If you are new to programming with Excel VBA and are looking for a solid introduction, this is the book for you. Developed by computer science instructors, books in the for the absolute beginner series teach the principles of programming through simple game creation.

    With this book as your guide, you will acquire the skills you need to program practical applications with Excel VBA, and you will learn how these skills can be put to use in real world scenarios. Best of all, by the time you finish this book you will be able to apply the basic principles you've learned to the next programming language you tackle.

Chapter 1 Visual Basic for Applications with Excel
Chapter 2 Beginning Programs with VBA
Chapter 3 Procedures and Conditions
Chapter 4 Loops and Arrays
Chapter 5 Basic Excel Objects
Chapter 6 Enhancing VBA Programs: Adding Multimedia and
Intelligence
Chapter 7 UserForms and Additional Controls
Chapter 8 Data Access, File I/O, Error Handling, and Debugging
Chapter 9 Excel Charts
Chapter 10 VBA Shapes

Author Descriptions

Duane Birnbaum began programming in graduate school, where he wrote custom software for interfacing the electronic equipment required for his experiments and analyzing the data obtained from them. Since completing his Ph.D. in physical chemistry in 1991, he has worked as a post-doctoral and reach scientist in academia and industry while continuing to teach on a part-time basis. He has been teaching courses in introductory programming, database design, and data analysis in the Computer Science department at Indiana University/Purdue University at Indianapolis for the past 8 years.