Product Description

Step-by-step instructions for creating VBA macros


Harness the power of VBA and create custom Excel applications

Make Excel 2007 work for you! This clear, nonintimidating guide shows you how to use VBA to create Excel apps that look and work the way you want. Packed with plenty of sample programs, it explains how to work with range objects, control program flow, develop custom dialog boxes, create custom toolbars and menus, and much more.

Discover how to
* Grasp essential programming concepts
* Use the Visual Basic(r) Editor
* Navigate the new Excel user interface
* Communicate with your users
* Deal with errors and bugs

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #10791 in Books
• Published on: 2007-02-20
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 384 pages

Features

• ISBN13: 9780470046746
• Condition: NEW
• Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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From the Back Cover
Step-by-step instructions for creating VBA macros

Harness the power of VBA and create custom Excel applications

Make Excel 2007 work for you! This clear, nonintimidating guide shows you how to use VBA to create Excel apps that look and work the way you want. Packed with plenty of sample programs, it explains how to work with range objects, control program flow, develop custom dialog boxes, create custom toolbars and menus, and much more.

Discover how to

• Grasp essential programming concepts
• Use the Visual Basic® Editor
• Navigate the new Excel user interface
• Communicate with your users
• Deal with errors and bugs

About the Author
John Walkenbach is a leading authority on spreadsheet software and creator of the award-winning Power Utility Pak.

Customer Reviews

It's by John Walkenbach, It's Great
When all is said and done, John Walkenbach only has three things going for him:

One, he really knows what he is talking about. While this is a For Dummies book, and doesn't go down really into the Power Programming (that's another of his books) level, they couldn't have gotten a more knowledgeable person to write it. You can take what he says in the book (or on the books companion web site just in case a typo made it through the editing system) as something handed down on stone tablets.

Second, he really knows how to convey the information he has. I find his writing style to be well laid out, informative, almost a pleasure to read (true pleasure I associate with good Science Fiction, not any computer book).

Third, he really seems to be a nice guy. While I've never met him, the home page on his web site (given at the very beginning of the book) has a has a link - Send e-mail to John Walkenbach. On a couple of occassions, I've had a reason to send him an e-mail asking a question. He's answered promptly, curteously and save me a whole bunch of time.

If you want a quick and rapid introduction to macros or VBA programming (in Excel these are the same thing), something that will get you started, this is an excellent choice. As you become a power user, buy his Power Programming with VBA book, and indeed his other Excel books.

Simple but you still need a lot of practice
The book is very intuitive and easy to understand but you still need a ton of practice to be a pro with macros.

Overall the book it is pretty good

Perfect for Excel VBA newbies.
Perfect book for someone who has no idea what Excel VBA is all about! Before reading this book, the only thing I knew about VBA was that it was an acronym for Visual Basic for Applications. That's it! Now that I have read this book twice, I am a confident everyday VBA user. This book is recommended for people who want to 'get in to' the world of VBA. Once you finish this book, you can continue exploring VBA with some advanced-level books. But, for basics, this is THE BEST BOOK! Thanks John Walkenbach!