Ultimate Excel VBA (Udemy.com)
Programming for the Business Professional
Created by: Mark Talbert
Last updated August 2013
What you will learn
- Course Goal: You will obtain practical fluency in Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) specifically as it applies to Microsoft Excel.
- Course Objectives: 1) You will learn to automate and extend Excel by adding VBA projects to your workbooks. 2) You will learn to enhance, customize and extend the Excel user interface through modifications to the Excel environment, the creation of custom user forms, and the use of ActiveX controls. 3) You will learn how to respond to workbook, worksheet and application events to automate macro execution. 4) You will learn how it is possible to reach outside of Excel by way of VBA, in order to perform cross-application tasks.
How it compares
Against the other 355 rated Udemy courses in Excel on CourseDuck:
- Rating4.7 out of 5higher than 81% of them
- Reviews6,063#55 of 356 by number of reviews
- Length8.6 hourslonger than 65% of them
- Last updatedAugust 2013earlier than 99% of them
Course Description
This is an introductory course on how to program Excel using VBA macros. You will learn to automate and extend the Excel environment to supercharge your Excel models, automate routine tasks, customize your user interface, and manage large quantities of data. This course is based on the instructor's semester-long college courses which have produced thousands of graduates in the fields of business, finance, health care and public policy. Designed for busy professionals who need to take their Excel abilities to the next level, you will not waste time on topics which you are unlikely to use, and you will receive extra attention to the often confusing or overlooked details that will make the most difference to your ultimate understanding. Over 8 hours of instruction!
Instructor Details
- 4.7 Rating
6,063 Reviews
Mark Talbert
Mark Talbert has been using Excel aggressively since version 1.0, and writing Excel macros both before and after the introduction of the VBA language. He has introduced several college-level courses over 15+ years on Excel modeling and VBA programming, which have together produced thousands of graduates who now work across a wide range of industries. His most frequent email subject line from former students is "Thank God I took your course!" followed closely by "I really wish I would have taken your course!"
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Reviews
By Erik Rene Kivari on 11/21/2020
Picked this course back up after a hiatus. The type of information is pivotal to my career
By Porter Lewis on 9/16/2020
Really loving this course! Have already put some of the info to work and am excited to move further. Great job!
By Frank Reyes on 9/8/2020
Very well planned with a clear walkthrough
By James Sicilia on 9/5/2020
easy to understand. I already knew a good chunk of VBA going in, and even then I learned some new things.
By Jason Wong on 8/1/2020
As an avid excel user, I am looking to expand my knowledge in Excel. This is a great course that shows you the "behind the scenes" of what goes on in Excel.
By Scarlett on 7/21/2020
The course is very structured, advance step by step, put it in a very easy understanding way. Not boring at all!!
By Mohan on 7/6/2020
my experience was good it was very helpful
By Louis Haines on 7/1/2020
made a lot more sense to me than other classes. very well explained
By Sushant Singh on 6/17/2020
Content is good and well explained. There could have been more examples.
By Kelly Doerksen on 5/7/2020
Really enjoying this course so far. Very informative for me. Will help with writing efficient code.
This is a great course. It has and will be very helpful.
By Paul Hiller on 5/6/2020
Instructor is really good. Explaining each step in detail makes for a good learning experience.
By Rowena Ng on 4/25/2020
Would be better if it's more interactive!
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Overall Score : 94 / 100






