Programming in VBA - Using Microsoft Excel 2010

The skills and knowledge acquired in this course are sufficient to be able to create real life working VBA applications within Excel. The learner will be able to work with VBA within the Excel environment to program and automate worksheet operations

This publication assumes the learner has a good knowledge of working with Excel. The learner should at least be able to create and edit workbooks, enter formulas, copy, paste, and format data. The learner must also have a general understanding of personal computers and the Windows operating system environment and be able to use Windows Explorer to locate and copy files.

Learning Outcomes At the completion of this course the learner should be able to:
- create recorded macros in Excel
- use the macro recorder to create a variety of macros
- understand the Excel object model and VBA concepts
- work effectively with the main features of the VBA Editor window
- create procedures in VBA
- create and use variables
- create and work with user-defined functions in VBA
- write code to manipulate Excel objects
- use a range of common programming techniques
- create a custom form complete with an assortment of controls
- create code to drive a user form
- create procedures that start automatically
- write a variety of error handling routines

Understanding Excel Macros
Setting Macro Security
Saving A Document As Macro Enabled
Recording A Simple Macro
Running A Recorded Macro
Relative Cell References
Running A Macro With Relative References
Viewing A Macro
Editing A Macro
Assigning A Macro To The Toolbar
Running A Macro From The Toolbar
Assigning A Macro To The Ribbon
Assigning A Keyboard Shortcut To A Macro
Deleting A Macro
Copying A Macro

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 Objec

Programming In Microsoft Excel
VBA Terminology
Understanding Objects
Viewing The Excel 2010 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
The Best VBA Help Available

The VBA Editor Screen
Opening And Closing The Editor
Using The Project Explorer
Working With The Properties Window
Using The Work Area
Viewing Other Panes
Working With Toolbars
Working With A Code Module
Running Code From The Editor
Setting Breakpoints In Code
Stepping Through Code

Understanding Procedures
Where Procedures Live
Creating A New Sub Routine
Making Sense Of IntelliSense
Using The Edit Toolbar
Commenting Statements
Indenting Code
Bookmarking In Procedures

Understanding Variables
Creating And Using Variables
Explicit Declarations
The Scope Of Variables
Procedure Level Scoping
Module Level Scoping
Passing Variables
Passing Variables By Reference
Passing Variables By Value
Data Types For Variables
Declaring Data Types
Using Arrays

Understanding Functions
Creating VBA Functions
Using A VBA Function In A Worksheet
Setting Function Data Types
Using Multiple Arguments
Modifying A VBA Function
Creating A Function Library
Referencing A Function Library
Importing A VBA Module
Using A Function In VBA Code

The Application Object
The Workbook Objects
Program Testing With The Editor
Using Workbook Objects
The Worksheets Object
Using The Worksheets Object
The Range Object
Using Range Objects
Using Objects In A Procedure

The MsgBox Function
Using MsgBox
InputBox Techniques
Using The InputBox Function
Using The InputBox Method
The IF Statement
Using IF For Single Conditions
Using IF For Multiple Conditions
The Select Case Statement
Using The Select Case Statement
For Loops
Looping With Specified Iterations
The Do…Loop Statement
Looping With Unknown Iterations

Understanding VBA 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 Buttons
Running A Custom Form

Handling Form Events
Initialising A Form
Closing A Form
Transferring Data From A Form
Running Form Procedures
Creating Error Checking Procedures
Running A Form From A Procedure
Running A Form From The Toolbar

Programming Automatic Procedures
Running Automatic Procedures
Automatically Starting A Workbook

Understanding Error Types
The On Error Statement
Simple Error Trapping
Using The Resume Statement
Using Decision Structures In Error Handlers
Working With Err Object
Error Handling In Forms
Coding Error Handling In Forms
Defining Custom Errors