Overview
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Explains how macros can be used to automate tasks in Excel and walks through the process of creating and running simple macros.
Syllabus
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Introduction
- Welcome
- Using the exercise files
- Understanding what a macro does
- Reviewing macro examples
- Understanding security
- Reviewing the recording method
- Understanding other techniques for macros
- Running macros from the View tab
- Running macros from a keyboard shortcut
- Running macros from the Quick Access toolbar button
- Running macros from an object or clip art
- Introducing the VBA environment
- Viewing the VBA components
- Recording a simple macro
- Adding functionality to a macro
- Understanding absolute and relative references
- Using For and For...Next statements
- Using Do...While and Do...Until statements
- Creating interactive macros
- Planning a macro
- Recording partial code
- Using loop structures in context
- Testing a macro in Step mode
- Pulling the data together
- Joining two macros
- Streamlining macros
- Creating a personal macro workbook for macros with wide applicability
- Closing and updating the personal macro workbook
- Final thoughts
