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VBA Spreadsheet Automation Module

Authors

Dr. Mark Keith, PhD
Brigham Young University
Dr. James Gaskin, PhD
Brigham Young University
Dr. Douglas Dean, PhD
Brigham Young University

Contributors

Alayna Een
Editor
Edition 1
(rev. 33)

This module walks you through the basics of spreadsheet automation through the Visual Basic for Applications programming language that underlies most Microsoft Office applications. The content starts from an assumption of zero programming experience and takes you all the way through recording basic macros and then writing dynamic and complex macros from scratch. What you learn in this module has the potential to save you and your company hundreds of hours and hundreds of thousands of dollars by automating repetitive tasks.

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