Mastering VBA for Microsoft Office 2016

Enhance productivity in any Office application with zero programming experience

Mastering VBA for Microsoft Office 2016 helps you extend the capabilities of the entire Office suite using Visual Basic for Applications (VBA). Even if you have no programming experience , you'll be automating routine computing processes quickly using the simple, yet powerful VBA programming language. Clear, systematic tutorials walk beginners through the basics, while intermediate and advanced content guides more experienced users toward efficient solutions. This comprehensive guide starts at the beginning to get you acquainted with VBA so you can start recording macros right away. You'll then build upon that foundation to utilize the full capabilities of the language as you use loops and functions, message boxes, input boxes, and dialog boxes to design your own Office automation program. Add-ins, embedded macros, content controls, and more give you advanced tools to enhance productivity, and all instruction is backed by real-world practice projects in Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint.

Productivity is the name of the game, and automating certain computing tasks is an easy solution with significant impact for any business. This book shows you how, with step-by-step guidance and expert insight.

• Expand Office 2016 functionality with macros

• Learn how to work with VBA and the entire Office suite

• Create effective code, even with no programing experience

• Understand ActiveX, XML-based files, the developer tab, and more

VBA is designed to be understandable and accessible to beginners, but powerful enough to create specialized business applications. If you're ready to begin exploring the possibilities, Mastering VBA for Microsoft Office 2016 gets you started right away.

Autorentext

Richard Mansfield is a best-selling author and a widely recognized expert on computer programming. He has authored or co-authored 46 books, including Programming: A Beginner's Guide, and the best-sellers Machine Language for Beginners, and The Visual Guide to Visual Basic. Overall, his books have sold more than half a million copies worldwide and have been translated into 12 languages.

Inhalt

Introduction xxxi

Part 1 Recording Macros and Getting Started with VBA 1

Chapter 1 Recording and Running Macros in the Office Applications 3

What Is VBA and What Can You Do with It? 3

Understanding Macro Basics 5

Recording a Macro 6

Running a Macro 23

Recording a Sample Word Macro 24

Recording a Sample Excel Macro 27

Specifying How to Trigger an Existing Macro 29

Deleting a Macro 29

The Bottom Line 31

Chapter 2 Getting Started with the Visual Basic Editor .33

Opening the Visual Basic Editor 33

Using the Visual Basic Editor's Main Windows 36

Setting Properties for a Project 48

Customizing the Visual Basic Editor 51

The Bottom Line 64

Chapter 3 Editing Recorded Macros .67

Testing a Macro in the Visual Basic Editor 68

Editing a Word Macro 73

Editing the Excel Macro 76

Editing a PowerPoint Macro 80

The Bottom Line 87

Chapter 4 Creating Code from Scratch in the Visual Basic Editor .89

Setting Up the Visual Basic Editor to Create Macros 89

Creating a Procedure for Word 91

Creating a Macro for Excel 96

Creating a Procedure for PowerPoint 101

Creating a Procedure for Access 106

The Bottom Line 107

Part 2 Learning How to Work with VBA 109

Chapter 5 Understanding the Essentials of VBA Syntax 111

Getting Ready 111

Procedures 112

Statements 114

Keywords 117

Expressions 118

Operators 118

Variables 118

Constants 120

Arguments 120

Objects 123

Collections 123

Properties 123

Methods 124

Events 124

The Bottom Line 126

Chapter 6 Working with Variables, Constants, and Enumerations 129

Working with Variables 130

Working with Constants 147

Working with Enumerations 149

The Bottom Line 150

Chapter 7 Using Array Variables 151

What Is an Array? 151

Declaring an Array 153

Storing Values in an Array 155

Multidimensional Arrays 156

Declaring a Dynamic Array 157

Redimensioning an Array 157

Returning Information from an Array 158

Erasing an Array 158

Determining Whether a Variable Is an Array 158

Finding the Bounds of an Array 158

Sorting an Array 159

Searching an Array 163

The Bottom Line 173

Chapter 8 Finding the Objects, Methods, and Properties You Need .175

What Is an Object? 175

Working with Collections 180

Finding the Objects You Need 182

Using Object Variables to Represent Objects 194

Team Programming and OOP 197

The Bottom Line 199

Part 3 Making Decisions and Using Loops and Functions 201

Chapter 9 Using Built-In Functions 203

What Is a Function? 203

Using Functions 205

Using Functions to Convert Data 208

Using the Asc Function to Return a Character Code 210

Using the Val Function to Extract a Number from the Start of a String 210

Using the Format Function to Format an Expression 213

Using the Chr Function and Constants to Enter Special Characters in a String 218

Using Functions to Manipulate Strings 219

Using the Left, Right, and Mid Functions to Return Part of a String 221

Using InStr and InStrRev to Find a String within another String 224

Using LTrim, RTrim, and Trim to Remove Spaces from a String 227

Using Len to Check the Length of a String 228

Using StrConv, LCase, and UCase to Change the Case of a String 229 Using the StrComp Fu...