Preface

Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) has been around for decades, and was upgraded in 2010 with the introduction of VBA 7 in Microsoft Office applications. Millions of users worldwide use VBA daily, making it indispensable for streamlining work within the Office Suite.

It is probably one of the easiest coding languages to learn, and unique in the sense that it is associated with specific applications. Where other coding languages can be used to create standalone programs, VBA will function only within the MS Office environment.

VBA's main purpose is to automate tasks in Microsoft Office products, and its most outstanding feature is its simplicity. Even if you know nothing about programming, you will see results within the first day.

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