Excel Programming Weekend Crash Course - Softcover

Aitken, Peter G.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0764540629 ISBN 13: 9780764540622

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, 2003

Synopsis

• Thirty clearly defined lessons take the reader from understanding the parts of an Excel application into building applications to work with data, formulas, charts, and the enhanced XML capabilities of the new Excel "X"
• Book is designed to teach the core concepts of Excel over a weekend or in just fifteen hours, with each session being thirty minutes
• Applicable to Excel 2000, Excel 2002, and the latest release, Excel 2003
• Helps Excel power users in fields such as accounting, finance, operations management, and market research to begin automating data manipulation in Excel quickly, so they can handle real-world projects
• A how-to guide to using Excel's programmability to create custom data-processing and analysis solutions
• Covers security, debugging, and error handling
• Companion Web site includes sample files, projects, and test enginewith self-assessment exam

About this title

About the Author

Peter G. Aitken has been writing about computers and programming for over 10 years, with some 30 books as well as hundreds of magazine and trade publication articles to his credit. His recent book titles include Visual Basic .NET Programming with Peter Aitken, Office XP Development with VBA, XML the Microsoft Way, Windows Script Host, and Teach Yourself Visual Basic .NET Internet Programming in 21 Days. For several years he was a Contributing Editor at Visual Developer Magazine where he wrote a popular Visual Basic column. He is a regular contributor to Microsoft OfficePro magazine and the DevX Web site. Peter is the proprietor of PGA Consulting, providing custom application and Internet development to business, academia, and government since 1994.

From the Back Cover

Get up to speed on Excel programming – in a weekend!

The big day is Monday. That’s when you get to show off what you know about Excel programming. The problem is, you’re not really up to speed. Maybe it’s been a while since you programmed Excel to create custom data processing solutions. Perhaps you’ve just discovered Excel’s adaptability. Or maybe you just like a challenge. In any event, we’ve got a solution for you – Excel Programming Weekend Crash Course. Open the book Friday evening and on Sunday afternoon, after completing 30 fast, focused sessions, you’ll be able to dive right in and start programming and automating Excel. It’s as simple as that.

The Curriculum

Friday

Evening: 4 Sessions, 2 Hours

• Microsoft® Excel and Programming–Why and How
• The VBA Code Editor
• The Excel Object Model
• Syntax and Data in VBA

Saturday

Morning: 6 Sessions, 3 Hours

• Operators
• Control Constructs
• Procedures and Modules
• Working with Dates and Times
• Working with Text
• Using Ranges and Selections

Afternoon: 6 Sessions, 3 Hours

• Working with Columns, Rows, and Cells
• Programming with Custom Formulas
• Programming with Excel's Built-In Functions
• Formatting a Worksheet
• Find and Replace Operations
• Creating Custom Toolbars

Saturday, cont.

Evening: 4 Sessions, 2 Hours

• Introduction to Charts
• Advanced Charting Techniques
• Creating Custom Dialog Boxes with User Forms
• Controls for User Forms

Sunday

Morning: 6 Sessions, 3 Hours

• Advanced User Form Techniques
• A User Form Example
• Working with Events
• Security Considerations
• Debugging and Distributing an Application
• Defining and Using Custom Classes

Afternoon: 4 Sessions, 2 Hours

• Handling Runtime Errors
• Database Tasks
• Creating Add-Ins
• Adding Online Help to Your Application

Edition details

• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
• Publication date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0764540629
• ISBN 13: 9780764540622
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 456