VBA COURSE OUTLINE

Section1: Basic of Macros in Excel

LESSON 1 : VISUAL BASIC EDITOR (VBE) IN EXCEL

OperationsandmanipulationswithVBE,VisualBasic(writingprocedure/Functions,Modules,
UserForms), Projects window/Code Window/Property window, Toolbars/Obje
ct Browser(Library Functions)

LESSON 2 : THE PROJECT WINDOW IN THE VISUAL BASIC EDITOR OF EXCEL

DetailedExplanationofproject Window, where you see all the opened Workbooks;

where youadd modules and user forms.

LESSON 3 : THE PROPERTIES WINDOW IN THE VISUAL BASIC EDITOR OF EXCEL

The propertiesof the Workbooks; the names of the modules and the properties
of all thecomponentsof theuserform.

LESSON 4 : THE CODE WINDOW IN THE VISUAL BASIC EDITOR OF EXCEL

Write and test all your code, see the dropdown lists in code Window.

LESSON 5 : DEVELOPING MACROS IN THE VBE

Startwithcreating new VBA procedures from scratch. Learn the loops, Functions,
variablesandotherfeatures.

LESSON 6 : TESTING MACROS IN THE VBE

UsetheF5/F8/F9 keys and see what you procedure does in Excel step by step.
Back up,correct andre-test.

LESSON 7 : EXCEL MACROS RECORDER

Use the r ec or d er to dev el o p ma cro s r a pi dl y, i f you want to do more the Macro r ec or d er is the best
t ea ch er and will be gr eat a s si st a n t even when you b ec o m e an ex per t at p r o g r a m m i n g in
VBA. I t wr i te s the code for you. In this ch a pter you will l ear n about and t ry the Macro r e c or
d e r . You will run the macro that you have r e c or d e d .

LESSON 8 : MODIFYING MACROS IN THE VBE

Modifytherecordedandexistingmanuallycreatedmacros..

LESSON 9 : VBA SECURITY AND PROTECTION.

Disable Macros/Enablemacros, password protection for a VBA code, Excel file. Pr

otect yourcode, your sheetsand your computer.

LESSON 10 : VBA EVENTS

For a p r o c e d ur e to start i t must be t r i gg er ed, cl i c ki n g on a butt on can cl ose a wor k book, al so
the val ue of cell can be c h a n g e d ..

Section 2: Programming Macros in Excel

LESSON 11 : CODE IN VBA FOR EXCEL

Coding tips andtricks, Howto select the cell how to enter the value into the cell
, how tomodify, how to change the text background etc. basic

LESSON 12 : WORKING WITH THE APPLICATION, WORKBOOKS, WORKSHEETS

Application eventsusing VBE like, Open (), workbook_changed (), Quit () List of f
unction tooperatetheexcel workbook, sheet(cut/copy/paste), Chart

LESSON 13 : PLAYING AROUND THE WORKSHEET

Differentfunctiontooperatetheworksheet,calculationandmore.

LESSON 14 : COMMUNICATING WITH USERS USING MESSAGE AND INPUT BOXES

Interactingwiththeuserwithminimaleffortusingdialogboxes.

LESSON 15 : WORKING WITH EXCEL DATABASE AND FILTERS

Retrievethedatabaseinformation (Access Database) into worksheet or on the use

r forms inexcel, sort andfilter the data.

LESSON 16 : DEALING WITH ERRORS

Howtodealwitherr or sin VBAcod e,h owto adde rr orhandlert oha ndletheru nti meer ror .

LESSON 17 : WORKING WITH VARIABLES.

Hardco ding/Dy nami ccod ing ,VARIANTty peva ri abl e

LESSON 18 : WORKING WITH STATEMENTS / LOOPS / FUNCTIONS.

Theya ret heKI LL,theIF_THEN_ELSE _END,SE LE CT_CASE,DO_LOOP,FOR_ NEXT,or

c reat in gE xcelf unc tions, usingexis tingVBAf unc tions( e. gLcas e,Ucase,Now, Range etc .)

LESSON 19 : WORKING WITH EXTERNAL DATA AND SQL.

When you c on n ect to outsi de so ur c e of data ( l ar ge d at a b a s e , text f i les, other excel w o r k b o o k s,

Ac ce ss etc.) the co m p uter is usi ng SQL s tr u ct u r e Qu er y l a n g u a g e) a s p e ci al i z e d l an g ua g e to
wor k with data. You can use Ex c el ’ s f u n ct i o n al i t i e s to co nn ect and e xtr a ct data but you
can also use di r ectl y the SQL l a n g u a g e. I t is much fa ster .

LESSON 20 : WORKING WITH WINDOWS AND OTHER MICROSOFT PROGRAMS.

With VBAforExcel you can develop VBA procedures (macros) to work within in Exc
el whilecallingotherMicrosoft programe4slikeAccess,Notepad, Word,Projectande
ven Windows.

Section 3: User Forms and Controls in Excel

LESSON 21 : FORMS (USER FORMS) IN VBA FOR EXCEL.

DevelopUser Forms; Manage and Set the Control Properties, access the control
with VBAcode.

LESSON 22 : PROPERTIES AND VBA CODE FOR COMMAND BUTTONS.

The“CLICK”controlwheremostofthecoderesidesinauserform.

LESSON 23 : PROPERTIES AND VBA CODE FOR LABELS & TEXT BOXES.

Theuserjustseesitandcannotsubmitanyinformationwithit.

LESSON 24 : PROPERTIES AND VBA CODE FOR COMBO BOXES

TheBIGcontrol,Itisadrop-downlist.

LESSON 25 : PROPERTIES AND VBA CODE FOR LIST BOXES.

Whenmultiplechoicesareanecessity.

LESSON 26: PROPERTIES & VBA CODE FOR CHECK BOXES, OPTION BUTTONS & FRAMES.

The“True/False”controlstobeusedasagroupwithaframe.

LESSON 27: PROPERTIES AND VBA CODE FOR SPIN BUTTONS.

Theyaresexier than text boxes and sometimes make a difference in the clients’ o
pinion ofyour talent.

LESSON 28: EXCEL VBA CONTROLS’ PROPERTIES AND VBA CODE.

Theyarethecontrolstobuildcatalogsandshoppingcarts.

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