Course description
Who is this course for?
This course will enable you to use Excel Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) to automate and customise spreadsheets. Were appropriate your own work requirements may be used as course examples. The course will provide knowledge of customising Access to an Advanced level and an introductory to intermediate level of VBA.
Content
Introducing Macros
Explaining the purpose and potential of Excel macros.
VBA (Macro) Basics
Recording simple macros to automate routines such as document formatting.
Using convenient ways of running macros -objects within documents, and shortcut keys.
Cell Referencing
Using Absolute and Relative referencing in macros.
Methods for Excel navigation and selection.
Working with Excel Objects.
Editing VBA Program Code
An introduction to the programming behind recorded macros.
Understanding the syntax of VBA code.
Making changes and additions to code.
Adding comments.
Using the Basic Help system.
Extending Control
Introducing some commonly used commands to give more power and flexibility to your macros, such as making the actions of your macro conditional on some activity.
Creating non-recordable code for:
Toggling settings.
Managing user-input and displaying messages.
Declaring and using variables.
Use of conditional statements.
Responding to 'Events'.
User Forms
Creating and utilising custom User Forms to manage user interaction.
Processing data returned from user forms.
Troubleshooting Problems
Techniques to help find and resolve problems:
Identifying types of problem.
Interrupting programs.
Monitoring values while programs are running.
Using the De-bug and watch windows.
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