Pasting an image from clipboard using VBA (Excel)

Question

I am trying to write a macro that allows the user to paste an image (like a screenshot) onto my spreadsheet.

I came across this solution but I do not understand it ( Paste an image from clipboard to a cell in Excel )

What I need to achieve: 1) User takes a screenshot, like with Snipping Tool 2) Allow user to paste that image in the clipboard onto a specified area (and size) on Sheet 1, aligned to cell J55. 3) Also later, the user should be able to re-use that image (another macro button that pastes that image onto another sheet)

I tried a few codes, like:

 If My.Computer.Clipboard.ContainsImage() Then Dim grabpicture = My.Computer.Clipboard.GetImage() PictureBox1.Image = grabpicture End If 

but I get an error at "Dim grabpicture".

We are using Office 2010.

Answer 1

The code snippet you were trying is not VBA. Here's how you would paste from the clipboard in Excel-VBA:

 Sheet1.Paste Destination:= Sheet1.Range("J55"), Link:= False

This will paste whatever was in the clipboard onto Sheet1, aligned to cell J55. If the clipboard had an image, that image will be pasted.