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Microsoft Excel 2003 VBA Intro Intermediate

VBA for Excel Training

Microsoft Excel 2 day instructor-led. Courses never cancelled: Guaranteed. From £275 (list price £495)

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New version now available: Excel 2007 VBA Intro Intermediate

Who is this training course suitable for?

Advanced users of Microsoft Excel responsible for very large and variable amounts of data, or teams, who want to learn how to program features and functions to improve the accessibility and usability of their data.

Prerequisites

A high proficiency of Microsoft Excel is essential, or completion of our Microsoft Excel Advanced course.

Benefits

At the end of the course the delegate will have covered the fundamentals of VBA, including working with procedures and functions, understanding objects, using expressions, variables and intrinsic functions. They will have mastered how to control program execution, working with forms and controls, working with the PivotTable object. Finally the course also includes modules on debugging code, handling errors to ensure minimal downtime while building and effecting the program.

Course Syllabus

Getting Started
Introducing Visual Basic for Applications
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
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 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
Working with the PivotTable wizard method
Working with PivotFields
Assigning a procedure to a custom 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 error object
Writing an error handling routine
Working with inline error handling

Public Schedule - Pricing and Availability

Excel VBA Intro Intermediate 2 day course
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2003 Mon 22 + Tue 23 Mar 2010 Bloomsbury 0 FULL    
2007 Tue 6 + Wed 7 Apr 2010 Bloomsbury 4 Book now £470 £475
2003 Wed 7 + Thu 8 Apr 2010 Southwark 7 Book now £445 £450
2007 Thu 15 + Fri 16 Apr 2010 Bloomsbury 0 FULL    
2003 Wed 21 + Thu 22 Apr 2010 Bloomsbury 7 Book now £445 £450
2007 Wed 28 + Thu 29 Apr 2010 Bloomsbury 6 Book now £445 £450
2003 Thu 6 + Fri 7 May 2010 Southwark 7 Book now £445 £450
2007 Thu 13 + Fri 14 May 2010 Bloomsbury 0 FULL    
2003 Thu 27 + Fri 28 May 2010 Bloomsbury 9 Book now £345 £350
2007 Mon 7 + Tue 8 Jun 2010 Bloomsbury 8 Book now £445 £450
Full Schedule: See all 35 Excel VBA Intro Intermediate course dates.
Bookings currently available until 22nd December 2010.

"What do I get on the day?"

What is Microsoft Excel?

Microsoft Excel is a popular computer program that allows you to create and edit spreadsheets. These are used to store information in columns and rows that can then be organised and/or processed. Spreadsheets are designed to work well with numbers but often include text.


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