Table of Contents

Introduction 1

Part I: Getting Started with Excel VBA Programming 7

Chapter 1: What Is VBA? 9

Chapter 2: Jumping Right In 19

Part II: How VBA Works with Excel 29

Chapter 3: Working in the Visual Basic Editor 31

Chapter 4: Introducing the Excel Object Model 51

Chapter 5: VBA Sub and Function Procedures 65

Chapter 6: Using the Excel Macro Recorder 79

Part III: Programming Concepts 91

Chapter 7: Essential VBA Language Elements 93

Chapter 8: Working with Range Objects 115

Chapter 9: Using VBA and Worksheet Functions 131

Chapter 10: Controlling Program Flow and Making Decisions 145

Chapter 11: Automatic Procedures and Events 165

Chapter 12: Error?Handling Techniques 187

Chapter 13: Bug Extermination Techniques 201

Chapter 14: VBA Programming Examples 215

Part IV: Communicating with Your Users 237

Chapter 15: Simple Dialog Boxes 239

Chapter 16: UserForm Basics 257

Chapter 17: Using UserForm Controls 275

Chapter 18: UserForm Techniques and Tricks 295

Chapter 19: Accessing Your Macros through the User Interface 321

Part V: Putting It All Together 333

Chapter 20: Creating Worksheet Functions — and Living to Tell about It 335

Chapter 21: Creating Excel Add-Ins 353

Part VI: The Part of Tens 365

Chapter 22: Ten VBA Questions (and Answers) 367

Chapter 23: (Almost) Ten Excel Resources 371

Chapter 24: Ten VBA Do’s and Don’ts 375

Index 381

About the Author

John Walkenbach is a leading authority on spreadsheet software and creator of the award-winning Power Utility Pak. The author of more than 50 books, he has also written articles and reviews for PC World, InfoWorld, and Windows. John maintains the popular Spreadsheet Page at http://spreadsheetpage.com.