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Master VBA automation quickly and easily to get more out of Excel Excel VBA 24-Hour Trainer, 2nd Edition is the quick-start guide to getting more out of Excel, using Visual Basic for Applications. This unique book/video package has been updated with fifteen new advanced video lessons, providing a total of eleven hours of video training and 45 total lessons to teach you the basics and beyond. This self-paced tutorial explains Excel VBA from the ground up, demonstrating with each advancing lesson how you can increase your productivity. Clear, concise, step-by-step instructions are combined with illustrations, code examples, and downloadable workbooks to give you a practical, in-depth learning experience and results that apply to real-world scenarios.
This is your comprehensive guide to becoming a true Excel power user, with multimedia instruction and plenty of hands-on practice.
Program Excel`s newest chart and pivot table object models
Manipulate the user interface to customize the look and feel of a project
Utilize message boxes, input boxes, and loops to yield customized logical results
Interact with and manipulate Word, Access, PowerPoint, and Outlook from Excel
If you`re ready to get more out of this incredibly functional program, Excel VBA 24-Hour Trainer, 2nd Edition provides the expert instruction and fast, hands-on learning you need.
Introduction
Part – 1: Understanding the Basics
Introducing VBA
What Is VBA?
A Brief History of VBA
What VBA Can Do for You
Liabilities of VBA
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Getting Started with Macros
Composing Your First Macro
Running a Macro
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Introducing the Visual Basic Editor
What Is the VBE?
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Working in the VBE
Toolbars in the VBE
Macros and Modules
Understanding the Code
Editing a Macro with Comments and Improvements to the Code
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Part – 2: Diving Deeper into VBA
Object Oriented Programming: An Overview
What "Object-Oriented Programming" Means
The Object Model
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Variables, Data Types and Constants
What Is a Variable?
Assigning Values to Variables
Why You Need Variables
Data Types
Forcing Variable Declaration
Understanding a Variable`s Scope
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Understanding Objects and Collections
Workbooks
Cells and
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Working with Ranges
Working with Non-contiguously Populated Ranges
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Making Decision with VBA
Understanding Logical Operators
Choosing Between This or That
Getting Users to Make Decisions
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Part – 3: Beyond the Macroi Recorder – Writing Your Own Code
Repeating Actions with Loops
What Is a Loop?
Nesting Loops
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Programming Formulas
Understanding A1 and R1C1 References
Programming Your Formula Solutions with VBA
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Working with Arrays
What Is an Array?
The Option Base Statement
Boundaries in Arrays
Declaring Arrays with Fixed Elements
Declaring Dynamic Arrays with ReDim and Preserve
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Automating Procedures with Worksheet Events
What Is an Event?
Worksheet Events: An Overview
Examples of Common Worksheet Events
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Automating Procedures with Workbook Events
Workbook Events: An Overview
Examples of Common Workbook Events
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Handling Duplicate Items and Records
Deleting Rows Containing Duplicate Entries
Working with Duplicate Data
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Using Embedded Controls
Working with Form Controls and
ActiveX Controls
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Programming Charts
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Programming Pivot Tables and Pivot Charts
Creating a PivotTable Report
Understanding Pivot Caches
Manipulating Pivot Fields in VBA
Manipulating Pivot Items with VBA
Creating a PivotTables Collection
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User-Defined Functions
What Is a User-Defi ned Function?
UDF Examples That Solve Common Tasks
Volatile Functions
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Debugging Your Code
What Is Debugging?
What Causes Errors?
Weapons of Mass Debugging
Trapping Errors
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Part – 4: Advanced Programming Techniques
Creating Userforms
What Is a UserForm?
Creating a UserForm
Designing a UserForm
Adding Controls to a UserForm
Showing a UserForm
Where Does the UserForm`s Code Go?
Closing a UserForm
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Userform Controls and Their Functions
Understanding the Frequently Used UserForm Controls
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Advanced Userforms
The UserForm Toolbar
Modal versus Modeless
Disabling the UserForm`s Close Button
Maximizing Your UserForm`s Size
Selecting and Displaying Photographs on a UserForm
Unloading a UserForm Automatically
Pre-sorting the ListBox and ComboBox Items
Populating ListBoxes and ComboBoxes with Unique Items
Displaying a Real-Time Chart in a UserForm
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Class Modules
What Is a Class?
What Is a Class Module?
Creating Your Own Objects
An Important Benefi t of Class Modules
Creating Collections
Class Modules for Embedded Objects
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Add-Ins
What Is an Excel Add-In?
Creating an Add-In
Converting a File to an Add-In
Installing an Add-In
Creating a User Interface for Your Add-In
Closing Add-Ins
Removing an Add-In from the Add-Ins List
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Managing External Data
Creating QueryTables from Web Queries
Creating a QueryTable for Access
Using Text Files to Store External Data
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Data Access with Activex Data Objects
Introducing ADO
An Introduction to Structured Query Language (SQL)
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Impressing Your Boss (Or Atleast Your Friends)
Selecting Cells and Ranges
Filtering Dates
Setting Page Breaks for Specifi ed Areas
Using a Comment to Log Changes in a Cell
Using the Windows API with VBA
Scheduling Your Workbook for Suicide
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Part – 5: Interacting with Other Office Applications
Overview of Office Automation from Excel
Why Automate Another Application?
Understanding Offi ce Automation
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Working with Work from Excel
Activating a Word Document
Creating a New Word Document
Copying an Excel Range to a Word Document
Printing a Word Document from Excel
Importing a Word Document to Excel
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Working with Outlook from Excel
Opening Outlook
Composing an E-mail in Outlook from Excel
Putting It All Together
E-mailing a Single Worksheet
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Working with Access from Excel
Adding a Record to an Access Table
Exporting an Access Table to an Excel Spreadsheet
Creating a New Table in Access
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Working with Powerpoint from Excel
Creating a New PowerPoint Presentation
Copying a Worksheet Range to a PowerPoint Slide
Copying Chart Sheets to PowerPoint Slides
Running a PowerPoint Presentation from Excel
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Index ISBN - 9788126555475
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Pages : 496
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