in message
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Pls tell me what macros are, and what benefit(s) do they serve?

I use office 2003