March 2007
Beginner
432 pages
10h 25m
English
Overview
“VBA for the 2007 Microsoft Office System is jam-packed with code samples that you’ll be able to reuse right away in your VBA projects.”
—Guy Barrette, Microsoft MVP & Regional Director, .NET Expertise
Developyour VBA expertise instantly with proven techniques
VBA for the 2007 Microsoft® Office System shows you how to take full advantage of the 2007 Microsoft Office suite by automating routine Office tasks. No matter which Office application you’re using, there are some tasks you perform dozens of times, such as typing a section of text, running a series of menu commands, or formatting a document in a particular way.This book shows you how to accomplish the same tasks by incorporating them into a macro that you can run with just a few mouse clicks or keystrokes. This book shows you the basics of VBA programming from the ground up. Even if you’ve never programmed before, VBA for the 2007 Microsoft® Office System will have you up to speed with VBA in no time.You’ll learn how to write programs that control Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access databases, and even Outlook email.You get dozens of example macros that not only illustrate the concepts in the book but also provide you with practical, business-oriented tools that you can use right away to improve your productivity.
Practical, real-world examples for anyone who uses Office applications—not just power users.
Automate or streamline all your repetitive Word, Excel, and PowerPoint chores.
Create custom dialog boxes and custom Ribbon tabs, groups, and buttons to make Office look and work the way you want it to—no program experience required!
Easy-to-understand instructions that make learning VBA fast and fun.
All code examples and documents are available online so you can get started with VBA with a minimum of fuss.
Automate Routine Tasks
Control Word, Excel,
and PowerPoint
Program Access Databases
Automate Document Backups
Create Advanced Email Rules
Build Custom Dialog Boxes
Customize the Office 2007
Ribbon
Access the Registry
Troubleshoot Macro Problems
Control Macro Security
Introduction
I Getting Started with VBA
1 Creating and Running Recorded
Macros
2 Writing Your Own Macros
3 Understanding Program
Variables
4 Building VBA Expressions
5 Working with Objects
6 Controlling Your VBA Code
II Putting VBA to Work
7 Programming Word
8 Programming Excel
9 Programming PowerPoint
10 Programming Access
Databases
11 Programming Outlook
Email
III Getting the Most Out of VBA
12 Creating Custom VBA Dialog
Boxes
13 Customizing the Office 2007
Ribbon
14 VBA Tips and Techniques
15 Trapping Program Errors
16 Debugging VBA Procedures
IV Appendixes
A VBA Statements
B VBA Functions
Index
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