Excel Select vs Activate

Question

What is the difference between the VBA code wb.Sheets(1).Cells.Select and wb.Sheets(1).Activate?

Answer 1

Here is an explanation from MSDN

You first example wb.Sheets(1).Cells.Select allows you to select multiple cells

The second wb.Sheets(1).Activate makes the sheet active.

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