Applications with VBA - Visual Basic macro development for Word, Excel and PowerPoint

Free of cost

by funding

This course teaches the important programming language Visual Basic for Applications (VBA), which is included in all Microsoft Office products. You will also familiarize yourself with the basics of using artificial intelligence (AI) in your professional environment.
  • Certificates: Certificate "VBA - Macro Development"
  • Examination: Practical project work with final presentation
  • Teaching Times: Full-time
    Monday to Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 3:35 p.m. (in weeks with public holidays from 8:30 a.m. to 5:10 p.m.)
  • Language of Instruction: German
  • Duration: 4 Weeks

VBA development environment (approx. 1 day)

Components of the development environment

Recording macros

Working with procedures

Using modules

Saving projects

Hungarian notation

KamelCase notation

Working with the direct window

The local window


VBA Basics (approx. 9 days)

Variables

constants

Data types

Creating your own data types

Operators

Procedures

Parameters

Input dialogs and message windows

Program branches

Array

Using the object library

Forms and their controls

Error handling

Extension of the ribbon with own menu items

File selection


Artificial intelligence (AI) in the work process

Presentation of specific AI technologies

and possible applications in the professional environment


Programming in Excel (approx. 2 days)

Excel objects

Properties and methods

Editing cell ranges

Editing worksheets

Collecting, evaluating and further processing of data

Excel object events


Programming in Word (approx. 2 days)

Word objects

Provision of global functionalities with add-ins and templates

Properties and methods

Editing text areas

Working with bookmarks

Working with Word Forms

Object events


Programming in PowerPoint (approx. 2 days)

PowerPoint objects

Properties and methods

Working with slides and shapes


Import/Export (approx. 1 day)

Import of data from a TXT, CSV file

Transferring data between Excel and Excel

Transferring data between Excel and Word

Transferring data between Excel and PowerPoint


Project work (approx. 3 days)

To consolidate the content learned

Presentation of the project results



Changes are possible. The course content is updated regularly.

Sound user knowledge of Word, PowerPoint and Excel is a prerequisite for this course.

After this course, you will be able to use the VBA language to implement automated solutions in the Office programming environment. You will be able to create and use forms, create class designs, develop object-oriented solutions and process tasks in Word, PowerPoint or Excel more conveniently and efficiently.

The course is aimed at anyone who works professionally with Office programs and needs to be able to adapt them for their purposes. These are specialists and academics from various fields such as business, engineering or science.

Microsoft Office is used almost everywhere, but there is often a need to customize it. Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) allows you to significantly extend Word, Excel and PowerPoint. Due to the market-leading spread of Microsoft Office in almost every company, specialists with knowledge of VBA macro development are in high demand.

Your meaningful certificate provides a detailed insight into the qualifications you have acquired and improves your career prospects.

Didactic concept

Your lecturers are highly qualified both professionally and didactically and will teach you from the first to the last day (no self-study system).

You will learn in effective small groups. The courses usually consist of 6 to 25 participants. The general lessons are supplemented by numerous practical exercises in all course modules. The practice phase is an important part of the course, as it is during this time that you process what you have just learned and gain confidence and routine in its application. The final section of the course involves a project, a case study or a final exam.

 

Virtual classroom alfaview®

Lessons take place using modern alfaview® video technology - either from the comfort of your own home or at our premises at Bildungszentrum. The entire course can see each other face-to-face via alfaview®, communicate with each other in lip-sync voice quality and work on joint projects. Of course, you can also see and talk to your connected trainers live at any time and you will be taught by your lecturers in real time for the entire duration of the course. The lessons are not e-learning, but real live face-to-face lessons via video technology.

 

The courses at alfatraining are funded by Agentur für Arbeit and are certified in accordance with the AZAV approval regulation. When submitting a Bildungsgutscheinor Aktivierungs- und Vermittlungsgutschein, the entire course costs are usually covered by your funding body.
Funding is also possible via Europäischen Sozialfonds (ESF), Deutsche Rentenversicherung (DRV) or regional funding programs. As a regular soldier, you have the option of attending further training courses via Berufsförderungsdienst (BFD). Companies can also have their employees qualified via funding from Agentur für Arbeit (Qualifizierungschancengesetz).

We will gladly advise you free of charge. 0800 3456-500 Mon. - Fri. from 8 am to 5 pm
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We will gladly advise you free of charge. 0800 3456-500 Mon. - Fri. from 8 am to 5 pm free of charge from all German networks.