Table of Contents

Introduction.Part 1. Recording Macros and Getting Started with VBA.Chapter 1. Recording and Running Macros in the Microsoft Office Applications.Chapter 2. Getting Started with the Visual Basic Editor.Chapter 3. Editing Recorded Macros.Chapter 4. Creating Code from Scratch in the Visual Basic Editor.Part 2. Learning How to Work with VBA.Chapter 5. Understanding the Essentials of VBA Syntax.Chapter 6. Working with Variables, Constants, and Enumerations.Chapter 7. Using Array variables.Chapter 8. Finding the Objects, Methods, and Properties You Need.Part 3. Making Decisions and Using Loops and Functions.Chapter 9. Using Functions.Chapter 10. Creating Your Own Functions.Chapter 11. making Decisions in Your Code.Chapter 12. Using Loops to Repeat Actions.Part 4. Using Message Boxes, Input Boxes, and Dialog Boxes.Chapter 13. Getting User Input with Message Boxes and Input Boxes.Chapter 14. Creating Simple Custom Dialog Boxes.Chapter 15. Creating Complex Dialog Boxes.Part 5. Creating Effective Code.Chapter 16. Building Modular Code and Using Classes.Chapter 17. Debugging Your Code and handling Errors.Chapter 18. Building Well-Behaved Code.Chapter 19. securing Your Code with VBA's security Features.Part 6. Programming the Office Applications.Chapter 20. Understanding the Word Object Model and Key Objects.Chapter 21. Working with Widely Used Objects in Word.Chapter 22. Understanding the Excel Object Model and Key Objects.Chapter 23. Working with Widely Used Objects in Excel.Chapter 24. Understanding the PowerPoint Object Model and Key ObjectsChapter 25. Working with Shapes and Running Slide Shows.Chapter 26. Understanding the Outlook Object Model and Key Objects.Chapter 27. Working with Events in Outlook.Chapter 28. Understanding the Access Object Model and Key Objects.Chapter 29. manipulating the Data in an Access Database via VBA.Chapter 30. Accessing One Application from Another Application.Glossary.Index.

About the Author

Well into his second decade of rebooting Windows PCs, Guy Hart-Davis has written dozens of computer books, including Word 97 Macro & VBA Handbook, Word 2000 Developer's Handbook, and three editions of Mastering Windows XP Home Edition.