Microsoft Office Automation with VBA

This course will introduce students to the fundamentals of Microsoft Office automation using Visual Basic for Applications (VBA). Students will learn how to create custom macros and automate repetitive tasks in Microsoft Office applications such as Excel, Word, and Outlook. The course will cover basic programming concepts, including variables, loops, and conditional statements, as well as more advanced topics such as event handling, user forms, and error handling.

Course Goals

  • Understand the fundamentals of programming with VBA in Microsoft Office applications
  • Create macros and automate repetitive tasks in Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
  • Apply programming concepts such as variables, loops, and conditional statements in VBA
  • Use advanced techniques such as event handling, user forms, and error handling to create more complex VBA programs

Course Outline:

  1. Introduction to Microsoft Office Automation with VBA

    • Overview of Microsoft Office automation
    • Introduction to Visual Basic for Applications (VBA)
    • Understanding the VBA editor in Excel, Word, and PowerPoint

  2. Programming Fundamentals

    • Introduction to programming concepts
    • Variables and data types
    • Control structures (loops and conditional statements)

  3. Excel Automation with VBA

    • Recording macros in Excel
    • Creating custom macros in Excel
    • Automating repetitive tasks in Excel
    • Debugging and error handling in Excel VBA

  4. Word Automation with VBA

    • Creating custom macros in Word
    • Automating repetitive tasks in Word
    • Modifying the Word user interface with VBA
    • Debugging and error handling in Word VBA

  5. Outlook Automation with VBA

    • Creating custom macros in Outlook
    • Automating repetitive tasks in Outlook
    • Modifying the Outlook user interface with VBA
    • Debugging and error handling in Outlook VBA

  6. Basic Algorithms and Data Structures

    • Searching and Sorting Algorithms
    • Stacks and Queues

  7. Final Project

    • Students will create a final project that incorporates the concepts learned throughout the course