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Chapter 13. Creating Macros

Although you shouldn't use macros to develop complex applications, you can use macros to develop simple applications. It's therefore a good idea for you to have a general understanding of macros and how they work. In fact, there's one task that you can accomplish only by using macros—reassigning a keystroke—so it's important to understand at least the basics of how macros work. Furthermore, using macros can often help you get started with developing complex applications because you can convert the macros that you build to Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) code. This means you can develop part of an application by using macros, convert the macros to VBA code, and then continue developing the application. Although I ...