Excel 2007 VBA

Target Audience

This course is designed for proficient Excel users who wish to learn how to automate standard features and to develop programs in VBA.

Pre-requisites

This course is designed for participants who are proficient users of Excel. Participants should have extensive experience in designing and creating workbooks and a good working knowledge of formulas, ranges, functions and multiple workbooks.

On completion of the course, delegates will be able to:

• Create recorded macros in Excel
• Use the macro recorder to create a variety of macros
• Create and work with user-defined functions
• Work with the main components of the VBA Editor window
• Understand the Excel object model and use the Immediate window
• Create command procedures
• Create and use variables
• Write code to manipulate Excel objects
• Use a range of common programming techniques
• Create a custom form complete with controls and event procedures
• Create code to drive a custom form
• Customise the menu system
• Create procedures that start automatically

Recorded Macros

Setting Macro Security Levels • Recording a Simple Macro • Running a Recorded Macro • Relative Cell References • Running a Macro with Relative References • Viewing a Macro Module  • Modifying a Recorded Macro

Recorder Workshop

Preparing Data for an Application • Recording a Summation Macro • Recording Consolidations • Recording Divisional Macros • Testing Macros  • Creating Objects to Run Macros • Assigning a Macro to an Object

User-Defined Functions

User-Defined Functions Theory • Creating Simple User-Defined Functions • Using User-Defined Functions • Using Multiple Arguments  • Modifying a Function • Creating a Function Library

Using the VBA Editor

Opening and Closing the Editor • Working with the Project Explorer • Working with the Properties Window • Working with the Work Area • Working with a Code Module • Working with a Code Module • Running Procedures from the Editor • Setting Breakpoints in the Editor • Stepping through a Procedure

Understanding VBA

VBA Terminology • Accessing the Excel Object Model  • Using the Immediate Window • Working with Object Collections • Setting Property Values • Working with Worksheets • Using the Object Browser • Programming with the Object Browser

Procedures

Creating a Command Procedure • Making Sense of IntelliSense  • Using the Edit Toolbar • Commenting Statements  •  Indenting Code • Bookmarking in Procedures

Using Variables

Creating & Using Variables • Implicit and Explicit Declarations  • The Scope of Variables • Procedure Level Scoping • Module Level Scoping  • Passing Variables by Reference • Passing Variables by Value • Data Types • Declaring Data Types • Using Arrays

Using Excel Objects

Application Methods & Properties • Workbook Methods & Properties  • Viewing Excel & the Editor Together • Using Workbook Objects • Worksheet Methods & Properties • Using Worksheet Objects • Range Methods & Properties • Using Range Objects • Project - Using Objects in a Procedure

Programming Techniques

The MsgBox Function • Sending Messages to the User • InputBox Techniques • Using the InputBox Function • Using the InputBox Method • The IF Statement  • Using IF for Single Conditions  • Using IF for Multiple Conditions • The FOR NEXT Statement • Looping with Known or Specified Iterations • The DO LOOP Statement  • Looping with Unknown Iterations

Creating Custom Forms

Creating a Custom Form • Adding Text Boxes to a Form • Changing Text Box Control Properties • Adding Label Controls to a Form  • Adding a Combo Box Control  • Adding Option Buttons • Adding Command Butto • Running a Custom Form

Programming Custom Forms

Initialising a Form  • Closing a Form • Project - Transferring Data from a Form • Running Form Procedures  • Creating Error Checking Procedures • Running a Form from a Procedure

Custom Menus

Creating a New Menu • Creating a Cascade Menu • Adding Menu Commands • Assigning Macros to Menu Commands  • Removing a Menu

Automatic Startup

Programming Automatic Procedures • Running Automatic Procedures • Automatically Starting a Workbook

You may also be interested in some of the following related courses below:

Microsoft - Excel 2007 - Foundation
Microsoft - Excel 2007 - Intermediate
Microsoft - Excel 2007 - Power User

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We have a rolling programme of Scheduled Public sessions for the majority of standard courses – both in IT Productivity and Management & Soft Skills. Group sizes are limited to ensure optimum learning amongst delegates.

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