Excel Part 4 - Macros
Course Code: AD308 or AD313

 

This is a specialised course on the use of Macros within Microsoft Excel. It is for experienced Excel users who want to produce professional spreadsheets using the most advanced features of the program.

Objectives
Course participants will learn how to:

  • Record, edit and run personal and workbook macros
  • Use absolute and relative references
  • Create a macro toolbar and add a macro button to a worksheet
  • Insert a macro module into a workbook
  • Use a conditional statement and a control loop in a macro
  • Place a drop-down list box and a check box on a worksheet
  • Work with dialog sheets and boxes
  • Create macro menus

What you will learn
Topics covered by this course include:

Creating and Using Personal Macros

  • Recording & Running a Personal Macro
  • Displaying Macro Instructions
  • Editing a Macro
  • Using Absolute & Relative References

Creating and Using Workbook Macros

  • Recording & Running a Workbook Macro
  • Adding a Macro Button to a Worksheet
Using Visual Basic to Write Macros
  • Inserting a Macro Module
  • Displaying a Data Prompt
  • Using a Conditional Statement
  • Using a Control Loop in a Macro

Placing Controls on a Worksheet

  • Placing a Drop-Down List and Check Box
  • Linking a Control

Placing Controls in a Dialog Box

  • Inserting a Dialog Sheet
  • Creating a Custom Dialog Box
  • Writing a Macro to Display a Custom Dialog Box

Creating a Macro Toolbar (97 only)

  • Creating a New Toolbar
  • Adding a Button to a Toolbar
  • Assigning a Macro to a Toolbar Button

Creating Custom Macro Menus

  • Creating a Workbook Macro Menu
  • Creating a Personal Macro Menu

Using the Visual Basic Help System

Prerequisites
Course participants should have completed Microsoft Excel Part 3 (or equivalent).

Dates and times
Courses are available either in the morning or the evening. Contact the relevant training centre for further details and enrolment information.

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