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Bespoke Microsoft Excel Macros & VBA 2 Day

Key Course Details:

Level:

Advanced to Pro User

Location:

UK Centres, Online, Onsite

Class, Online, Onsite

Duration:

2 Days (10am-5pm)

Price:

From £1,095 + VAT

Dates:

Dates to suit you

This two day course introduces proficient users of Microsoft Excel to the fundamentals of Visual Basic programming for Applications (VBA), the macro language of Excel, providing the techniques needed for automating and enhancing Excel spreadsheets with VBA programming.

This course can be based around our base outline or part/fully customised according to your level & requirements. Our bespoke Microsoft Excel training is offered either Online, Onsite at your offices or at one of the XChange centres in London, Manchester and Glasgow.

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Bespoke Microsoft Excel Macros & VBA 2 Day

Course Details

Microsoft Excel is the standard spreadsheet application, an essential component of the Microsoft Office Suite. Excel provides comprehensive tools to help you create, analyse, and share spreadsheets, and its powerful, enhanced formatting features allow users to analyse and visualise data through the creation of graphs and charts.

XChange Training offer Microsoft Excel bespoke courses that are tailored to focus on your specific needs.

If you are interested in discussing bespoke training from XChange Training please contact our training department to discuss this option further or fill in our course-builder form and we’ll contact you with a proposed course outline tailored to your needs.

Course Target Audience and delegate prerequisites:

This course is designed for users with a good working knowledge of Microsoft Excel 365 and 2010-2021.

Previous knowledge of recording basic macros is advantageous.

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Full Course Outline

The following is a general outline. The range of topics covered during your training is dependent upon student level, time available and preferences of your course booking.
Using Variables in Visual Basic
- Create a Variable
- Use the Locals Windows
- Declare variables
- Variable Scope
VBA Dialog Boxes
- Using the Mcgbox Function
- Using the Inputbox Function
Controlling Flow with Conditional Statements
- Decision Making: If...Then clauses and Select Case
- Loops and recurrence: For...Next and Do ...Loop
Creating a set of Tasks to complete a task
- Create a set of macros to complete a task
- Modify the macros as required to add flexibility
- Working with calculations
- Automate Sum Functions
Creating User-Defined Functions (UDF)
- Create a simple function
- Create a UDF using Built-in Excel functions
Debugging and Error Handling in VBA for Excel
- Debugging (understanding errors, using the debugging tools, the watch window, the immediate window)
- Error handling and trapping errors
Interacting with Office Applications
- Setting References to Other Applications
- Creating a PowerPoint Presentation from within Excel
- Creating a Word Document from within Excel
Worksheet and Workbook Events
- Creating Worksheet Events
- Creating Workbook Events
Producing VBA Forms for Excel
- Creating User Forms
- Using Form controls
Training Location Options
Online ↓ London ↓ Manchester ↓ Glasgow ↓ Onsite ↓
This course is offered for your convenience at one of our bespoke training centres in London, Manchester and Glasgow, Remote Online, or Onsite at your offices anywhere in the UK. Just let us know what would work best for you or your team.

Remote Online

Delivered Online to your location

Live online training offers an extremely flexible and convenient way of covering the same content as our bespoke classroom based courses. You will receive professional, certified design training from one of our experienced instructors direct to your screen, offering the perfect solution for those wishing to learn without having to travel.
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Remote Online Training Courses

Central London

5 St John’s Lane, Clerkenwell, EC1M 4BH

St John’s Lane is located in the heart of Clerkenwell close to the junction of Farringdon and Clerkenwell Road. Farringdon tube & train station is just a few minutes away and the training centre can also be accessed from Chancery Lane and Barbican tubes in about 10 minutes. There is also easy direct access by bus from Waterloo (243) and West End (55) with nearby stops.
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London Training Centre

Central Manchester

Piccadilly House, 49 Piccadilly, M1 2AP

Piccadilly House is located in central Manchester directly next to the Piccadilly Gardens transport interchange with excellent bus and tram connections and is easily accessed from Piccadilly train Station (5 mins). Victoria station is also close by (around 10 mins).
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Manchester Training Centre

Central Glasgow

Centrum Business Centre, 38 Queen Street, G1 3DX

The Queen Street training centre is located in central Glasgow within easy walking distance of the 3 local train options of Central Station, Queen Street and Argyle Street offering excellent transport connections.
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Glasgow Training Centre

Onsite

Onsite at your Offices/Premises

If you have the required set up and would prefer to have the training at your location we will be able to deliver the same session onsite at your premises as in our training centres. This will provide you with the same tailored training but without the need to travel and less disruption to you or your teams work schedule.
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Onsite Training
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Client Reviews

''Good pace and very clear directions. I will definitely be recommending XChange Training in the future. ''
Charlotte Green, AXA Investment Managers, Powerpoint & Excel - Bespoke Introduction
''Good interactive training. Trainer was excellent. Thanks''
Andy Doust, RRG Group, Microsoft Excel VBA 1 Day Introduction
''I have done similar excel courses before but I felt I learnt a lot more on this one due to the way the trainer covered the material and explained everything very clearly.''
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Frequently Asked Questions:

What dates are available for this course?

As a bespoke course the date arrangement is based around your requirements and availability in our schedule. With your guide of when you are looking for the training we will advise suitable date options ahead of finalising the planned date(s).

Can the content be tailored to my requirements?

Yes we are flexible about tailoring content and can adapt to be fully based on your requirements, a mixture of content from different levels of our base courses or a base outline with some additional focus areas.

Can this course be delivered live online?

Yes we can provide the same bespoke course as a live online session connecting to you or your group with either Zoom or Microsoft Teams if preferred.

What is the cost to deliver the course onsite?

We are equally able to deliver our bespoke training onsite at your premises and the cost to deliver this is the same structure as classroom with the addition of basic expenses depending on your location. Onsite courses in and around London, Manchester and Glasgow are usually without additional costs.

Can the course include my work samples?

It is often possible to review and include consideration towards sample files however the main course content is usually structured around prepared examples which are best suited to the planned content and structure of teaching the required skills in the best format.