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[...]... window for the Command Button control Microsoft Excel VBA Programming for the Absolute Beginner, Second Edition 14 The title bar The object list The procedure list The Editor Figure 1.13 The VBA IDE showing the code window for the worksheet named Sheet1 The title bar tells us the object to which this code window belongs In this case, the code window belongs to the worksheet named Sheet1 in the workbook... After the installation is complete, you may also need to change the macro security setting in Excel before you can run any VBA programs To change the macro security setting in Excel, do the following: 1 Select Tools, Macro, Security from the Excel application window (see Figure 1 .2) 2 Set the security level to Medium or Low to enable macros 4 Microsoft Excel VBA Programming for the Absolute Beginner, ... 1.4) Components of the IDE After opening the VBA IDE you may find yourself looking at a window similar to what is shown in Figure 1.5 This figure shows the VBA IDE and some of the tools that can be used to create projects 6 Microsoft Excel VBA Programming for the Absolute Beginner, Second Edition Figure 1.3 Accessing the VBA IDE from the Tools menu in Excel The View/Toolbars menu item The List representing... statistics for a selected set of data I’ve defined a few specific requirements for the Colorful Stats program and they are listed as follows: 1 The program shall calculate the following statistics for a selected data set the number of data elements selected by the user, the minimum value, the maximum value, the sum total, the average value, and the standard deviation 2 The program shall use Excel worksheet formulas... calculate the statistical parameters listed in Requirement 1 3 The program shall write the formulas for the statistical parameters to the worksheet cells D2 through D7 Corresponding labels shall be written to cells C2 through C7 4 The program shall change the interior color of cells C2 through D7 to green 5 The program shall change the border color of cells C2 through D7 to red 6 The program shall format the. .. add-ins, wizards, and the VBA project files on this book’s accompanying CD do not function, then your Excel program was either installed without VBA or with VBA disabled You must install VBA and enable macro language support before you can access the VBA IDE and create your own projects or use any of the aforementioned tools To install or enable VBA, you must insert the CD that contains the Excel program into... while in Excel (probably Book1 or Book2) If the components of the workbook you opened in Excel are not displayed, click the + sign next to the Microsoft Excel Objects folder directly underneath the project name Next, find the object labeled Sheet1, select it with your mouse and then turn your attention to the Properties window Scroll down the Properties window until you come to the Name property (the one... method specific to VBA -Excel 20 03 in a program, then it will generate an error if executed in a previous version of Excel; therefore, you need Excel 20 03—with VBA installed and activated—to use this book The chapter projects in this book feature the development of games using VBA with Excel This is somewhat unusual in the sense that prior to writing this book, I had never seen an Excel application that... computer and run the Office /Excel setup program by doing the following: 1 Double-click the Add/Remove Programs icon in the Microsoft Windows Control Panel (found on the Start menu) 2 If you installed Excel as part of Microsoft Office, click Microsoft Office (edition and version) in the currently installed programs box, and then click the Change button If you installed Excel individually, click Excel (edition... toolbars Figure 1.4 Accessing the VBA IDE from the Visual Basic toolbar The Visual Basic editor icon The Visual Basic toolbar Chapter 1 • Visual Basic for Applications with Excel 7 The menu bar The Standard toolbar The Project Explorer window An Object Code window The Properties window Figure 1.5 The VBA IDE Like in most applications, there is a menu bar across the top of the window You may only recognize . to VBA -Excel 20 03 in a program, then it will generate an error if executed in a previous version of Excel; therefore, you need Excel 20 03—with VBA installed and activated—to use this book. The. therefore are reserved. This means you cannot use a keyword in your program for anything other than what was designed into the language. HINT 2 Microsoft Excel VBA Programming for the Absolute Beginner, . attached to an Excel file that has not been digitally signed. Microsoft Excel VBA Programming for the Absolute Beginner, Second Edition Figure 1 .2 Macro security level settings in Excel. In the Real