Excel 2010 Power Programming with VBA (Mr. Spreadsheet's Bookshelf) [Paperback]

John Walkenbach (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0470475358 | ISBN-13: 978-0470475355 | Publication Date: May 10, 2010 | Edition: 1

All the methods and tools you need to successfully program with Excel

John Walkenbach's name is synonymous with excellence in computer books that decipher complex technical topics. With this comprehensive guide, "Mr. Spreadsheet" shows you how to maximize your Excel experience using professional spreadsheet application development tips from his own personal bookshelf.

Featuring a complete introduction to Visual Basic for Applications and fully updated for the new features of Excel 2010, this essential reference includes an analysis of Excel application development and is packed with procedures, tips, and ideas for expanding Excel’s capabilities with VBA.

• Offers an analysis of Excel application development and a complete introduction to Visual Basic for Applications (VBA)
• Features invaluable advice from "Mr. Spreadsheet" himself (bestselling author John Walkenbach), who demonstrates all the techniques you need to create large and small Excel applications
• Provides tips, tricks, and techniques for expanding Excel's capabilities with VBA that you won’t find anywhere else
• Includes a CD with templates and worksheets from the book

This power-user's guide is packed with procedures, tips, and ideas for expanding Excel's capabilities with VBA.

Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of eBook file.

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From the Back Cover

Get more from Excel—learn to extend it with VBA

Learn to use Visual Basic for Applications (VBA), and you can expand the already awesome power of Excel 2010. John Walkenbach, aka Mr. Spreadsheet, shows you how to do it in this easy-to-follow guide.

If you're already an experienced Excel user, this book will make you an Excel master. You'll learn a new approach to Excel and the steps involved in developing a new spreadsheet application. You'll also discover how to develop VBA subroutines and functions, use advanced programming techniques, and more. And if you're switching to Excel 2010 from an earlier version, there's a section to get you up to speed on the new features.

No one can teach you more about Excel than Mr. Spreadsheet.

Let Mr. Spreadsheet show you how to:

• Create powerful Excel apps with VBA

• Develop user-friendly dialog boxes

• Enhance Excel with custom worksheet functions

• Write event-driven VBA code

CD-ROM INCLUDES:

• More than 300 files used as examples in the book

• Searchable PDF of the book

See Appendix D for complete system requirements

About the Author

John Walkenbach, arguably the foremost authority on Excel, has written hundreds of articles and created the award-winning Power Utility Pak. His 50-plus books include John Walkenbach's Favorite Excel 2010 Tips & Tricks, Excel 2010 Formulas, and the bestselling Excel Bible, all published by Wiley. Visit his popular Spreadsheet Page at spreadsheetpage.com.

Product Details

• Paperback: 1080 pages
• Publisher: Wiley; 1 edition (May 10, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0470475358
• ISBN-13: 978-0470475355
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 7.4 x 2.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,132 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #1 in Books > Computers & Technology > Microsoft > Development > VBA
  • #2 in Books > Computers & Technology > Microsoft > Development > Visual Basic
  • #23 in Books > Computers & Technology > Programming > Languages & Tools

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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30 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great for people who are not quite beginners not quite experts, July 30, 2010

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This review is from: Excel 2010 Power Programming with VBA (Mr. Spreadsheet's Bookshelf) (Paperback)

While everyone's starting to learn cooler hipper languages, the reality is that VBA in excel is still pretty darn useful.

If you have absolutely no experience then VBA for dummies is still - to me - one of the better places to start. The book is not as big and intimidating. However, after you've already written a few programs, this book is fantastic. Great step by step instructions. Lots of examples. Advanced sections are great. It will take me some time before this all becomes old hat for me.

If you were looking for something that uses VBA to link to other Microsoft applications. You should be good with this book. It goes into detail on how to interface with outlook, deal with sending emails, interface with Word or PowerPoint.

If you need to learn how to interface with databases, this is not the best choice. But there is no reason to believe it would be in the title or table of contents, so you really can't complain.

Will it replace the all mighty google. No, but as a supplement, it is excellent and a bit more structured. The explanations are far better than what you'd find on-line. There are tons of random helpful tips and history that - if you're nerdy enough to read the whole book rather than just use the table of contents and index to get to the sections you need - are pretty darn wonderful.

Oh, and for people who can't stand the upgrades in the new version of Excel, the author explains that stuff too. One reason to get the newer vs the older version.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book to learn Excel VBA, November 22, 2010

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This review is from: Excel 2010 Power Programming with VBA (Mr. Spreadsheet's Bookshelf) (Paperback)

I tried the Bill Jelen "VBA and Macros" book first but got too frustrated with it. Too much was left "un-said" in that book. So, even though I was forcing myself to learn from it, I decided to get this book too.

WOW! John Walkenbach does a great job of starting at the beginning, giving a very interesting spreadsheet background, and then quickly and concisely plunging you into the VBA world. I have also picked up a lot of non-VBA great Excel tips that I have started using.

Keep in mind, this book still isn't for the timid. It is serious learning and you have to be prepared to learn quick. But, I feel the book does a great job of teaching with just the right amount of detail. It also helps if you think very logical and sequential. If you can't organize your thoughts, you won't be able to program very well.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Informs well, Instructs even better., December 19, 2010

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I was surprised at the quality of the instruction in this book. It seems to be much more informative of Excel's features than books I have read for prior versions of Excel. I always have considered myself an expert in Excel. This book has shown me wrong. There is a multitude of features and functions that I am extremely happy to see excellent instruction for.