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Hands On Excel VBA Macros: Automate Daily Tasks in Minutes
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Hands On Excel VBA Macros: Automate Daily Tasks in Minutes

Hands on VBA Training To Help You Write Code, Automate Workflows, Build Custom Excel Solutions That Save Hours Of Work.
Last updated 9/2025
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What you'll learn

  • What are Macros and VBA?
  • Use Cases of VBA in the Real World
  • Macro Security Settings and Trusted Locations
  • Enabling the Developer Tab in Excel
  • Relative vs Absolute References
  • Exploring the VBA Interface (VBE)
  • Modules, Procedures, and Functions
  • Writing Your First VBA Code Manually
  • Variables and Data Types
  • If Statements and Logic Operators
  • Range, Cells, Columns, and Rows Objects
  • Automating Data Entry
  • Formatting Cells with VBA
  • Sorting and Filtering Data with Code
  • Creating and Sending Emails from Excel
  • Introduction to UserForms
  • Writing Code for Form Controls
  • Validating User Input
  • Using Dictionaries in VBA

Course content

1 section28 lectures2h 50m total length
  • What are Macros and VBA?8:31

    Explore how macros and Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) in Excel automate repetitive tasks, saving time, by recording actions, using the developer tab, and editing VBA code to boost productivity.

  • Use Cases of VBA in the Real World4:33

    Explore real world uses of VBA in Excel to automate tasks, generate reports, import data across sheets, and send emails, highlighting how macros turn repetitive work into one-click actions.

  • Macro Security Settings and Trusted Locations4:30

    Learn how to use Excel's macro security settings and trusted locations to safely enable and run VBA macros, with guidance from the Trust Center.

  • Enabling the Developer Tab in Excel3:24

    Enable the developer tab in Excel to access macros and VBA, record and edit macros, and customize the ribbon for easy access.

  • Relative vs Absolute References4:11

    Explore how relative and absolute references control where Excel macros apply actions, with examples of dynamic vs fixed targets, and how to record and apply macros across sheets.

  • Exploring the VBA Interface (VBE)4:33

    Explore the VBA interface (VBE) and learn to record, write, and run macros in Excel. Discover project view, code window, modules, and debugging tools to automate tasks.

  • Modules, Procedures, and Functions5:43

    Explore how to use modules to store VBA code and macros, differentiate sub procedures and function procedures, and create custom functions in Excel to automate daily tasks.

  • Writing Your First VBA Code Manually4:06

    Enable the developer tab, open the Visual Basic editor, and write a simple macro that shows a welcome message in Excel VBA.

  • Variables and Data Types6:36

    Learn the core building blocks of Excel VBA macros: variables and data types, declare them with dimensions, and store values like names and ages using string, integer, or double.

  • Working with Ranges and Cells6:53

    Explore how to use the range object in Excel VBA to access single cells and multi-cell ranges in macros, set values, and automate data tasks from A1 to B5.

  • If Statements and Logic Operators7:39

    Use if statements and logic operators in VBA to let Excel macros decide on data in ranges and cells, triggering message boxes such as pass and access granted or denied.

  • With...End With Statements5:12

    Use with statements in Excel VBA to group actions on a single object, format cells and set properties with values, improving readability and execution speed.

  • Error Handling with On Error6:32

    Learn to implement VBA error handling with On Error Resume Next and On Error GoTo, preventing crashes, handling division by zero, and displaying friendly messages via message boxes.

  • The Workbook and Worksheet Objects4:58

    Explore the workbook and worksheet objects in Excel VBA, learn to reference active workbooks, activate sheets, and build macros to automate tasks and manage ranges.

  • Range, Cells, Columns, and Rows Objects6:11

    Explore range, cells, columns, and rows objects in VBA; learn to reference ranges like B1:B5, set values, and highlight cells with interior color such as yellow using macros.

  • Automating Data Entry6:12

    Automate data entry with VBA macros to input form data into specific cells. Copy data from the database to the next empty row on sheet two, saving time.

  • Formatting Cells with VBA5:45

    Learn to format cells in Excel with VBA by applying fonts, borders, colors, and alignment across ranges and worksheets, using a few lines of code to automate reports.

  • Sorting and Filtering Data with Code10:04

    Automate sorting and filtering in Excel with VBA macros to organize data, apply ascending order, and filter rows where column A equals done for dashboard reporting.

  • Copying and Pasting with VBA4:52

    Automate copying and pasting in Excel with VBA to move or duplicate data across sheets and workbooks, using simple code in the Visual Basic Editor and paste special techniques.

  • Creating and Sending Emails from Excel5:27

    Learn to automate emailing from Excel using VBA, creating emails with subject, content, and attachments via Outlook or Gmail, and running macros to send messages from Excel data.

  • Introduction to UserForms8:21

    Explore Excel VBA macros by building user forms, a custom dialog that lets users interact with workbooks via text boxes, combo boxes, and option buttons.

  • Writing Code for Form Controls9:21

    Write VBA code to handle form controls like text boxes, combo boxes, and buttons on a user form. Initialize the form, respond to actions, and save data to worksheets.

  • Validating User Input6:25

    Validate user input in Excel VBA user forms to ensure complete data, correct types, and valid selections using trim, message boxes, and combo box checks to prevent incomplete submissions.

  • Working with Arrays and Collections8:33

    Learn to use arrays and collections in Excel VBA to store multiple values, improve performance, and support sorting and temporary storage, with practical examples of fruits and employee name collections.

  • Using Dictionaries in VBA6:30

    Enable the Microsoft Scripting Runtime to use dictionaries in VBA, storing data as key-value pairs for fast lookups, frequency counts, and efficient data grouping.

  • Dynamic Range Selection5:01

    learn to implement dynamic range selections in vba to automate data tasks as data grows or shrinks, using current region, dynamic columns, named ranges, and macros.

  • Reading and Writing to Other Workbooks4:51

    Learn to read and write data between workbooks in Excel VBA by opening external books, referencing source and target worksheets, and copying data with paste special options for formulas.

  • Scheduling Macros with Workbook Events5:59

    Learn to automate Excel tasks with VBA workbook events, triggering macros on open, close, save, or sheet activate. Schedule event-based or time-based runs to refresh data and log activity.

Requirements

  • No prior programming or VBA experience is required!

Description

Do you find yourself trapped in a cycle of repetitive Excel tasks? Copying data, formatting reports, updating charts, and running the same filters day after day? What if you could press a single button and have Excel do all of that for you—flawlessly, in a fraction of the time?


Welcome to Hands On Excel VBA Macros, the course designed to break you free from manual drudgery and transform you into an office automation hero. Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) is the powerful programming language built into Microsoft Excel that allows you to automate virtually any task you can perform manually.


This course is built on a simple philosophy: learn by doing. We skip the overly theoretical fluff and dive straight into practical, real world automation projects that you can immediately apply to your job.


What You’ll Learn:

  • The fundamentals of VBA and how it integrates with Excel.

  • How to record, edit, and optimize Excel macros.

  • Writing your own VBA code to automate repetitive tasks.

  • Automating data entry, formatting, and calculations.

  • Creating dynamic reports with just one click.

  • Working with loops, conditions, and user defined functions.

  • Error handling and debugging for smooth automation.

  • Best practices to keep your VBA projects clean and efficient.


Why Take This Course?

  • Automate repetitive tasks like report generation, formatting, or data cleaning.

  • Learn through real world scenarios that you can apply immediately at work.

  • Each concept is explained clearly with demonstrations and exercises.

  • Excel VBA knowledge is highly valued in finance, business analysis, project management, and data driven roles.


By the end of this course, you’ll have the confidence to design and run your own macros, automate entire workflows, and take your Excel skills to the next level. Instead of doing repetitive work manually, you’ll let Excel do the heavy lifting for you, so you can focus on more important tasks.


Enroll today and start automating your Excel tasks in minutes!

Who this course is for:

  • Anyone curious about automation and looking to leverage Excel VBA to boost their productivity.
  • Beginners with no coding experience who want to learn VBA.
  • Excel users who want to save time by automating repetitive work.
  • Anyone interested in taking their Excel skills from intermediate to advanced by leveraging the power of programming.