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VBA Automation for Excel 2019 Cookbook

By : Mike Van Niekerk
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VBA Automation for Excel 2019 Cookbook

By: Mike Van Niekerk

Overview of this book

Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) is a programming language developed by Microsoft to automate tasks in MS Office applications. This book will help you to focus on the essential aspects of your role by automating mundane tasks in Excel and other Office applications. With comprehensive coverage of VBA delivered in the form of practice problems and bite-sized recipes, this book will help you to hit the ground running. Unlike most books that assume prior programming experience, this book starts with the fundamentals and gradually progresses to solving bigger problems. You’ll start by becoming familiar with VBA so that you can start recording macros right away. With this foundation in place, you’ll advance to using the full capabilities of the language as you apply loops, functions, and custom dialog boxes to design your own automation programs. You'll also get to grips with embedded macros and other advanced tools to enhance productivity and explore topics relating to app performance and security. Throughout this VBA book, you’ll cover multiple practice projects in Excel, Word, and PowerPoint while exploring tips and best practices to hone your skills. By the end of this book, you’ll have developed the skills you need to use VBA to create your own programs that control MS Office applications.
Table of Contents (20 chapters)

Chapter 3: The VBA Object Model

VBA is essentially object driven. Excel, for example, provides dozens of objects that can be manipulated. This includes workbooks, worksheets, ranges, charts and images, and shapes. These objects are arranged in a hierarchical structure. If you want to do anything in VBA, understanding the VBA object model is essential. The recipes in this chapter will be your reference to understanding and working with objects in VBA.

In this chapter, we will cover the following recipes:

  • Understanding and identifying objects in VBA
  • Objects as a collection, and changing the attributes of the entire collection
  • Modifying object properties
  • Associating methods with objects
  • Using events to activate objects
  • Using the Object Browser in the VBA Editor

By the end of this chapter, you will be able to work with objects in VBA.