Excel 2013: Macros

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Free Online Course: Excel 2013: Macros provided by LinkedIn Learning is a comprehensive online course, which lasts for 2-3 hours worth of material. The course is taught in English and is free of charge. Upon completion of the course, you can receive an e-certificate from LinkedIn Learning. Excel 2013: Macros is taught by Dennis Taylor.

Overview
  • Discover how to automate tasks in Excel. Learn how to record, share, and edit macros.

Syllabus
  • Introduction

    • Welcome
    • Using the exercise files
    1. Getting Started with Macros
    • Identifying applicable situations for using macros
    • Recognizing the need for single-action macros
    • Understanding security
    • Short examples of the recording method
    • Overview of other techniques
    2. Running a Macro
    • Running a macro from the Developer tab or the View tab
    • Running a macro from the Quick Access Toolbar button
    • Running a macro from a keystroke shortcut
    • Running a macro from an object or clip art
    3. Using Visual Basic for Applications (VBA)
    • The VBA environment and VBA components
    • Creating the Personal Macro Workbook
    • Closing and updating the Personal Macro Workbook
    4. Recording a Macro in Stages
    • Recording a simple macro
    • Expanding a macro with the if statement
    5. Creating Nonrecordable VBA Code
    • Understanding when to use absolute or relative references
    • Using For and For Next statements
    • Using Do While and Do Until statements
    • Creating interactive macros
    6. Macro Project: Converting a Mailing List into a Database List
    • 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
    Conclusion
    • Next steps