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Developing for Excel with VBA

You’re an Excel power user. You can filter data and write formulas with the best of them, But can you use VBA? If not, you’re not making the most of Excel. Watch this course and learn how to build custom user applications in Microsoft Excel.

Beginner
2h 37m
(17)

Created by Mike McQuillan

Last Updated Apr 29, 2023

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Developing for Excel with VBA

You’re an Excel power user. You can filter data and write formulas with the best of them, But can you use VBA? If not, you’re not making the most of Excel. Watch this course and learn how to build custom user applications in Microsoft Excel.

Beginner
2h 37m
(17)

Created by Mike McQuillan

Last Updated Apr 29, 2023

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What you'll learn

Microsoft Excel is one of the most popular and used applications in the world, especially in business. Most people use it to manage data and run simple calculations. But did you know Excel has a programming language built into it, and it can do so much more? No? Then this is the course for you! In this course, Developing for Excel with VBA, you’ll gain the ability to create user applications in Excel using the Visual Basic for Applications language built directly into Excel. First, you’ll explore how to hook Excel up to a database, as well as how to manipulate that data using VBA. Next, you’ll discover how to build a user interface in Excel with VBA. Finally, you’ll learn how to make different Excel spreadsheets communicate with each other, and even how to generate PDFs straight from your Excel files. When you’re finished with this course, you’ll have the skills and knowledge of Excel VBA needed to create comprehensive and useful applications directly inside Excel.

Developing for Excel with VBA
Beginner
2h 37m
(17)
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Mike McQuillan
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Mike loves to mess around with data and programming problems, the bigger the better. He’s worked with a variety of companies, helping to build and improve systems of all shapes and sizes.

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