Mastering VBA

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Mastering VBA, Second Edition, covers the basics of the language in clear, systematic tutorials, and includes intermediate and advanced content for experienced VB developers. All of the content is anchored with solid, real-world projects in Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Access. Topics include recording macros and getting started with VBA; learning how to work with VBA; using loops and functions; using message boxes, input boxes, and dialog boxes; creating effective code; and programming the Office applications. Special Feature Completely revised for the new versions of the language and the Office suite, making our book more up-to-date than the competition The only comprehensive VBA book on the market, aimed at everyone from power users to system administrators and professional developers, while the competition stops at the beginner level or functions only as a reference for experienced programmers Covers all Office products in depth, in contrast to the books that address only one application Aboutthe Author Well into his second decade of rebooting Windows PCs, Guy Hart-Davis has written dozens of computer books, including Internet Piracy Exposed, Mastering Microsoft Works Suite 2000, Word 2000 Developer's Handbook, Mastering VBA 6, Word 97 Macro & VBA Handbook, two editions of the best-selling MP3-I Didn't Know You Could Do That, MP3 Complete, and the three editions of Mastering Windows XP Home Edition. Table of Contents Introduction Part I: Recording Macros and Getting Started with VBA Recording and Running Macros in the Microsoft Office Applications Getting Started with the Visual Basic Editor Editing Recorded Macros Creating Code from Scratch in the Visual Basic Editor Part II: Learning How to Work with VBA. Understanding the Essentials of VBA Syntax Working with Variables, Constants, and Enumerations Using Array variables Finding the Objects, Methods, and Properties You Need Part III: Making Decisions and Using Loops and Functions Using Functions Creating Your Own Functions Making Decisions in Your Code Using Loops to Repeat Actions Part IV: Using Message Boxes, Input Boxes, and Dialog Boxes Getting User Input with Message Boxes and Input Boxes Creating Simple Custom Dialog Boxes Creating Complex Dialog Boxes Part V: Creating Effective Code Building Modular Code and Using Classes Debugging Your Code and handling Errors Building Well-Behaved Code Securing Your Code with VBA's security Features Part VI: Programming the Office Applications Understanding the Word Object Model and Key Objects Working with Widely Used Objects in Word Understanding the Excel Object Model and Key Objects Working with Widely Used Objects in Excel Understanding the PowerPoint Object Model and Key Objects Working with Shapes and Running Slide Shows Understanding the Outlook Object Model and Key Objects Working with Events in Outlook Understanding the Access Object Model and Key Objects Manipulating the Data in an Access Database via VBA Accessing One Application from Another Application Glossary Index