Mastering VBA for Office 2010
Published on 9. September 2010
912 pages
978-0-470-92263-7 (ISBN)
Description
A comprehensive guide to the language used to customizeMicrosoft Office
Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) is the language used forwriting macros, automating Office applications, and creating customapplications in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Access. Thiscomplete guide shows both IT professionals and novice developershow to master VBA in order to customize the entire Office suite forspecific business needs.
* Office 2010 is the leading productivity suite, and the VBAlanguage enables customizations of all the Office programs; thiscomplete guide gives both novice and experienced programmers theknowledge they need to make maximum use of VBA for Office
* Supported with real-world examples in Word, Excel, PowerPoint,Outlook, and Access, this book offers clear, systematic tutorialswith both intermediate and advanced content
* Covers learning how to work with VBA; recording macros; usingloops and functions; using message boxes, input boxes, and dialogboxes; creating effective code; XML-based files; ActiveX; thedeveloper tab; content controls; add-ins; embedded macros; andsecurity
Mastering VBA for Office 2010 prepares developers tocustomize all Microsoft Office 2010 applications for the uniqueneeds of their employers.
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Richard Mansfield is the author or coauthor of more than 40 computer books, includingVisual Basic .NET Power Toolkit, Office 2003 Application Development All-in-One Desk Reference For Dummies, and Programming: A Beginner's Guide. He is the former editor of Compute! magazine. Overall, his books have sold more than half a million copies worldwide and have been translated into 12 languages.
Content
Introduction xxvii
Part 1 * Recording Macros and Getting Started with VBA1
Chapter 1 * Recording and Running Macros in the OfficeApplications 3
Chapter 2 * Getting Started with the Visual Basic Editor29
Chapter 3 * Editing Recorded Macros 63
Chapter 4 * Creating Code from Scratch in the Visual BasicEditor 85
Part 2 * Learning How to Work with VBA 105
Chapter 5 * Understanding the Essentials of VBA Syntax107
Chapter 6 * Working with Variables, Constants, andEnumerations 123
Chapter 7 * Using Array Variables 145
Chapter 8 * Finding the Objects, Methods, and PropertiesYou Need 167
Part 3 * Making Decisions and Using Loops and Functions191
Chapter 9 * Using Built-in Functions 193
Chapter 10 * Creating Your Own Functions 227
Chapter 11 * Making Decisions in Your Code 245
Chapter 12 * Using Loops to Repeat Actions 265
Part 4 * Using Message Boxes, Input Boxes, and DialogBoxes 293
Chapter 13 * Getting User Input with Message Boxes andInput Boxes 295
Chapter 14 * Creating Simple Custom Dialog Boxes 315
Chapter 15 * Creating Complex Dialog Boxes 381
Part 5 * Creating Effective Code 429
Chapter 16: Building Modular Code and Using Classes 431
Chapter 17: Debugging Your Code and Handling Errors 457
Chapter 18: Building Well-Behaved Code 487
Chapter 19: Securing Your Code with VBA's SecurityFeatures 501
Part 6 * Programming the Office Applications525
Chapter 20 * Understanding the Word Object Model and KeyObjects 527
Chapter 21 * Working with Widely Used Objects in Word559
Chapter 22 * Understanding the Excel Object Model and KeyObjects 591
Chapter 23 * Working with Widely Used Objects in Excel617
Chapter 24 * Understanding the PowerPoint Object Model andKey Objects 631
Chapter 25 * Working with Shapes and Running Slide Shows653
Chapter 26 * Understanding the Outlook Object Model andKey Objects 673
Chapter 27 * Working with Events in Outlook 693
Chapter 28 * Understanding the Access Object Model and KeyObjects 713
Chapter 29 * Manipulating the Data in an Access Databasevia VBA 735
Chapter 30 * Accessing One Application from AnotherApplication 755
Chapter 31 * Programming the Office 2010 Ribbon 783
Appendix * The Bottom Line 811
Index 855
