Learn to: Use the essential tools and operations for VBA Get the most out of Excel's macro recording feature Handle errors and eliminate bugs in your code Develop custom worksheet functions and user-oriented applications Explore VBA programming and learn how to customize and automate many aspects of Excel Maybe you're eager to learn Excel programming. Maybe it's your boss's idea. Either way, this book will have you on your way to Excel programming perfection in no time! It's a plain-English guide to what VBA is, how it works with Excel, essential programming concepts, and steps to creating some very cool dialog boxes, time-saving macros, Excel add-ins, and more. VBA-speak -- learn the language of VBA and steps for creating a program in Excel Macro magic -- automate common tasks, create custom buttons and commands, and develop new worksheet functions using VBA macros Programming basics -- work with range objects, control program flow, automate procedures and events, and exterminate bugs in your code User communication -- explore simple and custom dialog boxes and UserForm controls, tricks, and techniques All together now -- apply your skills to design user-oriented applications, create add-ins, and work with other Office applications Open the book and find: Some Excel history that's good to know All about VBA sub and function procedures How you can get ahead by learning VBA The difference between programming errors and runtime errors Tips for finding and fixing bugs How to customize Excel's user interface Ways to super-charge your formulas with custom worksheet functions VBA dos and don'ts.