Excel 2013 Power Programming with VBA

Excel 2013 Power Programming with VBA

Released April 2013
Publisher(s): Wiley
ISBN: 9781118490396

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Book description

Maximize your Excel 2013 experience using VBA application development

The new Excel 2013 boasts updated features, enhanced power, and new capabilities. Naturally, that means John Walkenbach returns with a new edition of his bestselling VBA Programming book and covers all the methods and tools you need to know in order to program with Excel. With this comprehensive guide, "Mr. Spreadsheet" shows you how to maximize your Excel experience using professional spreadsheet application development tips from his own personal bookshelf.

Featuring a complete introduction to Visual Basic for Applications and fully updated for the latest features of Excel 2013, this essential reference includes an analysis of Excel application development and is packed with procedures, tips, and ideas for expanding Excel's capabilities with VBA.

  • Offers an analysis of Excel application development and a complete introduction to VBA

  • Features invaluable advice from "Mr. Spreadsheet" himself, bestselling author John Walkenbach, who demonstrates all the techniques you need to create Excel applications, both large and small

  • Covers navigating the Excel interface, formatting worksheets, interacting with other Office applications, working with collaboration tools, and using sample workbooks and John Walkenbach's award-winning Power Utility Pak to help enhance your Excel skills

  • Provides tips, tricks, and techniques for expanding Excel's capabilities with VBA that you wont find anywhere else

Excel 2013 Power Programming with VBA is packed with procedures, tips, and ideas for achieving Excel excellence with VBA.

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Table of Contents
  3. Title Page
  4. Introduction
  5. Part I: Some Essential Background
    1. Chapter 1: Excel in a Nutshell
    2. Chapter 2: Formula Tricks and Techniques
    3. Chapter 3: Understanding Excel Files
    4. Chapter 4: Essentials of Spreadsheet Application Development
  6. Part II: Understanding Visual Basic for Applications
    1. Chapter 5: Introducing Visual Basic for Applications
    2. Chapter 6: VBA Programming Fundamentals
    3. Chapter 7: Working with VBA Sub Procedures
    4. Chapter 8: Creating Function Procedures
    5. Chapter 9: VBA Programming Examples and Techniques
  7. Part III: Working with UserForms
    1. Chapter 10: Custom Dialog Box Alternatives
    2. Chapter 11: Introducing UserForms
    3. Chapter 12: UserForm Examples
    4. Chapter 13: Advanced UserForm Techniques
  8. Part IV: Advanced Programming Techniques
    1. Chapter 14: Developing Excel Utilities with VBA
    2. Chapter 15: Working with Pivot Tables
    3. Chapter 16: Working with Charts
    4. Chapter 17: Understanding Excel's Events
    5. Chapter 18: Interacting with Other Applications
    6. Chapter 19: Creating and Using Add-Ins
  9. Part V: Developing Applications
    1. Chapter 20: Working with the Ribbon
    2. Chapter 21: Working with Shortcut Menus
    3. Chapter 22: Providing Help for Your Applications
    4. Chapter 23: Developing User-Oriented Applications
  10. Part VI: Other Topics
    1. Chapter 24: Compatibility Issues
    2. Chapter 25: Manipulating Files with VBA
    3. Chapter 26: Manipulating Visual Basic Components
    4. Chapter 27: Understanding Class Modules
    5. Chapter 28: Working with Colors
    6. Chapter 29: Frequently Asked Questions about Excel Programming
  11. Part VII: Appendixes
    1. Appendix A: VBA Statements and Functions Reference
    2. Appendix B: VBA Error Codes
    3. Appendix C: This Book's Website

Product information

  • Title: Excel 2013 Power Programming with VBA
  • Author(s):
  • Release date: April 2013
  • Publisher(s): Wiley
  • ISBN: 9781118490396