Get up to speed on Excel programming - in a weekend!
The big day is Monday. That's when you get to show off what you know about Excel programming. The problem is, you're not really up to speed. Maybe it's been a while since you programmed Excel to create custom data processing solutions. Perhaps you've just discovered Excel's adaptability. Or maybe you just like a challenge. In any event, we've got a solution for you - Excel Programming Weekend Crash Course. Open the book Friday evening and on Sunday afternoon, after completing 30 fast, focused sessions, you'll be able to dive right in and start programming and automating Excel. It's as simple as that.
The Curriculum
Friday
Evening: 4 Sessions, 2 Hours
* Microsoft(r) Excel and Programming-Why and How
* The VBA Code Editor
* The Excel Object Model
* Syntax and Data in VBA
Saturday
Morning: 6 Sessions, 3 Hours
* Operators
* Control Constructs
* Procedures and Modules
* Working with Dates and Times
* Working with Text
* Using Ranges and Selections
Afternoon: 6 Sessions, 3 Hours
* Working with Columns, Rows, and Cells
* Programming with Custom Formulas
* Programming with Excel's Built-In Functions
* Formatting a Worksheet
* Find and Replace Operations
* Creating Custom Toolbars
Saturday, cont.
Evening: 4 Sessions, 2 Hours
* Introduction to Charts
* Advanced Charting Techniques
* Creating Custom Dialog Boxes with User Forms
* Controls for User Forms
Sunday
Morning: 6 Sessions, 3 Hours
* Advanced User Form Techniques
* A User Form Example
* Working with Events
* Security Considerations
* Debugging and Distributing an Application
* Defining and Using Custom Classes
Afternoon: 4 Sessions, 2 Hours
* Handling Runtime Errors
* Database Tasks
* Creating Add-Ins
* Adding Online Help to Your Application
* Thirty clearly defined lessons take the reader from understanding the parts of an Excel application into building applications to work with data, formulas, charts, and the enhanced XML capabilities of the new Excel "X"
* Book is designed to teach the core concepts of Excel over a weekend or in just fifteen hours, with each session being thirty minutes
* Applicable to Excel 2000, Excel 2002, and the latest release, Excel "X"
* Helps Excel power users in fields such as accounting, finance, operations management, and market research to begin automating data manipulation in Excel quickly, so they can handle real-world projects
* A how-to guide to using Excel's programmability to create custom data-processing and analysis solutions
* Covers security, debugging, and error handling
* Companion Web site includes sample files, projects, and test enginewith self-assessment exam
Peter G. Aitken
Computer Science Computer-Ratgeber EXCEL End-User Computing Informatik Microsoft Excel Programmierung Programmierung / Visual Basic Programming / Visual Basic Visual Basic