Microsoft Word XP-2003 VBA Programming

Objectives

On completion of this course delegates will be able to:
Use VBA and examine the Visual Basic Editor; change the properties of an object; add a module to a project; write the code for a procedure and then run it; and use the Object Browser to seach procedures.
Manipulate data by declaring variables of different data types; combine data by using expressions; use functions to accept input and display output; and declare variables and procedures with the appropriate scope.
Work with VBA objects; create, open, save, and close documents by using a Document collection; create a table by using the Tables collection; and work with the Table object.
Use decision structures to create procedures that make decisions; and use loop structures to perform repetitive tasks.

Course Content

Getting started with the Visual Basic Editor
Visual Basic for Applications
Properties and modules
The Code window
The Object Browser

Programming basics
Working with variables and functions
Scope of variables
Scope of procedures

Word objects
Programming with objects
The Documents collection
The Tables collection

Control structures
Using decision structures
Using loop structures

Forms
Working with forms
Using events in forms

Debugging and error handling
Errors
Debugging
Error-handling