Excel VBA in easy steps

✍ Scribed by Mike McGrath

• Publisher: In Easy Steps Limited
• Year: 2017
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 270
• Edition: 2
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Excel VBA in easy steps begins by explaining how to record and edit macro procedures to manipulate Excel worksheet entries, then describes how to create your own macro programs in the Visual Basic Editor (VBE) that is included with the Excel application. This book then demonstrates how to program Excel procedures, provide Excel user forms, and create Excel apps. Each chapter builds your knowledge of Visual Basic for Applications.

Excel VBA in easy steps contains separate chapters on the major features of the VBA language. There are complete example programs that demonstrate each aspect of Visual Basic for Applications together with screenshots that illustrate the output when that program has been executed. The sample code provided all has colored syntax-highlighting for clearer understanding.

By the end of this book you will have gained a sound understanding of Visual Basic for Applications and be able to write your own VBA programs that can be executed in the Microsoft Excel Office application. You need have no previous knowledge of any programming language, so it's ideal for the newcomer to computer programming.

✦ Table of Contents

Title
Copyright
Contents
1 Getting started
Introducing Excel VBA
Recording a macro
Viewing macro code
Testing a macro
Editing macro code
Referencing relatives
Saving macros
Trusting macros
Summary
2 Writing macros
Exploring the Editor
Creating a macro
Adding toolbar buttons
Adding form controls
Recognizing hierarchy
Identifying a Range
Addressing Cells
Summary
3 Storing values
Creating variables
Defining data types
Managing strings
Producing arrays
Describing dimensions
Representing objects
Declaring constants
Summary
4 Performing operations
Doing arithmetic
Making comparisons
Assessing logic
Joining strings
Understanding precedence
Summary
5 Making statements
Choosing a branch
Branching alternatives
Selecting branches
Performing loops
Looping while true
Breaking from loops
Iterating for each
Including with
Summary
6 Executing procedures
Calling subroutines
Modifying scope
Passing arguments
Adding modules
Fixing values
Debugging code
Handling errors
Summary
7 Employing functions
Defining a function
Calling a function
Scoping a function
Passing array arguments
Stating options
Returning errors
Debugging functions
Describing functions
Summary
8 Recognizing events
Creating event-handlers
Opening workbook events
Changing workbook events
Closing workbook events
Spotting worksheet changes
Catching worksheet clicks
Listening for keystrokes
Observing the time
Summary
9 Opening dialogs
Acquiring input
Showing messages
Importing files
Saving files
Producing data forms
Executing Ribbon commands
Summary
10 Providing UserForm dialogs
Inserting a UserForm
Adding controls
Comparing control types
Adjusting properties
Naming controls
Displaying forms
Handling form events
Managing lists
Summary
11 Developing apps
Ignoring modes
Indicating progress
Controlling MultiPages
Tabbing data pages
Showing chart info
Creating Add-ins
Installing Add-ins
Adding Ribbon buttons
Summary
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