You can also insert a button here to run it from the spreadsheet. By the way if you don't have the Developer tab, you can go to 'File', 'Options', 'Customize Ribbon' and make sure that the Developer tab is selected. So I can go up here to the 'Developer' tab on the ribbon here and I can click on 'Macros' and I can just do make number negative that's a sub that I've already made. I'm just got a cell there and I've made a sub that's just going to take the negative of this. So let me just show you a real simple example, here we've got.

So, I'm just going to show you the utility and power of VBA, I've got a couple of examples that we're going to go through. Hi there and welcome to the first lesson on Visual Basic for Applications. This course is unique in that the weekly assignments are completed in-application (i.e., on your own computer in Excel), providing you with valuable hands-on training.

To pass each module, you'll need to pass a mastery quiz and complete a problem solving assignment. New to computer programming? The extremely intuitive and visual nature of VBA lends itself nicely to teaching and learning - what a fun way to learn to code! No prior knowledge in programming nor advanced math skills are necessary yet seasoned programmers will pick up new and creative spreadsheet problem solving strategies.Īfter you have learned the basics of VBA, each module will introduce foundational and broad problems inspired by situations that you might encounter in the real world. In this course (Part 1), you will: 1) create macros to automate procedures in Excel 2) define your own user-defined functions 3) create basic subroutines to interface with the user 4) learn the basic programming structures in VBA and 5) automate Excel’s Goal Seek and Solver tools and use numerical techniques to create “live solutions” to solve targeting and optimization problems.

This course is the first part of a three-part series and Specialization that focuses on the application of computing techniques in Excel/VBA to solve problems. 'Excel/VBA for Creative Problem Solving, Part 1' is aimed at learners who are seeking to augment, expand, optimize, and increase the efficiency of their Excel spreadsheet skills by tapping into the powerful programming, automation, and customization capabilities available with Visual Basic for Applications (VBA).

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