How to become an Excel master!
Hi everyone,
I am new to this forum. I really want to learn everything on Excel and become a master at it. Can anyone suggest any good guides on Formulas/Macros?
MrM90,
See if something, in the below link(s), of my most up to date list will help you:
Training / Books / Sites as of 03/20/2017
What Is VBA?
https://www.techwalla.com/articles/what-is-vba
MrExcel's Products: Books, CDs, Podcasts Discuss topics related to Holy Macro! Products: Learn Excel from MrExcel, VBA and Macros for Microsoft Excel,Holy Macro! It's 2500 VBA Examples CD, Guerilla Data Analysis Using Microsoft Excel and Excel Knowledge Base CD and the MrExcel Podcasts.
http://www.mrexcel.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=19
There are over 1800 Excel videos/tutorials here:
http://www.youtube.com/user/ExcelIsFun
Getting Started with VBA.
DataPig Technologies
If you are serious about learning VBA try
http://www.add-ins.com/vbhelp.htm
Excel Tutorials and Tips - VBA - macros - training
MrExcel.com | Excel Resources | Excel Seminars | Excel Products
MrExcel's Excel Tutorial Listing
MrExcel.com | Excel Resources | Excel Seminars | Excel Products
Excel VBA MACRO Kick-start Course for absolute beginner
Free VBA Course
http://www.excel-pratique.com/en/vba.php
Excel 2007 VBA materials to learn here:
VBA for Excel 2007 tutorial-VBA programming?
The macro recorder actually is your friend but look here:
Beyond Excel's recorder
Introduction to Variables, Constants and Data Types
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa242127(v=vs.60).aspx
Declaring Variables
Declaring Variables
Here's a good primer on the scope of variables.
Understanding Scope
Using Variables in Excel VBA Macro Code
Excel VBA Variables. Using Variables in Excel VBA Macro Code
See David McRitchie's site if you just started with VBA
Getting Started with Macros and User Defined Functions
What is a VBA Module and How is a VBA Module Used?
What is a VBA Module and How is a VBA Module Used?
Events And Event Procedures In VBA
Events In Excel VBA
Here is a good introductory tutorial using a VBA Class:
Classes In VBA
There's a chapter on classes in VBA Developer's Handbook which is also good.
http://www.amazon.com/VBA-Developers-Handbook-2nd-Edition/dp/0782129781
Ron's Excel Tips
Excel for Windows Tips
Ron de Bruin's Mail from Excel and make/mail PDF files (Windows)
Mail from Excel and make/mail PDF files (Windows)
How do I create and use a PERSONAL file for my VBA code
How do I create and use a PERSONAL file for my VBA code
Anthony's Excel VBA Page - Excel Application - Excel Consultant - Excel Consulting (see 3 tutorials in Excel VBA Basic Tutorial Series)
BET: Microsoft Excel Visual Basic
Debugging VBA
Debugging VBA
Debug Excel VBA Macro Code
Debug Excel VBA Macro Code
TechBookReport - Debugging Excel VBA Code
TechBookReport - Debugging Excel VBA Code
Here are some general links on performance improvement:
https://www.soa.org/News-and-Publica...s42-roper.aspx
Optimize Slow VBA Code. Speed Up Efficient VBA Code/Macros
Excel VBA Performance Coding Best Practices - Office Blogs
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa730921.aspx
Start at the beginning...
Creating An XLA Add-In For Excel, Writing User Defined Functions In VBA
Creating An XLA Add In
Build an Excel Add-In
VBA Tips: Build an Excel Add-In
Creating custom functions
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/excel/HA011117011033.aspx
Writing Your First VBA Function in Excel
http://www.exceltip.com/st/Writing_Your_First_VBA_Function_in_Excel/631.html
VBA for Excel (Macros)
Excel Macros (VBA) Tutorial
Excel Macros Tutorial
Excel Macros (VBA) Tutorial
Excel Macros & Programming
EXCEL Macros Tutorial
VBA Lesson 11: VBA Code General Tips and General Vocabulary
http://www.excel-vba.com/vba-code-2-1-tips.htm
Excel VBA -- Adding Code to a Workbook
http://www.contextures.com/xlvba01.html
Beyond Excel's recorder
Helpful as a simple concise reference for the basics, and, using the macro recorder is endlessly powerful.
http://www.techonthenet.com/excel/cells/index.php
Learn to debug:
Debugging VBA
How To: Assign a Macro to a Button or Shape
How To: Assign a Macro to a Button or Shape - Peltier Tech Blog
User Form Creation
http://www.contextures.com/xlUserForm01.html
Build a UserForm for Excel
http://www.fontstuff.com/ebooks/free/fsuserforms.pdf
When To Use a UserForm & What to Use a UserForm For
When to use Userform & What To Use Them For. Excel Training VBA 2 lesson 2
UserForms in Excel VBA - UserForm Basics; Add Controls dynamically at run-time using the Add Method; UserForm Controls (A Snapshot)
Excel VBA how to Personalise the Ribbon
excel vba how to personalise the ribbon - Bing video
Excel Tutorials / Video Tutorials - Functions
http://www.contextures.com/xlFunctions02.html
How to insert Buttons, radio buttons and check boxes in Excel
How to insert Buttons, radio buttons and check boxes in Excel - Bing video
INDEX MATCH - Excel Index Function and Excel Match Function
http://www.contextures.com/xlFunctions03.html
Multi or two way vlook up and index match tutorial
http://www.get-digital-help.com/
Excel Data Validation
http://www.contextures.com/xlDataVal08.html#Larger
http://www.contextures.com/excel-data-validation-add.html
Excel -- Data Validation -- Create Dependent Lists
http://www.contextures.com/xlDataVal02.html
Create dependent drop down lists containing unique distinct values in excel | Get Digital Help - Microsoft Excel resource
Your Quick Reference to Microsoft Excel Solutions
XL-CENTRAL.COM : For your Microsoft Excel Solutions
New! Excel Recorded Webinars
DataPig Technologies
MS Excel: VBA Functions - Listed by Category
MS Excel: ALL Formulas/Functions - Listed by Category
Fuzzy Matching - new version plus explanation
http://www.mrexcel.com/forum/excel-questions/195635-fuzzy-matching-new-version-plus-explanation.html
Programming The VBA Editor - Created by Chip Pearson at Pearson Software Consulting LLC
This page describes how to write code that modifies or reads other VBA code.
Programming In The VBA Editor
VBA and Macros for Microsoft Excel, by Bill Jelen "Mr.Excel" and Tracy Syrstad
Excel Hacks 100 Industrial-Strength Tips & Tools, by David & Traina Hawley
VBA and Macros for Microsoft Excel 2007, by Bill Jelen "Mr.Excel" and Tracy Syrstad
John Walkenbach's power programming with Excel books.
Excel 2010 Power Programming with VBA, Mr. Spreadsheet's Bookshelf
by Stephen/ Bovey, Rob/ Green, John Bullen (Paperback - Feb 11, 2005)
Professional Excel Development
by Rob Bovey, Stephen Bullen, John Green, and Robert Rosenberg (Paperback - Sep 26, 2001)
Excel 2002 VBA: Programmers Reference
Professional Excel Development by Rob Bovey, Dennis Wallentin, Stephen Bullen, & John Green
DonkeyOte: My Recommended Reading, Volatility
Volatile Excel Functions -Decision Models
A list of Reference Books
AJP Excel Information
Sumproduct
http://www.xldynamic.com/source/xld.SUMPRODUCT.html
Arrays
http://www.mrexcel.com/forum/showthread.php?t=390246
VBA Arrays
Excel: Introduction to Array Formulas - Xtreme Visual Basic Talk
Excel VBA Lesson 21: Array in Excel VBA
The Complete Guide to Using Arrays in Excel VBA - Excel Macro Mastery
Array Dimensions in Visual Basic - Working with Dimensions (code and graphics)
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/02e7z943(v=VS.80).aspx
Visual Basic Array Tutorial written by Adam Wehmann
Visual Basic Arrays Tutorial
Shortcut Keys in Excel 2000 through 2007
Pivot Intro
Using Pivot Tables in Microsoft Excel - Peltier Tech Blog
Office 2010 Class #36: Excel PivotTables Pivot Tables 15 examples (Data Analysis) - YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMGILHiLqr0
Getting Started with Pivot Tables
http://www.contextures.com/xlPivot01.html#Start
Overview of PivotTable and PivotChart reports
http://office.microsoft.com/en-gb/e...table-and-pivotchart-reports-HP010342752.aspx
Build a Pivot Table in Excel VBA
Build a Pivot Table in Excel VBA : Microsoft Excel
Excel 2013 PowerPivot Basics #01: Introduction To PowerPivot for Excel 2013 - YouTube
Conditional Formatting
http://office.microsoft.com/en-001/...apply-conditional-formatting-HA102809768.aspx
Email from XL - VBA
Mail from Excel example pages
Outlook VBA
Writing VBA code for Microsoft Outlook
Outlook to Excel
Exporting Email Body Text to excel (using outlook 2010) VBA
Exporting text from body of outlook email to excel
Quickly export Outlook e-mail items to Excel - TechRepublic
Mail a message to each person in a range
Mail a message to each person in a range
Excel Function Dictionary by Peter Noneley
http://www.xlfdic.com/
www.xlfdic.com Excel Function Dictionary 150 example functions and formula.
Function Translations
Excel function name translations - Dictionary Chart Front Page
Dynamic Named Ranges
http://www.contextures.com/xlNames01.html
How to create Excel Dashboards
http://www.contextures.com/excel-dashboards.html
Excel Dashboards - Templates, Tutorials, Downloads and Examples | Chandoo.org - Learn Microsoft Excel Online
Excel Dashboards - Templates, Tutorials, Downloads and Examples | Chandoo.org - Learn Microsoft Excel Online
http://www.exceldashboardwidgets.com/
Gauge
To create my Dashboard I use this small ebook: Create a Dashboard using PivotTable - Roger F. Silva
https://www.amazon.com/Create-Dashb...?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1486600546&sr=1-3
Excel Dashboard / Scorecard Ebook
http://www.qimacros.com/excel-dashboard-scorecard.html
Free dashboard training materials
Excel Dashboard School
Mike Alexander from Data Pig Technologies
http://www.amazon.com/Excel-2007-Da...=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1305564958&sr=1-1
Templates
CPearson.com Topic Index
http://www.contextures.com/excel-template-golf-scores.html
Free Microsoft Excel Template Links & Search Engine
Financial Model Template
https://www.youtube.com/results?sear...finance&page=1
Microsoft Excel Cascading Listboxes Tutorial
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YAMvLJRwZdI
Date & Time stamping:
McGimpsey & Associates : Excel : Time and date stamps
Get Formula / Formats thru custom functions:
Show FORMULA or FORMAT of another cell
A nice informative MS article "Improving Performance in Excel 2007"
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa730921.aspx
Progress Meters
Progress meters
http://www.xcelfiles.com/ProgressBar.html
How to convert text to numbers in Excel
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/291047
How to parse data from the web - Brett Fret has a video in YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6H7tBL97orE
Excel VBA MAC shortcuts
http://www.mrexcel.com/forum/excel-questions/465614-mac-shortcuts-excel.html
Macintosh Keyboard Shortcuts to use in Microsoft Excel
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/mac-excel-help/excel-keyboard-shortcuts-HA102927337.aspx
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/excel-help/excel-shortcut-and-function-keys-HP010073848.aspx
Excel VLOOKUP Multiple Sheets • My Online Training Hub
Wise Owl Tutorials
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLNIs-AWhQzckr8Dgmgb3akx_gFMnpxTN5
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KHO5NIcZAc4&feature=youtu.be&list=PLNIs-AWhQzckr8Dgmgb3akx_gFMnpxTN5
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc837974.aspx
Merging Data from Multiple Workbooks into a Summary Workbook in Excel
Merge data from all workbooks in a folder
Merging a Range from Selected Workbooks
Merging a Range from Multiple Workbooks by Column
Merging a Range from Multiple Workbooks in a Folder with a Filter
You could do a Google search with “You Tube” and use the foollowing names, and/or, links:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...3akx_gFMnpxTN5
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABXP...S5k4zsvnu2mkJC
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KHO5...3akx_gFMnpxTN5
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kd6Z...VH5Dq42RG9tlRP
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIhK...suD6oNDaOk3vbR
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z08z...Z_6brD5Gk1sVy_
https://www.youtube.com/user/ExcelVbaIsFun/playlists
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_d8...lhXL_9m7EAgcMq
https://www.youtube.com/user/ExcelVB...ort=dd&view=50
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...o2SEPBLLPGOyBz
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_1e...7lleNVtNeAhBVC
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDYk...007E847B3E6658
Some other Threads where VBA learning was discussed:
Basics of Excel VBA and Code writting
Excel VBA
How to find which worksheet my macro is launched from [SOLVED] - Page 2
How useful are YouTube tutorials for VBA
https://members.excelcampus.com/a/1523/fdzAdugs
Sending mail from Excel with CDO
Sending mail from Excel with CDO
And, as your skills increase, try answering threads on sites like:
MREXCEL – Excel Tips & Solutions Since 1998
http://www.excelforum.com
Excel Templates | Excel Add-ins and Excel Help with formulas and VBA Macros
Expert Microsoft Help, with all of the Microsoft Applications from Excel programming, Access training to our free Microsoft VBA Forums
Excel, Access, PowerPoint and Word VBA Macro Automation Help
If you are willing to spend money for the training, then something here should work for you...
http://www.amazon.com/s/?ie=UTF8&ke...vpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=b&ref=pd_sl_5givffg47i_b
Advanced Excel Training - Online Excel Course
http://www.udemy.com/advanced-excel/
Learn VBA Fast, Vol. I: Excel function design course, with practice exercises (The VBA Function Design Course Book 1)
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00M6E8MBW
Excel VBA Programmer Interview - Excel Test for interview
Excel VBA Programmer Interview
Excel tests
Excel Skills | Excel 2010 | Free Skills Test
Skills Assessment / Training Needs Analysis (TNA)
https://www.wiziq.com/tests/ms-excel
Here is another Function translator that is extremely popular:
http://en.excel-translator.de/functions/text/
It will also translate Formulas as well
http://en.excel-translator.de/translator/
Here a couple of good blogs on the R1C1 Style Notation
https://smurfonspreadsheets.wordpress.com/2007/11/12/r1c1-notation/
http://powerspreadsheets.com/r1c1-formular1c1-vba/
Top ten ways to clean your data
https://support.office.com/en-us/ar...our-data-a64879eb-115f-4e3d-a3bf-9cfc08a0a4e3
Analytical reasoning test of Excel aptitude
http://www.exceltip.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Download-Top-30-Microsoft-Interview-Questions.pdf
