Excel 2007 VBA Programming For Dummies [Paperback]

John Walkenbach (Author), Jan Karel Pieterse (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 20, 2007 | ISBN-10: 0470046740 | ISBN-13: 978-0470046746 | Edition: 1

Step-by-step instructions for creating VBA macros


Harness the power of VBA and create custom Excel applications

Make Excel 2007 work for you! This clear, nonintimidating guide shows you how to use VBA to create Excel apps that look and work the way you want. Packed with plenty of sample programs, it explains how to work with range objects, control program flow, develop custom dialog boxes, create custom toolbars and menus, and much more.

Discover how to
* Grasp essential programming concepts
* Use the Visual Basic(r) Editor
* Navigate the new Excel user interface
* Communicate with your users
* Deal with errors and bugs

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From the Back Cover

Step-by-step instructions for creating VBA macros

Harness the power of VBA and create custom Excel applications

Make Excel 2007 work for you! This clear, nonintimidating guide shows you how to use VBA to create Excel apps that look and work the way you want. Packed with plenty of sample programs, it explains how to work with range objects, control program flow, develop custom dialog boxes, create custom toolbars and menus, and much more.

Discover how to

• Grasp essential programming concepts
• Use the Visual Basic® Editor
• Navigate the new Excel user interface
• Communicate with your users
• Deal with errors and bugs

About the Author

John Walkenbach is a leading authority on spreadsheet software and creator of the award-winning Power Utility Pak.

Product Details

• Paperback: 384 pages
• Publisher: For Dummies; 1 edition (February 20, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0470046740
• ISBN-13: 978-0470046746
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 7.4 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #41,814 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #12 in Books > Computers & Technology > Microsoft > Development > VBA
  • #25 in Books > Computers & Technology > Microsoft > Development > Visual Basic

More About the Author

John Walkenbach, a.k.a. Mr. Spreadsheet, is arguably the foremost authority on Excel. His fifty-plus books include Excel 2010 Power Programming with VBA, Excel 2010 Formulas, and the bestselling Excel 2010 Bible, all published by Wiley. He has also written hundreds of articles and created the award-winning Power Utility Pak.

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17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect for Excel VBA newbies., September 6, 2009

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R. Singh - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Excel 2007 VBA Programming For Dummies (Paperback)

Perfect book for someone who has no idea what Excel VBA is all about! Before reading this book, the only thing I knew about VBA was that it was an acronym for Visual Basic for Applications. That's it! Now that I have read this book twice, I am a confident everyday VBA user. This book is recommended for people who want to 'get in to' the world of VBA. Once you finish this book, you can continue exploring VBA with some advanced-level books. But, for basics, this is THE BEST BOOK! Thanks John Walkenbach!

33 of 40 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It's by John Walkenbach, It's Great, March 28, 2007

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John Matlock "Gunny" (Winnemucca, NV) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Excel 2007 VBA Programming For Dummies (Paperback)

When all is said and done, John Walkenbach only has three things going for him:

One, he really knows what he is talking about. While this is a For Dummies book, and doesn't go down really into the Power Programming (that's another of his books) level, they couldn't have gotten a more knowledgeable person to write it. You can take what he says in the book (or on the books companion web site just in case a typo made it through the editing system) as something handed down on stone tablets.

Second, he really knows how to convey the information he has. I find his writing style to be well laid out, informative, almost a pleasure to read (true pleasure I associate with good Science Fiction, not any computer book).

Third, he really seems to be a nice guy. While I've never met him, the home page on his web site (given at the very beginning of the book) has a has a link - Send e-mail to John Walkenbach. On a couple of occassions, I've had a reason to send him an e-mail asking a question. He's answered promptly, curteously and save me a whole bunch of time.

If you want a quick and rapid introduction to macros or VBA programming (in Excel these are the same thing), something that will get you started, this is an excellent choice. As you become a power user, buy his Power Programming with VBA book, and indeed his other Excel books.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Dummies not necessarily, October 12, 2009

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Mushka "OrkT" (Connecticut) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Excel 2007 VBA Programming For Dummies (Paperback)

I went through this book in a few weeks time. It's a great help for anyone looking to start in VBA for Excel 2007. The projects/examples were very helpful and I've used the ideas to expand on my own to help create some pretty IMO nifty little helpers to my excel sheets. There are surely many other books out there that claim to be good at this or that, but the dummy series puts a special spin on the way they present it that in no way makes you feel like a "Dummy". I recommend this book to anyone starting out or for a semi experienced used who may just want a different perspective on the way to do things in VBA/Excel.