Learn Excel VBA (Visual Basic for Applications) with us
34 videos • 189 views • by Learn data analytics with us What is Excel VBA? VBA stands for Visual Basic for Applications. Excel VBA is Microsoft’s programming language for Excel and all the other Microsoft Office programs, like Word and PowerPoint. The Office suite programs all share a common programming language. Why Use Excel VBA? While users cannot directly manipulate the main Excel software through VBA, they can, however, master the art of making macros to optimize their time in Excel. There are two ways to make Excel macros. The first method is to use the Macro Recorder. After activating the recorder, Excel will record all the steps a user makes and save it as a “process” known as a macro. When the user ends the recorder, this macro is saved and can be assigned to a button that will run the exact same process again when clicked. This method is relatively simple and requires no inherent knowledge of the VBA code. This method will work for simple processes. However, the downfall of this method is that it is not very customizable, and the macro will mimic the user’s input exactly. By default, recorder macros also use absolute referencing instead of relative referencing. IKt means that macros made in this way are very hard to use with variables and “smart” processes. The second and more powerful method of creating an Excel macro is to code one using VBA.