Word VBA Level 1

DESCRIPTION
This course introduces experienced Word users to developing the application and its uses. Delegates will learn a broad range of structures and procedures intended for manipulating data, documents and templates.

PREREQUISITES
This course assumes a very good grounding in the use of Microsoft Word. Delegates should have attended Intermediate or Advanced Word courses or have equivalent knowledge. A very clear understanding of the Windows operating system is essential. No programming experience is necessary.

This course is suited to people who intend to customise Word installations to manipulate data and/or create automated templates and forms.


BOOKMARKS

• What are Bookmarks?
  
• Defining Bookmarks
  
• Using Bookmarks
  
• Predefined Bookmarks
  
• Selecting a Bookmark in a Macro
  

FIELDS

• What are Fields?
  
• Inserting Fields
  
• Viewing Field Results or Codes
  
• Field Keys
  
• Useful Fields
  
• Field Switches
  

DOCUMENT TEMPLATES

• Introduction
  
• Creating and Using Templates
  
  

FORM FIELDS

• Introduction
  
• Creating an on-line form
  
• Creating a form
  
• Form field options
  
• Protecting forms
  
• Save forms data only
  
• Printing a form
  
• Macros and form fields
  
• Example form macros
  

INTRODUCTION TO MACROS

• What is a Macro?
  
• Why Use Macros?
  
• Creating a Macro
  
• Running a Macro
  
• Auto Macros
  

EDITING MACROS

• Visual Basic Editor
  
• Procedures
  
• Inserting Comments
  
• Printing a Visual Basic Module
  
  

THE RANGE OBJECT

• Navigating in Word
  
• Inserting, Deleting and Editing Text
  
• Inserting Text after a Bookmark
  
• Basic Text Formatting