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Find out what Excel is capable of with this step-by-step guide to VBA Short of changing the tires on your car, Microsoft Excel can do pretty much anything. And the possibilities are even more endless when you learn to program with Excel Visual Basic for Applications (VBA). Regardless of your familiarity with Excel VBA,
Excel VBA Programming For Dummies can enhance your experience with the popular spreadsheet software. Pretty soon, you'll be doing things you didn't think were possible in Excel, from automating processes to writing your own worksheet functions. You'll learn how to:
- Understand the basic tools and operations of Visual Basic for Applications
- Create custom spreadsheet functions that make life easier for you and the people maintaining your spreadsheets
- Deal with errors and exceptions and eliminate the bugs in your code
Perfect for anyone who's never even heard of
Excel VBA, Excel VBA Programming For Dummies is also a fantastic resource for intermediate and advanced Excel users looking for a heads-up on the latest features and newest functionality of this simple yet powerful scripting language.
List of contents
Introduction 1
Part 1: Starting Excel VBA Programming 7 Chapter 1: Getting to Know VBA 9
Chapter 2: Building Simple Macros 17
Part 2: Employing VBA with Excel 29 Chapter 3: Working in the Visual Basic Editor 31
Chapter 4: Introducing the Excel Object Model 51
Chapter 5: VBA Sub and Function Procedures 67
Chapter 6: Using the Excel Macro Recorder 83
Part 3: Programming Concepts 97 Chapter 7: Essential VBA Language Elements 99
Chapter 8: Working with Range Objects 119
Chapter 9: Using VBA and Worksheet Functions 135
Chapter 10: Controlling Program Flow and Making Decisions 151
Chapter 11: Automatic Procedures and Events 171
Chapter 12: Error-Handling Techniques 193
Chapter 13: Bug Extermination Techniques 205
Chapter 14: VBA Programming Examples 219
Part 4: Communicating with Your Users 243 Chapter 15: Simple Dialog Boxes 245
Chapter 16: UserForm Basics 263
Chapter 17: Using UserForm Controls 281
Chapter 18: UserForm Techniques and Tricks 301
Chapter 19: Accessing Your Macros through the User Interface 329
Part 5: Putting It All Together 343 Chapter 20: Creating Worksheet Functions 345
Chapter 21: Creating Excel Add-Ins 365
Part 6: The Part of Tens 377 Chapter 22: Ten Handy Visual Basic Editor Tips 379
Chapter 23: Resources for VBA Help 389
Chapter 24: Ten VBA Do's and Don'ts 395
Index 401
About the author
Dick Kusleika has over 25 years' experience helping Office users get the most out of Microsoft's bestselling software. From online forums to blogs, books, and conferences, he delivers sound and straightforward advice to readers of all skill levels.
Summary
Find out what Excel is capable of with this step-by-step guide to VBA
Short of changing the tires on your car, Microsoft Excel can do pretty much anything. And the possibilities are even more endless when you learn to program with Excel Visual Basic for Applications (VBA). Regardless of your familiarity with Excel VBA, Excel VBA Programming For Dummies can enhance your experience with the popular spreadsheet software.
Pretty soon, you'll be doing things you didn't think were possible in Excel, from automating processes to writing your own worksheet functions. You'll learn how to:
* Understand the basic tools and operations of Visual Basic for Applications
* Create custom spreadsheet functions that make life easier for you and the people maintaining your spreadsheets
* Deal with errors and exceptions and eliminate the bugs in your code
Perfect for anyone who's never even heard of Excel VBA, Excel VBA Programming For Dummies is also a fantastic resource for intermediate and advanced Excel users looking for a heads-up on the latest features and newest functionality of this simple yet powerful scripting language.
