11-12/07/2012 Manchester City Centre-64 Bridge Street,M3 3BN £295*+VAT
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* Prices discounted until 30/07/2012.

Microsoft Excel is an first-class and widely used tool but only a few use it to its full potential. Some work on Excel can involve time consuming, tedious and repetitive tasks. These tasks can be repetitively copying & pasting, formatting and even making simple and complex calculations.

By learning to write Excel VBA code, these tasks can be performed quickly and accurately. The result is increased efficiency, performance & productivity which means less time & cost performing these repetitive tasks.

This 2 day Excel VBA course is for experienced Excel users wanting to automate repetitive tasks by applying the Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) programming language.

Course delegates must have completed Excel Advanced level training or have equivalent experience prior to attending this training course.

Course Contents
Getting Started
Introducing Visual Basic for Applications
Recording, Running & Saving a Macro
Understanding the Development Environment
Understanding Macro Security

Procedures and Functions
Creating a Standard Module
Creating a Sub Procedure
Creating a Function Procedure
Working with the Code Editor
Using Message Boxes
Using Input Boxes

Using Expressions, Variables, and Functions
Understanding Expressions and Statements
Declaring Variables
Understanding Data Types
Working with Variable Scope
Using Intrinsic Functions
Understanding Constants
Declaring and Using Object Variables

Understanding Objects
Understanding Objects
Understanding Collections
Using the Object Browser
Working with Object Methods & Properties
Controlling Program Execution
Using the If...End If Decision Structures
Using the Select Case...End Select Structure
Using the Do...Loop Structure
Using the For...To...Next Structure
Using the For Each...Next Structure

Working with Forms and Controls
Understanding UserForms
Using the Toolbox
Working with UserForm Properties, Events, and Methods
Understanding Controls
Setting Control Properties in the Properties Window
Adding Code to Controls
Launching a Form in Code

Debugging Code
Understanding Errors
Using Debugging Tools
Setting Breakpoints
Stepping through Code
Using Break Mode during Run mode
Determining the Value of Expressions

Handling Errors
Understanding Error Handling
Understanding VBA’s Error Trapping Options
Trapping Errors with the On Error Statement
Understanding the Err Object
Writing an Error-Handling Routine
Working with Inline Error Handling