Excel VBA in easy steps

by Mike McGrath

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781840787375
Publisher:	In Easy Steps Limited
Publication date:	02/14/2017
Series:	In Easy Steps
Edition description:	Second Edition
Pages:	192
Product dimensions:	7.20(w) x 8.80(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Mike McGrath gained his extensive knowledge of computer languages while working as a developer contracting to companies around the world. Mike is an established In Easy Steps author with several guides to his credit including: C++; Javascript, Java, Linux, PHP, SQL and Visual Basic Express.

Table of Contents

1 Getting started 7

Introducing Excel VBA 8

Recording a macro 10

Viewing macro code 12

Testing a macro 14

Editing macro code 15

Referencing relatives 16

Saving macros 18

Trusting macros 20

Summary 22

2 Writing macros 23

Exploring the Editor 24

Creating a macro 26

Adding toolbar buttons 28

Adding Form Controls 30

Recognizing hierarchy 32

Identifying a range 34

Addressing cells 36

Summary 38

3 Storing values 39

Creating variables 40

Defining data types 42

Managing strings 44

Producing arrays 46

Describing dimensions 48

Representing objects 50

Declaring constants 52

Summary 54

4 Performing operations 55

Doing arithmetic 56

Making comparisons 58

Assessing logic 60

Joining strings 62

Understanding precedence 64

Summary 66

5 Making statements 67

Choosing a branch 68

Branching alternatives 70

Selecting branches 72

Performing loops 74

Looping while true 76

Breaking from loops 78

Iterating for each 80

Including with 82

Summary 84

6 Executing procedures 85

Calling subroutines 86

Modifying scope 88

Passing arguments 90

Adding modules 92

Fixing values 94

Debugging code 96

Handling errors 98

Summary 100

7 Employing functions 101

Defining a function 102

Calling a function 104

Scoping a function 106

Passing array arguments 108

Stating options 110

Returning errors 112

Debugging functions 114

Describing functions 116

Summary 118

8 Recognizing events 119

Creating event-handlers 120

Opening workbook events 122

Changing workbook events 124

Closing workbook events 126

Spotting worksheet changes 128

Catching worksheet clicks 130

Listening for keystrokes 132

Observing the time 134

Summary 136

9 Opening dialogs 137

Acquiring input 138

Showing messages 140

Importing files 142

Saving files 144

Producing data forms 146

Executing Ribbon commands 148

Summary 150

10 Providing UserForm dialogs 151

Inserting a UserForm 152

Adding controls 154

Comparing control types 156

Adjusting properties 158

Naming controls 160

Displaying forms 162

Handling form events 164

Managing lists 166

Summary 168

11 Developing apps 169

Ignoring modes 170

Indicating progress 172

Controlling MultiPages 174

Tabbing data pages 176

Showing chart info 178

Creating Add-ins 180

Installing Add-ins 182

Adding Ribbon buttons 184

Summary 186

Index 187