Ultimate Excel VBA

Name: Ultimate Excel VBA
Rating: 4.6 (6030 reviews)

Programming for the Business Professional

Created byMark Talbert

Last updated 8/2013

English

What you'll learn

Course Goal: You will obtain practical fluency in Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) specifically as it applies to Microsoft Excel.
Course Objectives: 1) You will learn to automate and extend Excel by adding VBA projects to your workbooks. 2) You will learn to enhance, customize and extend the Excel user interface through modifications to the Excel environment, the creation of custom user forms, and the use of ActiveX controls. 3) You will learn how to respond to workbook, worksheet and application events to automate macro execution. 4) You will learn how it is possible to reach outside of Excel by way of VBA, in order to perform cross-application tasks.

Course content

6 sections • 36 lectures • 8h 34m total length

Course Overview10:20
A brief overview of this course. What VBA really is and how it can be used. Also, what prior knowledge is recommended and tips for getting the most out of the course.
Macro Recording Basics13:52
An introduction to using the macro recorder, adding the Developer tab to the ribbon, and Absolute versus Relative recording modes. Also, saving macro-enabled workbooks, and macro security.
The VBA Editor13:01
An introduction to the VBA editor window, moving back and forth between editor and workbook, and managing VBA projects.
Macro Recorder and the VBA Editor

VBA & The Object Library9:03
A brief explanation of objects, properties and methods, and a look at the relationship between the VBA language and the Excel object library.
Objects and Properties15:10
An example of using the macro recorder to set object properties. Further explanation of comments and an introduction to the WITH...END WITH construct.
Objects and Methods13:50
An example of using the macro recorder to execute object methods, both with and without parameters, and an explanation of how named parameters work.
More about Objects and Properties10:16
An explanation of the Application object and its properties, and how properties can contain other objects.
Referencing a Range19:10
A look at the many different ways of referencing Range objects.
Important Range Properties17:35
Manipulating ranges using some important Range properties that allow you to derive new Range objects based on existing Range objects.
The Worksheets Collection12:59
A look at the different ways of referencing worksheet objects, most importantly, the Worksheets collection.
The Workbooks Collection18:05
A look at the Workbooks collection, and other ways of referencing workbook objects.
Exploring the Object Library14:13
Using Intellisense lists, the Object Browser, and VBA help to discover more about objects, and their associated properties and methods.
The Excel Object Library

Simple Input & Output11:39
Using the MsgBox() and InputBox() VBA functions for simple macro input and output.
Variables & Data Types21:06
Declaring and using simple variables and enforcing variable declaration with Option Explicit. Also a short survey of the most common data types.
Object Type Variables16:00
Using object type variables to reference and manipulate Excel objects.
VBA & Worksheet Functions11:37
How to use VBA and Excel worksheet functions in your macros.
User-Defined Functions15:22
How to create custom functions in VBA that can be called from your macros or from the worksheet.
Branching: IF...THEN18:09
Introduction to variations on IF...THEN, IF...THEN...ELSE and ELSEIF to perform conditional branching in your code. Also, combining logical conditions with AND.
Branching: SELECT...CASE13:02
Introduction to the SELECT...CASE statement as an alternative to ELSEIF. Also, using the Typename() VBA function to determine the data type of a property or variable, and combining logical conditions with OR.
Looping: DO...LOOP16:01
Controlling program flow through repetition using 4 different variations of the Do...Loop.
Looping: FOR...NEXT11:29
Controlling program flow through repetition using variations of the For...Next loop.
Looping: FOR...EACH17:51
Controlling program flow through repetition using variations of the For...Each loop.
Variable Scope11:44
Understanding variable scope: local, module and global, and when each should be used. How to declare variables of different scope.
Error Handling15:05
Trapping runtime errors in your code, and providing simple error handlers to report the error and gracefully exit.
Project 1 - The VBA Language14:25
This short project combines and reinforces some of the skills and techniques introduced so far in the course: looping, simple and object type variables, defining and passing parameters, and using important Range properties such as CurrentRegion and Resize.
The VBA Language

Macro Launching Shortcuts13:01
A look at additional techniques you can use to launch macros, by attaching them to objects on the worksheet or modifying the Quick Access Toolbar.
Modifying the Ribbon5:58
Modifying the Ribbon by adding tabs and groups; attaching macros to the Ribbon.
Workbook & Worksheet Events19:17
Hooking into Workbook and Worksheet events to run code automatically in response to user actions.
Application Events13:39
Hooking into Application events to run code automatically in response to keyboard actions and system time.
Project 2 - Event Handling9:31
This short project combines and reinforces some of the skills and techniques introduced in this section, specifically using a Workbook event handler to modify Excel's save/close behavior.
Launching Macros: Events & Shortcuts

Enhanced Message Box7:58
Exploring additional features of MsgBox, including modifying visual characteristics such as title bar, icon and buttons. How to test for user choices, OK/Cancel, Yes/No, etc...
ActiveX & The Worksheet (No Code)17:19
Enhancing the Excel user interface by adding ActiveX controls to the worksheet, without using any code.
ActiveX & The Worksheet (With Code)13:17
Enhancing the Excel user interface by adding ActiveX controls to the worksheet, with code.
Basic User Forms17:24
Presenting and gathering information through custom user forms: initializing controls, displaying and disposing of the form.
Project 3 - User Forms & ActiveX19:14
This short project combines and reinforces some of the skills and techniques introduced in this section, specifically creating interaction between ActiveX controls on user forms.
Modifying the User Interface

Requirements

Microsoft Excel (2007-2013)

Description

This is an introductory course on how to program Excel using VBA macros. You will learn to automate and extend the Excel environment to supercharge your Excel models, automate routine tasks, customize your user interface, and manage large quantities of data. This course is based on the instructor's semester-long college courses which have produced thousands of graduates in the fields of business, finance, health care and public policy. Designed for busy professionals who need to take their Excel abilities to the next level, you will not waste time on topics which you are unlikely to use, and you will receive extra attention to the often confusing or overlooked details that will make the most difference to your ultimate understanding. Over 8 hours of instruction!

Who this course is for:

This is an introductory programming course, so no previous programming experience is assumed. The student should be at least moderately comfortable with Excel. The more prior exposure to Excel you have the more you will get out of the course, but you do not need to be an Excel expert to take the course.

Ultimate Excel VBA

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Introduction3 lectures • 37min

The Excel Object Library9 lectures • 2hr 10min

The VBA Language13 lectures • 3hr 14min

Launching Macros: Events & Shortcuts5 lectures • 1hr 1min

Modifying the User Interface5 lectures • 1hr 15min

What's Next?1 lecture • 17min

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