Our Excel 2013 Introduction to VBA class will help you understand how to unlock the hidden power of Excel. Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) is a powerful programming language that comes bundled with Excel, and learning how to use it will dramatically increase your productivity and effectiveness. (Two day, 12-hour class.)
If you are new to VBA and programming in general, this is the perfect class for you!
Objectives
This course is designed to help the student become familiar with the Visual Basic Editor (VBE), make use of Excel objects, basic VBA programming, event handling, control structures, and debugging tools.
Prerequisites
Proficiency with Microsoft Excel. Knowledge of the Excel Object Model helpful but not required.
- Two day, 12-hour class (offered approximately once per month)
$995$895 ($100 discount)
Topics
Getting Started
- Introducing Visual Basic for Applications
- Displaying the Developer Tab in the Ribbon
- Recording a Macro
- Saving a Macro-Enabled Workbook
- Running a Macro
- Editing a Macro in the Visual Basic Editor
- Understanding the Development Environment
- Using Visual Basic Help
- Closing the Visual Basic Editor
- Understanding Macro Security
Working with Procedures and Functions
- Understanding Modules
- Creating a Standard Module
- Understanding Procedures
- Creating a Sub Procedure
- Calling Procedures
- Using the Immediate Window to Call Procedures
- Creating a Function Procedure
- Naming Procedures
- Working with the Code Editor
Understanding Objects
- Navigating the Excel Object Hierarchy
- Understanding Collections
- Using the Object Browser
- Working with Properties
- Using the With Statement
- Working with Methods
- Creating an Event Procedure
Using Expressions, Variables, and Intrinsic Functions
- Understanding Expressions and Statements
- Declaring Variables
- Understanding Data Types
- Working with Variable Scope
- Using Intrinsic Functions
- Understanding Constants
- Using Intrinsic Constants
- Using Message Boxes
- Using Input Boxes
- Declaring and Using Object Variables
Controlling Program Execution
- Understanding Control-of-Flow Structures
- Working with Boolean Expressions
- Using the If…End If Decision Structures
- Using the Select Case…End Select Structure
- Using the Do…Loop Structure
- Using the For…To…Next Structure
- Using the For Each…Next Structure
- Guidelines for use of Control-of-Flow Structures
Working with Forms and Controls
- Understanding UserForms
- Using the Toolbox
- Working with UserForm Properties, Events, and Methods
- Understanding Controls
- Setting Control Properties in the Properties Window
- Working with the Label Control
- Working with the Text Box Control
- Working with the Command Button Control
- Working with the Combo Box Control
- Working with the Frame Control
- Working with Option Button Controls
- Working with Control Appearance
- Setting the Tab Order
- Populating a Control
- Adding Code to Controls
- Launching a Form in Code
Working with the PivotTable Object
- Understanding PivotTables
- Creating a PivotTable Using Worksheet Data
- Working with the PivotTable Objects
- Working with the PivotFields Collection
- Assigning a Macro to the Quick Access Toolbar
Debugging Code
- Understanding Errors
- Using Debugging Tools
- Setting Breakpoints
- Stepping through Code
- Using Break Mode during Run mode
- Determining the Value of Expressions
Handling Errors
- Understanding Error Handling
- Understanding VBA’s Error Trapping Options
- Trapping Errors with the On Error Statement
- Understanding the Err Object
- Writing an Error-Handling Routine
- Working with Inline Error Handling
