Excel: VBA programming - an introduction

Programming Excel with VBA (Visual Basic for Applications) opens up new possibilities for working with the software. This allows you to set up Excel to meet your needs and thus realize projects that are difficult to implement with the standard settings.

Create a UserForm with VBA

If you know how to program a UserForm, that is, a custom attachment for Excel, you can use Excel in a much more versatile way.

1. First you would need to start Excel while pressing ALT and F11 at the same time to start the VBA editor.
2. Now select "Insert" and add a form by clicking on "UserForm".
3. Now you can define the properties of the folder. This includes the name, the height, the width as well as other elements.
4. To increase the versatility even more, select Excel's "Tools Collection". In it you will find the most diverse tools and can, for example, set up a designation field as well as a command button.
5. Also here you can adjust the parameters of the elements via the "Properties" section and thus tailor them to your project.
6. To activate these two elements in a classic folder, you need to double-click on them.

VBA can do much more

The UserForm is just one example of how you can change and customize Excel if you know how to program with VBA. You don't need to have any knowledge about programming, just know the right instructions as well as commands. You will notice how versatile and underestimated Excel is after all and what perspectives the program can offer you.