Microsoft EXCEL 97/ Visual Basic Step-by-Step Book & Disk

by Microsoft

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 7.4 x 1.1 x 9.2 inches ; 1.6 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: 1572313188
• Item model number: 1-57231-318-8
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (26 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: November 30, 2006

Product Description

With this book and Microsoft Excel 97, you'll learn to use Visual Basic for Applications to build a Microsoft Excel application with Visual Basic for Applications, create custom worksheet functions, extend the power of ranges and formulas, use Visual Basic tools, customize menus and toolbars, automate routine tasks, create presentation tools, and customize recorded macros.

Customer Reviews

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56 of 60 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Wouldn't recommend for beginners in Visual Basic, September 21, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Microsoft EXCEL 97/ Visual Basic Step-by-Step Book & Disk (Electronics)

Though I am new to Excel and VB, I have several years of experience in spreadsheet automation with another spreadsheet product and macro language. This book certainly provides a wealth of information but it is my opinion that the text is difficult to follow by those inexperienced in visual basic. As a VB beginner, I wouldn't recommend this book unless you have a lot of time to dedicate to your learning experience. Lessons 1 and 2 started off on the right track and were easy to understand. Unfortunately, I felt that the lessons that followed jumped into VB too fast and furious. Explanations such as "If you assign a range object to a variable, you can use that variable as an object to the range property" were common and did not provide me with a clear understanding of the issue. Good book for experienced and/or advanced users. In my opinion, beginners should stay away and opt for a more introductory text. Thank you.

30 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars A very incomplete book, October 19, 1999

By 

Balmes Tejeda ([e-mail]) (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Microsoft EXCEL 97/ Visual Basic Step-by-Step Book & Disk (Electronics)

This book is a good INTRODUCTION to visual basic programming. If you have never used VB at all, this is a good book to expose you to what VB has to offer. But once you finish reading it, you will definitely feel the need to buy a REFERENCE book for VB.

22 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent introduction of Visual Basic for Excel, June 21, 2000

By 

Shane Johnson - See all my reviews

This review is from: Microsoft EXCEL 97/ Visual Basic Step-by-Step Book & Disk (Electronics)

This book was exactly what I needed: a good introduction to Visual Basic and how to use it in Excel 97. It assumes no prior VB experience, but it helps to have some programming experience to understand the vocabulary and concepts used. You will never be able to use Excel 97 to its full potential without knowledge of VB, trust me. I am continously amazed at the flexibility and power of Microsoft Office. This book allows Excel users to unlock this power. It should be noted that this book is not made as a reference, but as something to read from front to back.