Excel: Macros and VBA for Beginners
47mBeginner2025-01-07
Authors
Oz du Soleil
Excel MVP, Author, and Trainer
Course details
If you’re a frequent user of Excel, chances are you have Excel tasks that you need to repeat often. Fortunately, you can automate these tasks by creating macros. Many people assume macros are complicated and reserved only for Excel power users. Not so! In this short course, Excel MVP Oz du Soleil explains the best times to use a macro and how to use Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) to set up a basic macro in Excel to record your mouse clicks and keystrokes. Learn how to set up macros in Excel now so you can save time later.
Skills covered
SpreadsheetsMicrosoft ExcelProgramming LanguagesBusiness Software and ToolsMicrosoftSoftware DevelopmentOne-Off
Concepts
Introduction
- Macros and VBA for beginners
The World of Macros and VBA
- Making the case - Why a macro and not regular Excel
- A word about AI and LLMs
Record a Basic Macro
- Add the Developer tab to your ribbon
- Record the macro and review the code
- Stepping through the code
Other Things to Know Before Creating Macros
- Warnings about VBA and macros - There is no undo
- Warnings about VBA and macros - Recorded macros are literal
- Warnings about VBA and macros - Errors
- The VBA environment
- Four ways to launch macros
Conclusion
- You can do anything with VBA - Real-world examples
- A look at where to go next