ActiveSheet.UsedRange.Columns.Count - 8 what does it mean?

Question

what does ActiveSheet.UsedRange.Columns.Count - 8 mean in vba?

How does vba know the usedRange?

Answer 1

BernardSaucier has already given you an answer. My post is not an answer but an explanation as to why you shouldn't be using UsedRange.

UsedRange is highly unreliable as shown HERE

To find the last column which has data, use .Find and then subtract from it.

With Sheets("Sheet1")
    If Application.WorksheetFunction.CountA(.Cells) <> 0 Then
        lastCol = .Cells.Find(What:="*", _
                      After:=.Range("A1"), _
                      Lookat:=xlPart, _
                      LookIn:=xlFormulas, _
                      SearchOrder:=xlByColumns, _
                      SearchDirection:=xlPrevious, _
                      MatchCase:=False).Column
    Else
        lastCol = 1
    End If
End With

If lastCol > 8 Then
    'Debug.Print ActiveSheet.UsedRange.Columns.Count - 8

    'The above becomes

    Debug.Print lastCol - 8
End If