Classroom Training

Excel VBA programming - intensive three-day course

Available as classroom training course only

3 days

If you're learninng to write VBA macros to automate what you do within Excel, for the majority of people our two-day Introduction to Excel VBA course will be perfect (it shows all the main syntax of VBA that you need to get going). However for those who want a little bit more, this intensive three-day course covers all of the introductory course together with selected topics from the advanced one (the only big thing not covered is class modules, which we think are barely worth learning for VBA). For more information on how are fast track courses work - and why they are only available as tailored courses - see these notes.

Our fast-track courses are only available as tailored training, either at your premises or at either our London or Manchester venues (here's why).

Course Contents - PDF

Course Contents

This fast-track course combines topics from the following other Wise Owl courses:

From our EXCEL VBA MACROS course

Recording macros and buttons

Absolute and relative recording
Where macros can be stored
Assigning macros to buttons

Selecting cells

Selecting cells (absolute)
Selecting cells (relative)
Selecting to the end of a block
Selecting a range by its corners

The VB code editor

Using Project Explorer
Creating modules
Basic subroutines and comments

Messages and variables

Input boxes and message boxes
Declaring variables
Option Explicit
Scope of variables
Constants

Visual Basic explained

The Excel object model
Objects and collections
Methods and properties
Getting help in VBA

Loops and conditions

Simple IF conditions
Multiple IF and SELECT / CASE
Three main types of loop

Looping over collections

Object variables
Looping over collections

Event handling

Assigning macros to events
Cancelling events

Functions

Declaring functions
Passing arguments

Debugging and error handling

Setting breakpoints
Stepping through macros
ON ERROR statements

Forms

Drawing forms
Attaching macros to controls
Validating form input

From our ADVANCED VBA course

Links to other applications

Referencing other applications
Instantiating objects
Writing inter-application code

FileSystemObjects

Referencing FileSystemObjects
Working with files and folders

FileDialogs

Using FileDialogs
Allowing multiple selection

Working with text files

Avoiding using INPUT/OUTPUT
Reading and writing text files

Covered if time allows If time

Linking to data

ADO or Access Database Engine
Referencing the right library
Opening and using recordsets

Arrays

Creating and populating arrays
Dynamic arrays
The PRESERVE keyword

Passing arguments

ByRef and ByVal
Using optional arguments
Using ParamArray

Covered if time allows If time

Advanced programming ideas

Using functions in code
Recursive programming
Enumerations

Covered if time allows If time

Working with shapes

Adding shapes
Positioning shapes
Formatting shapes

You only need a basic knowledge of Excel for this course. You'll find it easier if you have some programming experience, although this isn't essential. What you must have is a good aptitude for computers (otherwise this will be a l-o-n-g three days ...).