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Tags: Microsoft Excel 2007, Microsoft Office 2007, VBA, Lang:en

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Get ready to take your Excel applications to the next level by harnessing the power of the VBA language. This comprehensive resource will help you gain more control over your spreadsheets by using VBA while also showing you how to develop more dynamic Excel applications for other users. From introductory concepts to advanced developer topics, it guides you through every aspect of Excel 2007, including the Ribbon and the XML file formats.In order to master all of the new features of this program, you'll find an introduction to VBA and details on how to use it to enhance Excel. You'll then learn how to work with the key objects and uncover the best ways to gain access to workbooks, worksheets, charts, and more. And you'll find out how to write code for international compatibility, program the Visual Basic Editor, and use the functions in the Win32 API, which will expand your Excel VBA programming skills.What you will learn from this bookHow to write code that is readable, easy to maintain, and runs at maximum speedTips for utilizing the Visual Basic(R) Editor and its multitude of toolsTechniques for accessing data in a range of formatsWays to set up your applications and convert them to add-insHow to manipulate the Office XML file formatsA thorough explanation of RibbonXBest practices for managing external data and using OLAP data sourcesMethods for effectively debugging your applicationTips for packaging and distributing customized applications to other usersWho is this book for?This book is for Excel users and programmers from beginning to advanced. You should have a reasonable working knowledge of Excel and a full installation of the software.Wrox Programmer's References are designed to give the experienced developer straight facts on a new technology, without hype or unnecessary explanations. They deliver hard information with plenty of practical examples to help you apply new tools to your development projects today.