Length: 1 day

Course Objective: You will automate your job tasks in Microsoft Office Excel 2010.

Target Student: This course is intended for advanced Microsoft Excel professionals that need to automate Excel spreadsheet tasks using Visual Basic for Applications (VBA).

Prerequisites: Knowledge of the basics of Excel, including how to create, edit, format, and print worksheets that include charts and sorted and filtered data. Students are recommended to first take the following Element K courses or have equivalent knowledge: Microsoft Office Excel 2010: Levels 1-4.

Course Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
•develop a macro.
•format worksheets using macros.
•create an interactive worksheet.
•work with multiple worksheets.
•perform calculations.

Course Content
Lesson 1: Developing Macros
Topic 1A: Create a Macro Using the Macro Recorder
Topic 1B: Edit a Macro
Topic 1C: Debug a Macro
Topic 1D: Customize the Quick Access Toolbar and Hotkeys
Topic 1E: Set Macro Security

Lesson 2: Formatting Worksheets Using Macros
Topic 2A: Insert Text
Topic 2B: Format Text
Topic 2C: Sort Data
Topic 2D: Duplicate Data
Topic 2E: Generate a Report

Lesson 3: Creating an Interactive Worksheet
Topic 3A: Determine the Dialog Box Type
Topic 3B: Capture User Input

Lesson 4: Working with Multiple Worksheets
Topic 4A: Insert, Copy, and Delete Worksheets
Topic 4B: Rename Worksheets
Topic 4C: Modify the Order of Worksheets
Topic 4D: Print Worksheets

Lesson 5: Performing Calculations
Topic 5A: Create User-Defined Functions
Topic 5B: Automate SUM Functions