Mastering VBA for Microsoft Office 2016

Chapter 5Understanding the Essentials of VBA Syntax

In this chapter, you'll learn the essentials of VBA syntax, building on what you learned via practical examples from the previous chapters. This chapter defines the key terms you need to know about VBA to get going with it, and you'll practice using some of the features in the Visual Basic Editor.

If You Don't Understand a Programming Term, Look Ahead

You'll find lots of definitions of programming terms as you work your way through this chapter. If you come across something that doesn't yet make sense to you, just keep going; you'll most likely find an explanation in the next few pages.

In this chapter, you will learn to do the following:

• Understand the basics of VBA
• Work with subs ...