Korol - Microsoft Excel programming pocket primer

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J.Korol. Microsoft Excel Programming Pocket Primer.
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For Jola
Start at the beginning and see where it takes youBut make sure you have a plan.

A s years pass and we gain more and more knowledge on a particular subject there is a tendency to publish books for people who want to know it all. But the truth is that we really dont have time to read all the printed pages. I thank my publisher, David Pallai, for suggesting that I consider creating a smaller book that will serve as a starting point for anyone attempting to get into VBA programming in Excel. I hope that you as a reader of this primer book will appreciate this short book and the knowledge gained from its pages will not only allow you to continue your programming journey but also take you places you never thought possible.

Im also thankful to Jennifer Blaney for her expert management of this book project. I owe a heartfelt thanks to my copyeditor at Educators International Press for the thorough review of the manuscript. I am grateful to the compositor, Tutis Innovative Solutions PTE LTD, for all the typesetting efforts that gave this book the easy to follow look and feel.

A special thank you goes to the Long Island Railroad for providing me with a seat on the train so I could use my laptop to write while commuting to my day job.

Julitta Korol

Brooklyn, New York

April, 2015

B ack in the 90s, I wrote my first book on Excel macro programming. It was short and sweet. It contained the exact steps you needed to follow to automate various aspects of your Excel spreadsheets. If you worked with Excel this book instantly made you an Office hero and gave you skills for advancement. Over two decades have passed and Excel continues to be the worlds number 1 spreadsheet. It is my strong belief that if you invest your time in Excel it will pay over and over again for many more years to come. But, wait, youve got to progress beyond the tools provided by the built-in user interface. Forget the menus. Do your own thing. Automating Excel is something everyone can do. With the right training, that is. This books purpose is to introduce you to Excel built-in language, known as Visual Basic for Applications (VBA). With VBA you can begin delegating repetitive tasks to Excel while freeing your time for projects that are more fun to do. Besides, knowing how to program these days is a lucrative skill. It will get you a well-paying and secure job.

This book is short and hopefully sweet as well. It was designed for someone like you who needs to master Excel programming fundamentals without spending too much time. Most of the time all you need is a short book to get you started. Its less overwhelming to deal with a new subject in smaller chunks. The VBA Programming Pocket Primer series will show you only the things you need to know to feel at home with VBA. What you learn in this book on Excel programming will apply to, say, Access programming. Just see my other book, the Microsoft Access Programming Pocket Primer , to see what I mean. Hows that for knowledge transfer? Learn in Excel, use it in Access or another Microsoft Office application. I call this sweet learning.

If you are looking for in-depth knowledge of Excel programming (and have time to read through a 1,000 page book), then go ahead and try some of my thicker books. See for details.