Watches Object

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A collection of all the Watch objects in a specified application.

Example

Use the Watches property of the Application object to return a Watches collection.

In the following example, Microsoft Excel creates a new Watch object using the Add method. This example creates a summation formula in cell A3, and then adds this cell to the watch facility.

Visual Basic for Applications 
  Sub AddWatch()

With Application
    .Range("A1").Formula = 1
    .Range("A2").Formula = 2
    .Range("A3").Formula = "=Sum(A1:A2)"
    .Range("A3").Select
    .Watches.Add Source:=ActiveCell
End With



End Sub

You can specify to remove individual cells from the watch facility by using the Delete method of the Watches collection. This example deletes cell A3 on worksheet 1 of book 1 from the Watch Window. This example assumes you have added the cell A3 on sheet 1 of book 1 (using the previous example to add a Watch object).

Visual Basic for Applications 
  Sub DeleteAWatch()

Application.Watches(Workbooks("Book1").Sheets("Sheet1").Range("A3")).Delete



End Sub

You can also specify to remove all cells from the Watch Window, by using the Delete method of the Watches collection. This example deletes all cells from the Watch Window.

Visual Basic for Applications 
  Sub DeleteAllWatches()

Application.Watches.Delete



End Sub

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