Excel VBA and Macros with MrExcel LiveLessons (Video Training): (LiveLessons)

DVD includes: 7+ HOURS OF VIDEO INSTRUCTION 50 TIPS & TECHNIQUES SKILLS YOU CAN LEARN IN Fifteen MINUTES OR LESS Overview   In Excel VBA and Macros with MrExcel, renowned Excel instructor and author Bill Jelen (MrExcel) teaches all the skills you’ll need to automate virtually any routine task with Excel and build powerful Excel macros! This package brings together nearly eight hours hours of personalized, expert video training: 50 quick, practical video lessons that demonstrate all the skills you’ll need to successfully use both the Excel macro recorder and the Visual Basic for Applications development environment. You’ll learn one step at a time, at your own pace–using hands-on examples that reflect realistic challenges and showcase Excel’s remarkable capabilities. Along the way, Jelen will take you from the absolute basics through PivotTables and data filtering.   Excel VBA and Macros with MrExcel delivers the power of the best classroom training at a small fraction of the cost. If you don’t have time to read a huge book on Excel macros and scripting, this is exactly what you’ve been searching for! For all serious Excel users: managers, financial pros, entrepreneurs, marketers, analysts, and more.   Looking for a better way to master today’s rapidly changing technologies? Want expert help, but don’t have the time or energy to read a book? Can’t find classroom training worth the money? Discover LiveLessons: self-paced, personal video instruction from the world’s leading technology experts. LiveLessons are video courses are organized into bite-sized, self-contained sessions–you’ll learn key skills in as little as fifteen minutes! Each lesson begins with well-defined learning objectives and ends with comprehensive summaries, which help you track your progress. Follow along as your trainer shows you how to make the most of Excel’s macro recorder and its powerful VBA development environment!   Bill Jelen is called MrExcel for a reason! Nobody knows more about Excel macros and scripting–and nobody knows more about teaching these skills to working professionals! Thought you’d never write your own Excel macros and programs? Think again! You will…and you can start in just minutes!   Bill Jelen, known worldwide as MrExcel, presents live Excel seminars across the United States and appears in over 800 podcast episodes. His 20 Excel books include Special Edition Using Excel 2007 and VBA and Macros for Microsoft Excel. His website, MrExcel.com, answers 30,000 Excel questions per year.   System Requirements OS: Windows 98, 2000, XP, and Windows Vista; Mac OS X; versions of Linux with the Flash 8 Player or later. Multimedia: DVD drive, an 1024x768 or higher display, and a sound card with speakers. Computer: 500MHz or higher, 128MB RAM or more   Microsoft Office Spreadsheets/Desktop Applications   $49.99 USA / $59.99 CAN / £31.99 U.K.   mylivelessons.com informit.com/que  

Table of Contents:
Part 1 Recording Macros XIV Lesson 1    Enable the Developer Tab 1     What You Will Learn................................................................................1     Notes from the Lesson............................................................................1     Differences in Excel 2003........................................................................1 Lesson 2    Recording Your First Macro 2     What You Will Learn................................................................................2     Notes from the Lesson............................................................................2     In Excel 2003 ...........................................................................................2     Code from the Lesson.............................................................................3 Lesson 3    Running a Macro 4     What You Will Learn................................................................................4     Notes from the Lesson............................................................................4     In Excel 2003 ...........................................................................................5     Code from the Lesson.............................................................................5 Lesson 4    Keys to Successful Recording 6     What You Will Learn................................................................................6     Notes from the Lesson............................................................................6     In Excel 2003 ...........................................................................................6     Code from the Lesson.............................................................................7 Lesson 5    Variable Number of Rows 8     What You Will Learn................................................................................8     Related Lessons.......................................................................................8     Notes from the Lesson............................................................................8     Code from the Lesson.............................................................................8 Lesson 6    Adding Totals 9     What You Will Learn................................................................................9     Notes from the Lesson............................................................................9     Code from the Lesson.............................................................................9 Lesson 7    Opening a Workbook with Macros 12     What You Will Learn..............................................................................12     Notes from the Lesson..........................................................................12     In Excel 2003 .........................................................................................12 Part II Visual Basic Editor 13 Lesson 8    Introducing the VBA Editor 14     What You Will Learn..............................................................................14     Notes from the Lesson..........................................................................14     In Excel 2003 .........................................................................................14     Code from the Lesson...........................................................................14 Lesson 9    VBA Help 15     What You Will Learn..............................................................................15     Notes from the Lesson..........................................................................15 Lesson 10    Object Browser 16     What You Will Learn..............................................................................16     Notes from the Lesson..........................................................................16 Lesson 11    Stepping Through Code 17     What You Will Learn..............................................................................17     Related Lessons.....................................................................................17     Notes from the Lesson..........................................................................17     Code from the Lesson...........................................................................18 Lesson 12    Immediate Window 19     What You Will Learn..............................................................................19     Notes from the Lesson..........................................................................19     Code from the Lesson...........................................................................19 Lesson 13    The Watch Window 22     What You Will Learn..............................................................................22     Notes from the Lesson..........................................................................22     Code from the Lesson...........................................................................22 Lesson 14    Breakpoints 24     What You Will Learn..............................................................................24     Notes from the Lesson..........................................................................24     Code from the Lesson...........................................................................24 Part III VBA Syntax 25 Lesson 15    VBA Parts of Speech 26     What You Will Learn..............................................................................26     Notes from the Lesson..........................................................................26 Lesson 16     Using Regular Variables 27     What You Will Learn..............................................................................27     Related Lesson ......................................................................................27     Notes from the Lesson..........................................................................27     In Excel 2003 .........................................................................................27     Code from the Lesson...........................................................................28 Lesson 17    Using Object Variables 29     What You Will Learn..............................................................................29     Notes from the Lesson..........................................................................29     Code from the Lesson...........................................................................30 Lesson 18    Better Ways to Refer to Cells 31     What You Will Learn..............................................................................31     Notes from the Lesson..........................................................................31     Code from the Lesson...........................................................................31 Lesson 19    To Declare or Not To Declare? 33     What You Will Learn..............................................................................33     Notes from the Lesson..........................................................................33     Code from the Lesson...........................................................................34 Part IV Making Decisions 35 Lesson 20    If…Then 36     What You Will Learn..............................................................................36     Notes from the Lesson..........................................................................36     Code from the Lesson...........................................................................36 Lesson 21    If…Then…Else 37     What You Will Learn..............................................................................37     Notes from the Lesson..........................................................................37     Code from the Lesson...........................................................................37 Lesson 22    Select Case 38     What You Will Learn..............................................................................38     Notes from the Lesson..........................................................................38     Code from the Lesson...........................................................................38 Part V Looping 40 Lesson 23    Finding the Final Row 41     What You Will Learn..............................................................................41     Notes from the Lesson..........................................................................41     Code from the Lesson...........................................................................41 Lesson 24    Basic Looping 42     What You Will Learn..............................................................................42     Notes from the Lesson..........................................................................42     Code from the Lesson...........................................................................43 Lesson 25    Loop Example 44     What You Will Learn..............................................................................44     Notes from the Lesson..........................................................................44     Code from the Lesson...........................................................................45 Lesson 26    Deleting While Looping 46     What You Will Learn..............................................................................46     Notes from the Lesson..........................................................................46     Code from the Lesson...........................................................................46 Lesson 27    Every Other Row Loops 47     What You Will Learn..............................................................................47     Notes from the Lesson..........................................................................47     Code from the Lesson...........................................................................47 Lesson 28    Other Legacy Loops 49     What You Will Learn..............................................................................49     Notes from the Lesson..........................................................................49     Code from the Lesson...........................................................................49 Lesson 29    For Each Loops 51     What You Will Learn..............................................................................51     Notes from the Lesson..........................................................................51     Code from the Lesson...........................................................................52 Part VI Worksheets and Workbooks 53 Lesson 30    Creating Worksheets 54     What You Will Learn..............................................................................54     Related Lesson ......................................................................................54     Notes from the Lesson..........................................................................54     Code from the Lesson...........................................................................55     Bonus Code .................................................................................56 Lesson 31    Creating Workbooks 57     What You Will Learn..............................................................................57     Notes from the Lesson..........................................................................57     Code from the Lesson...........................................................................58 Lesson 32    Listing Files in a Folder 60     What You Will Learn..............................................................................60     Notes from the Lesson..........................................................................60     Code from the Lesson...........................................................................60     Bonus Code .................................................................................63 Lesson 33    Combining Workbooks 65     What You Will Learn..............................................................................65     Related Lesson ......................................................................................65     Notes from the Lesson..........................................................................65     Code from the Lesson...........................................................................66 Part VII Formulas 68 Lesson 34    A1-Style Formulas 69     What You Will Learn..............................................................................69     Related Lesson ......................................................................................69     Notes from the Lesson..........................................................................69     Code from the Lesson...........................................................................70 Lesson 35    R1C1-Style Formulas 71     What You Will Learn..............................................................................71     Notes from the Lesson..........................................................................71     Code from the Lesson...........................................................................72 Lesson 36    Using Excel Functions in Code 73     What You Will Learn..............................................................................73     Notes from the Lesson..........................................................................73     Code from the Lesson...........................................................................74 Lesson 37    Adding Functions to Excel 85     What You Will Learn..............................................................................85     Notes from the Lesson..........................................................................85     Code from the Lesson...........................................................................86 Part VIII Power Tools 87 Lesson 38    Advanced Filter 88     What You Will Learn..............................................................................88     Notes from the Lesson..........................................................................88     Code from the Lesson...........................................................................90 Lesson 39    Filter Instead of Looping 92     What You Will Learn..............................................................................92     Related Lesson ......................................................................................92     Notes from the Lesson..........................................................................92     Code from the Lesson...........................................................................93 Lesson 40    Pivot Tables 94     What You Will Learn..............................................................................94     Notes from the Lesson..........................................................................94     Code from the Lesson...........................................................................95 Lesson 41    Charts 98     What You Will Learn..............................................................................98     Notes from the Lesson..........................................................................98     Code from the Lesson...........................................................................99 Lesson 42    Event Handler Macros 100     What You Will Learn............................................................................100     Notes from the Lesson........................................................................100     Code from the Lesson.........................................................................101 Part IX Interacting 103 Lesson 43    Interacting 104     What You Will Learn............................................................................104     Notes from the Lesson........................................................................104     Code from the Lesson.........................................................................105 Lesson 44    Getting File Names 106     What You Will Learn............................................................................106     Notes from the Lesson........................................................................106     Code from the Lesson.........................................................................106 Lesson 45    Userforms 108     What You Will Learn............................................................................108     Related Lessons...................................................................................108     Notes from the Lesson........................................................................108     Code from the Lesson.........................................................................111 Lesson 46    Error Handling 112     What You Will Learn............................................................................112     Notes from the Lesson........................................................................112     Code from the Lesson.........................................................................113 Lesson 47    Suppressing Alerts 117     What You Will Learn............................................................................117     Notes from the Lesson........................................................................117     Code from the Lesson.........................................................................117 Lesson 48    Faster Code 118     What You Will Learn............................................................................118     Notes from the Lesson........................................................................118     Code from the Lesson.........................................................................118 Part X Best Practices 119 Lesson 49    Separating Code and Data 120     What You Will Learn............................................................................120     Notes from the Lesson........................................................................120     Code from the Lesson.........................................................................120 Lesson 50    Cleaning Recorded Code 122     What You Will Learn............................................................................122     Notes from the Lesson........................................................................122     Code from the Lesson.........................................................................123     Next Steps TOC, 9780789739384, MF  

About the Author :
Bill Jelen is the host of MrExcel.com and the author of 24 books on Microsoft Excel, including Special Edition Using Microsoft Office Excel 2007, Pivot Table Data Crunching for Microsoft Office Excel 2007, VBA and Macros for Microsoft Excel, Excel Gurus Gone Wild, Excel for Marketing Managers, and Guerilla Data Analysis Using Microsoft Excel. He has made more than 60 guest appearances on TechTV with Leo Laporte and was voted guest of the year on the Computer America radio show. He has produced more than 900 episodes of his daily video podcast “Learn Excel from MrExcel.” Bill will entertain you while showing you the powerful tricks in Excel. Before founding MrExcel.com in 1998, Jelen spent 12 years in the trenches as a financial analyst for the accounting, finance, marketing, and operations departments of a publicly held company. Since then, his company has automated Excel reports for hundreds of clients around the world. The website answers more than 30,000 questions a year–for free–for readers all over the world. Jelen joins us from Akron, Ohio.