VBA For Dummies
Chapter One
Getting to Know VBA
In This Chapter
* Finding uses for Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) programs
* Discovering where VBA appears other than in Microsoft Office
* Using the VBA Integrated Development Environment (IDE)
* Writing a one-line program
Have you ever talked with someone about an application that you're
using and said that you thought the vendor who created the application
was clueless? The application is just too hard or too time consuming to
use because the features are difficult to access. In a few cases, I'll bet you saw
a feature that almost does what you want it to do ... but not quite. Something
that almost works is frustrating to use, and many of us have wished for a
solution to the problem.
At some point, someone at Microsoft made something that fixes all these
problems and more: Visual Basic for Applications (VBA). VBA is a simple programming
language. By using VBA, you can have things your way - you can
customize your applications to meet your needs and expectations. No longe ... read full excerpt from VBA For Dummies ebook
