Excel Macros For Dummies, 2nd Edition

Save time and be way more productive with Microsoft Excel macros

Looking for ready-made Excel macros that will streamline your workflow? Look no further! Excel Macros For Dummies, 2^nd Edition helps you save time, automate, and be more productive–even with no programming experience at all. Each chapter offers macros you can implement right away, with practical exercises that extend your knowledge and help you understand the mechanics at work. You’ll find over 70 of the most effective Excel macros for solving common problems and explanations of why and where to use each one–plus invaluable guidance and step-by-step instruction for applying them effectively.

Microsoft Excel is the world’s leading spreadsheet application, and it supports VBA macros that allow you to customize the program and automate many common tasks. In no time, you’ll learn how to customize your applications to look and work exactly the way you want them to, with simple, friendly walk-throughs that directly apply to real-world tasks. Follow it through from start to finish, or quickly look up problems as they occur. It’s the perfect desk reference for all of your Microsoft Excel macros needs!

• Immediately implement the given Excel macros
• Work with workbooks, worksheets, and ranges
• Clean data, automate reporting, and send email from Excel
• Streamline your workflow

If you have an Excel problem, there’s a macro to solve it–and now, you don’t need to be a programmer to customize it for your own use!.

Table of Contents

Part 1: Holy Macro Batman!
Chapter 1: Macro Fundamentals
Chapter 2: Getting Cozy with the Visual Basic Editor
Chapter 3: The Anatomy of Macros

Part 2: Making Short Work of Workbook Tasks
Chapter 4: Working with Workbooks
Chapter 5: Working with Worksheets

Part 3: One-Touch Data Manipulation
Chapter 6: Feeling at Home on the Range
Chapter 7: Manipulating Data with Macros

Part 4: Macro-Charging Reports and Emails
Chapter 8: Automating Common Reporting Tasks
Chapter 9: Sending Emails from Excel
Chapter 10: Wrangling External Data with Macros

Part 5: Part of Tens
Chapter 11: Ten Handy Visual Basic Editor Tips
Chapter 12: Ten Places to Turn for Macro Help
Chapter 13: Ten Ways to Speed Up Your Macros