Mastering VBA for Microsoft Office 2013

Book excerpt: A unique, comprehensive guide to creating custom apps withVBA Automating computing tasks to increase productivity is a goalfor businesses of all sizes. Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) isa version of Visual Basic designed to be easily understandable fornovice programmers, but still powerful enough for IT professionalswho need to create specialized business applications. With thisinvaluable book, you'll learn how to extend the capabilities ofOffice 2013 applications with VBA programming and use it forwriting macros, automating Office applications, and creating customapplications in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Access. Covers the basics of VBA in clear, systematic tutorials andincludes intermediate and advanced content for experienced VBdevelopers Explores recording macros and getting started with VBA;learning how to work with VBA; using loops and functions; usingmessage boxes, input boxes, and dialog boxes; creating effectivecode; XML-based files, ActiveX, the developer tab, contentcontrols, add-ins, embedded macros, and security Anchors the content with solid, real-world projects in Word,Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Access Covering VBA for the entire suite of Office 2013 applications,Mastering VBA for Microsoft Office 2013 is mandatoryreading.