VBA using Excel
| Date |
Location |
Duration |
Cost |
11 Oct 2010 (Mon) 12 Oct 2010 (Tue) 13 Oct 2010 (Wed) | Washington | 3 | £ 750 |
30 Nov 2010 (Tue) 01 Dec 2010 (Wed) 02 Dec 2010 (Thu) | Washington | 3 | £ 750 |
16 Mar 2011 (Wed) 17 Mar 2011 (Thu) 18 Mar 2011 (Fri) | Washington | 3 | £ 750 |
01 Jun 2011 (Wed) 02 Jun 2011 (Thu) 03 Jun 2011 (Fri) | Washington | 3 | £ 750 |
02 Aug 2011 (Tue) 03 Aug 2011 (Wed) 04 Aug 2011 (Thu) | Washington | 3 | £ 750 |
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Course Overview
This course is aimed at those people who find they have reached their limit with the menu items of Excel and need to modify Excel to be better suited to their environment, by creating their own functions and procedures.
Prerequisites
- Delegates should have attended the Excel level 3 course or have equivalent knowledge. Previous use of macros would be an advantage, but is not essential.
Objectives
Related Courses
Training Options
- Scheduled public courses at one of our training venues
- Private course at your company office throughout the UK, at one of our training venues (Durham, Newcastle or Washington) or at an independent location, convenient to you
- Bespoke course written to your specific needs, at your company office throughout the UK, at our training venue or at an independent location, convenient to you
- For further information please contact us on 0191 377 8377
What's Included
- 1 delegate per computer
- Relaxed refreshment area at our training venues
- Lunch and refreshments when training is delivered at our training venue
- Comprehensive course manual and exercises
Course Content
Getting Started
Introducing Visual Basic for Applications
Recording a Macro
Running a Macro
Editing a Macro in the Visual Basic Editor
Understanding the Development Environment
Using Visual Basic Help
Closing the Visual Basic Editor
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...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: Text Box Control. Command Button Control, Combo Box Control, Frame Control and Option Button Controls
Working with Control Appearance
Setting the Tab Order
Populating a Control
Adding Code to Controls
Launching a Form in Code
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