Mouse Click Event in VBA

I would need to trigger code when the user CLICKS into the cell, but NOT when the user enters the cell with the keyboard. Only when he clicks with the mouse on it. Is there really no chance to capture the left click event on a cell?
I want to show a custom dropdown only when the user clicks with the left mouse button to the cell, but not when the user navigates through the worksheet, like with TAB, Page-Down, Page-Up, and so on

Sorry, I had wrong Sub names: leftout "Before" and left out "Cancel As Boolean" in my previous comment for <Right_Click> AND <Double_Click> Events

Private Sub Worksheet_BeforeRightClick (ByVal Target As Range, Cancel As Boolean)
If Not Intersect(Target, Range("B5")) Is Nothing Then
Cancel = True 'To stop standard <Right_Click> event
Range("B5").Value = 10
End If
End Sub

"He wants a value inserted in a cell when that cell is clicked on."

There would be much less possibility of unwanted side-effects by using <Right_Click> OR <Double_Click>
Private Sub Worksheet_Right_Click (ByVal Target As Range)
If Not Intersect(Target, Range("B5")) Is Nothing Then
Cancel = True 'To stop standard <Right_Click> event
Range("B5").Value = 10
End If
End Sub

To control Various Cells with one outcome eg, .value = 10

Private Sub Worksheet_Right_Click (ByVal Target As Range) 'Or Double_Click
Dim rngControlledCells as Range
Dim rngCellToChange as Range 'Can't use Target as ByVal
Set rngControlledCells = Range("B5","C25") 'Cells or Ranges as Desired

Set rngCellToChange = Intersect(Target, rngControlledCells )
If Not rngCellToChange Is Nothing Then
Cancel = True 'To stop standard <Right_Click> event
rngCellToChange.Value = 10
End If 'Could add tidy-up set <RangeVariables to Nothing
End Sub

@Willly
I hadn't noticed those two, I must give them a try..
Merry Xmas
Alan

I was surprised to see that in this tip a question about the Mouse Click event was "solved" by using the SelectionChange event although Excel supports two mouse events:
Private Sub Worksheet_BeforeDoubleClick(ByVal Target As Range, Cancel As Boolean)
'...
End Sub
and
Private Sub Worksheet_BeforeRightClick(ByVal Target As Range, Cancel As Boolean)
'...
End Sub

Better use one of these instead.

@S. W.
You are correct. Allen Wyatt is demonstrating so called “Event” type coding. The coding is triggered by an event, in this case a selection change. If you are “somewhere” in the worksheet and then select another place or cell , then you changed the selection , and so the coding fires. If you then continue to click on the same cell then there is no selection change: you are selecting the same place.
To get things to fire generally when you click somewhere, then some form of “Button” is typically used.
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if you click on the same cell more than once, the SelectionChange event does not fire. Unless I'm missing something...

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How can i use this code to count clicks in different cells?

Public xRgS, xRgD As Range
Public xNum As Long
Private Sub Worksheet_SelectionChange(ByVal Target As Range)
On Error Resume Next
If Target.Cells.Count > 1 Then Exit Sub
Set xRgS = Range("C6")
If xRgS Is Nothing Then Exit Sub
Set xRgD = Range("N5")
If xRgD Is Nothing Then Exit Sub
If Intersect(xRgS, Target) Is Nothing Then Exit Sub
xNum = xNum + 1
xRgD.Value = xNum
End Sub

this only counts clicks in cell C6, If i copy to another cell it counts the clicks in the new cell AND the first 2, i want it to count individual clicks if thats possible

How can i use this code to count clicks in different cells?

Public xRgS, xRgD As Range
Public xNum As Long
Private Sub Worksheet_SelectionChange(ByVal Target As Range)
On Error Resume Next
If Target.Cells.Count > 1 Then Exit Sub
Set xRgS = Range("C6")
If xRgS Is Nothing Then Exit Sub
Set xRgD = Range("N5")
If xRgD Is Nothing Then Exit Sub
If Intersect(xRgS, Target) Is Nothing Then Exit Sub
xNum = xNum + 1
xRgD.Value = xNum
End Sub

this only counts clicks in cell C6, If i copy to another cell it counts the clicks in the new cell AND the first 2, i want it to count individual clicks if thats possible

@6StringJazzer,
Try using the: Worksheet_BeforeDoubleClick event.
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ISRAEL

@6StringJazzer,
Try using the: Worksheet_BeforeDoubleClick event.
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“Microsoft®” Excel MVP – Excel (2009-2018)
ISRAEL

Unfortunately this is a poor man's mouse click. A right click will also fire SelectionChange, which may not be desired.

@Sumit
Looks like your date is entered as a string using a single quote at the front (ie 'dd-mmm-yy instead of dd-mmm-yy). Remove the single quote from the cell content and make sure cell is formatted as a date value. Should work then.
Cheers

Very helpful. Experimenting with it. Trying to accomplish something similar.

Need to select a random cell, for example
A8,A8,& A8, copy there contents to G7, H7, & I7, then delete Row 8.

The kicker is I need this to happen on any cell I click.

I need to be able to click say

A21:C21 and have the contents moved to G20:I20 then row 21 deleted. This should happen on any cell I select.

This is very helpful however I would like to include two outcomes. If I include another Range("B6").Value = 11
in the statement as below, it doesn't matter which cell I click on, the second statement will happen (ie B6=11).
How can I correct this please? Thanks for your help.

Private Sub Worksheet_SelectionChange(ByVal Target As Range)
If Target.Address = Range("B5").Address Then _
Range("B5").Value = 10
Range ("B6").Value = 11
End Sub

I want to semi-automate changing the data label on a point on an imbedded chart to "est." (estimated). I recorded a macro for doing this, but can't figure out how to trap the mouse click event to select the data point. Any previous tips on this?

@Jeff Kanoza,
The merged area's address is, always, the address of the most upper-left cell.
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Michael (Micky) Avidan
“Microsoft® Answers" - Wiki author & Forums Moderator
“Microsoft®” MVP – Excel (2009-2016)
ISRAEL

I merged 9 cells together, and want to catch the mouse click in the merged area. The above code works fine for a single cell, but doesn't work once I merge them. Any help?

Thanks,
Jeff

This works:
[code snippet]
Private Sub Worksheet_SelectionChange(ByVal Target As Range)
Target = Format(Date, "dd-mmm-yy")
End Sub
[code snippet]

Hi All,

I am facing problem regarding text format to date, in my existing report date is coming ('03-Nov-14) but i want its should be (03-Nov-14).
Please help what is the vba code for above changes?

thanks and Reards
Sumit