1. CMD Shell in VBA Excel – what it is and how to use it In this article you will learn how to control other Windows programs from Microsoft Excel. If you are trying to perform any action in Windows using Excel, all of these actions are used by the Windows […]
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1. VBA tables – information for advanced users I assume that if you are reading this article you have previously read the basic information about VBA tables , which I wrote about in this article: VBA arrays. In the article you are reading you will learn more advanced information about VBA tables. These are functions that you […]
VBA Error handling – How to use it? In this article you will learn what VBA error handling is and how to use it efficiently. In VBA, as in any other program writing errors appear. They may result, among others from the incorrect syntax or logic of the program. Errors that may occur in […]
VBA conversion functions – Description. How to change data type in VBA Excel? In this chapter, you will learn all convertion functions in Excel VBA . When writing programs in VBA, you will have often a situation where you will have to change the data type. As you probably know, […]
What are tables in VBA Excel – VBA Arrays In this chapter of the VBA course you will learn what VBA tables are and how to use them in data analysis. VBA tables are containersfor storing data of the same type in an organized manner. We can refer to each element of an array using its indexed address. Arrays […]
How do you write an Excel add-in in VBA? Creating a simple add-on in VBA Excel is primarily about writing a good VBA macro code. In this chapter you will learn how to install such a macro as an Excel add-in. The add-on will consist of two macros: Macro 1 – opening […]
How do you insert the ComboBox combo box into the UserForm form? The combo box is already known to us. We got to know them while creating the application for entering data . Due to the fact that the field inserted in the UserForm form is programmed in a different place, we will create […]
Insert MultiPage tabs into the UserForm form MultiPage Bookmarks are pages of our application, between which the user will be able to pass. On each page you will see other elements and content of the application. To insert bookmarks into our UserForm form, we should choose the MultiPage control from the ToolBox. Our […]
How to build an application in Excel VBA using the UserForm form In the last part of the course we will deal with the creation of a short application using the form. As in the case of the previous application, we should write down the basic requirements based on which our […]
What is VBA UserForm The UserForm form is a form that works under Excel that allows us to create visually developed applications. You can add more types of controls to the UserForm form than to the data sheet. From the controls of the UserForm form, we can distinguish primarily: Label label TextBox […]
Building an application for entering data – Inserting Labels – Label (ActiveX Control) The label Label is already known to us and should not require a broader discussion. How do you insert a Label Label? From the ActiveX controls in the Developer tab, select the Label control. Next, we put 3 labels next […]
Construction of the application for entering data – Inserting the Knob Button – SpinButton (ActiveX Control) The next ActiveX control we will know is the knob button control. We will use it for navigation, and precisely move the rows of the sheet up and down. Our goal is to click on the […]
Building an application for entering data – Inserting a Command Button – CommandButton (ActiveX Control) The command button is already known to us. In the simplest form, it will be used to run written scripts. The command button can be embedded in both the Excel spreadsheet and the UserForm form. How do I […]
Building an application for entering data – Inserting CheckBox check boxes (ActiveX control) How do I enter the CheckBox checkbox? We embed them in Excel in the same way as the option buttons . The important thing is that unlike the option button, we can simultaneously select several CheckBoxes. The CheckBox selected by the user […]
Building an application for entering data – Inserting an Option Button Option (ActiveX Control) We would like the data on gender to be entered in the “I” column of our data table, which is the value of Woman or Man. In this case, we should construct our application in such a […]
Building an application for entering data – Inserting a ListBox list box (ActiveX control) The list box, unlike the combo box, allows us to select more than one selection option at the same time. How do I insert a ListBox list field? As in the case of previous controls, we enter the Developer […]
Building an application for entering data – How to insert VBA TextBox (ActiveX control) VBA textbox has already been introduced to the previous part of VBA course. VBA textbox field is used to enter data and then to process them with VBA code. Inserting a TextBox field into Excel sheet starts with […]
Excel VBA training: Building an application for entering data Let’s do an example that uses all of the known ActiveX controls. Our goal will be to build a short application for entering personal data. The application will be based on the Excel spreadsheet. Its main purpose is to simplify data entry into columns […]
Introduction to ActiveX controls It’s great that you have already reached this part of the VBA Tutorial. VBA ActiveX controls are controls used to visualize our applications in Excel. ActiveX controls available in the Developer tab are used primarily to build simple applications running under Excel. For the construction of slightly more […]
What is the For Each Next loop in VBA? In this article you will learn what the For Each Next loop is and how to use it in Excel VBA. The For Each Next Loop is an extension of the VBA For loop. The difference between the two types of loops is that For Each we can […]
VBA For Next loop – basic informations The VBA For Next Loop is another loop that we will learn. In the simplest words, the loop allows us to enter in advance the number of repetitions of instructions to be done. For example, let’s try to use VBA For loop to display the “For […]
The diagram of Do While Loop The While…Wend loop, which you learned in the previous chapter is the simplest loop in the Excel VBA. The loop that gives you more options is Do Loop. It gives you more possibilities. You can, for example, finish the instructions earlier, by entering the […]
While Wend loop – introduction The VBA While Wend loop is the simplest in construction loop available in VBA. If your code need to be short, not complicated and have a simple structure, it is recommended to use this loop instead of the Do…Loop and For…Next Loop. It gives You similar possibilities. Below […]
Introduction to the loops in Excel VBA Loops are the most powerfull elements in programming languages. Using them, you can automate activities, speed up your programs, do things that you couldn’t do in the Excel datasheet. The loop, as its name suggests, is used to do some operations many times. In VBA Excel, there […]
SELECT CASE instruction – introduction Another instruction next to IF THEN ELSE used in the decision making process by your programs is the SELECT CASE VBA statement. The instruction checks entered value with the defined conditions. On this basis, one scenario is chosen in your decision-making process. After selecting the scenario, the action stored in the block is […]
VBA IF THEN ELSE – What is the conditional statement? In the simplest sense, VBA IF is the equivalent of the Excel IF(), but function used in the VBA code. Imagine that you want your program to make decisions based on the data you enter. Depending on what data you enter at […]
Worksheet functions – How to use the Excel function in VBA Have you ever wondered how you can use the Excel function in VBA? Worksheet functions come with help. As you know, the Excel spreadsheet offers a number of useful functions. The resource of functions that you can use in the VBA code […]
Creating VBA functions defined by user Both Excel and VBA offer you a number of useful functions. But what if you would like to create a VBA function that you will use in Excel? VBA offers you possibility of creating your own functions. These are functions that source code you write yourselve. You can […]
Description of date and time functions. VBA date functions, as the name suggests, are used to manipulate the values related to dates and time. On their basis, you can catch any parameter such as day, month, year, etc. from the given date. You can also subtract two dates from each […]
VBA character functions in Excel The Excel VBA offers us a number of useful character functions. We can’t compare them to the number of functions in an Excel spreadsheet, and these are not the same functions. The use of the sheet functions in VBA code will be described in other chapter. VBA Character functions can […]
Description of math functions in Excel VBA Below I present the names and descriptions of all standard math functions in Excel VBA. As you can see, functions like VBA RND don’t need arguments. Functions like VBA ROUND require 2 arguments – the value and the number of decimal places to […]
Introduction to functions in Excel VBA You have already come to the chapter about VBA functions – Congratulations !!! In VBA we have a large number of useful functions. Using them our programs work in the right way. With their use, you will do mathematical activities, manipulate text data and dates. You can […]
Types of operators in Excel VBA In our scripts we will use both arithmetic expressions and logical expressions. For this purpose, we will be able to use operators in Excel VBA, we can put them into 3 groups: arithmetic logical comparison VBA operators: arithmetic Arithmetic operators serve as the name suggests […]
Introduction to data types in Excel VBA Why is it so important to assign a variable to the correct data type? Your program and its variables use the resources of your computer. If you want to ensure that your program works quickly, choose the types of data that you really […]
Constant values in VBA – what is it? In the previous chapter of the course you learned what are the VBA variables using in your VBA code. The difference between variables and constants in VBA is the values assigned as constant will not change during the launch of your program. If you want your […]
Introduction to VBA variables In VBA, as in other programming languages, we work with variables. The VBA language does not require declaring variables. You can, for example enter variable name that will be interpreted as a variable, and then you can execute any instructions on it. I put an example listed below. 'OfficeInside.Org Sub […]
Formatting cells and fonts in VBA – introduction Cells as well as other elements of the Excel spreadsheet can be formatted from the VBA code level. The formatting itself can be done in 2 ways. The first way is to set each format using a separate code block. You can also use […]
InputBox window – entering data into VBA It’s great, that you have already reached this part of VBA tutorial. After the VBA MsgBox window you will learn how to work with window for entering data into our VB code. Like the MsgBox window, this window has many additional parameters. Let’s […]
VBA MsgBox – data presentation in window You have lerned basics of VBA MsgBox window while writing your first program here: VBA first program. This window is one of many possibilities to present something using VBA code in Excel. It can be use to display messages, the program results etc. Below […]
1. How to use VBA in Excel worksheet It’s great that you’ve already reached this part of the VBA Excel training. In this chapter we will learn in detail the possibilities offered by the VBA in the Excel worksheet. If you are wondering how to write a program that will […]
1. What is macro in Excel In this part of VBA course you will learn how to record and run macros under Excel program. As you already know Macros in Excel are programs which are running under Excel. Each of those programs are based on code, which were written in […]
1. How to write first program in Excel VBA If you already know what macros are and what the VBA is, it’s time to write your first program in VBA. First of all we would like to fill A1 cell in the Excel worksheet with message Welcome to VBA! To […]
1. VisualBasic Editor – Introduction The VisualBasic editor will be the tool that you will use in this course. In order to take full advantage of the VBA option on your computer, you should start with: Unlocking the Developer tab in Excel Enable macro operations in Excel 2. How to […]
Why do we use VBA? You can use the VBA code in Excel for example to: Create useful macros Make own functions, ie. functions that Excel doesn’t have Create Excel add-ons Use programs not related to Excel Automate your work. Imagine, your work is done and you can do more […]