Microsoft Excel 2003: Introduction to VBA

Lesson 1: Developing Macros

Topic 1A: Create a Macro with the Macro Recorder
Topic 1B: Edit a Macro
Topic 1C: Debug a Macro
Topic 1D: Customize Toolbars, Menus, and Hotkeys

Lesson 2: Formatting Worksheets

Topic 2A: Sort Data
Topic 2B: Insert Rows and Columns
Topic 2C: Insert Text
Topic 2D: Format Text
Topic 2E: Duplicate Data
Topic 2F: Generate a Report

Lesson 3: Creating an Interactive Worksheet

Topic 3A: Determine Dialog Box Type
Topic 3B: Capture User Input

Lesson 4: Working with Multiple Worksheets

Topic 4A: Insert, Copy, and Delete Worksheets
Topic 4B: Rename Worksheets
Topic 4C: Modify the Order of Worksheets
Topic 4D: Print Worksheets

Lesson 5: Performing Calculations

Topic 5A: Create User-defined Functions
Topic 5B: Automate SUM Functions

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Class Information

Duration: 1 day

Prerequisite: Students enrolling in this course should be proficient with the Windows XP Operating system, and have taken Excel Level 2 and/or Level 3, or have equivalent knowledge.

Course Materials: Course manual (084263)

Description: In the previous Excel courses, you used Excel to simplify business tasks, including the creation of spreadsheets, graphs, charts, and formulas that were difficult to create and nearly impossible to maintain using pencil and paper. You now want to simplify your work in the Excel environment by automating many of the repetitive tasks that are part of spreadsheet development. In Excel 2003: Introduction to VBA you apply the Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) programming language to simplify many of the tasks you learned in Excel 2003: Level 1 and Excel 2003: Level 2.