How This Book Is Organized
The chapters of this book are grouped into five main parts.
Part I: Introduction to Excel VBA
In Part I, we introduce you to VBA, providing the programming fundamentals that you will need to create and manage Excel subroutines and functions. Chapter 1 sets the stage with a conceptual overview of Excel application development. Chapters 2 through 6 cover everything you need to know to start coding in VBA. Chapter 7 rounds out your introduction to VBA with many useful examples.
Part II: Advanced VBA Techniques
Part II covers additional techniques that are often considered advanced. Chapters 8 and 9 discuss how to use VBA to work with pivot tables and charts (including Sparkline graphics). Chapter 10 discusses various techniques that you can use to interact with other applications (such as Word and Outlook). Chapter 11 concludes Part II with a discussion on how to work with files and external data sources, including how to control Power Query from VBA.