{"product_id":"writing-word-macros","title":"Writing Word Macros","description":"Many Microsoft Word users and VBA programmers don't realize  the extensive opportunities that exist when Word's Object Model  is accessed using Visual Basic for Applications (VBA), which  replaced WordBasic in conjunction with the release of Word 97. By creating what is commonly called a \"Word Macro\" you can automate  many features available in Word. Writing Word Macros (previously titled Learning Word Programming is the  introduction to Word VBA that allows you to do these things and  more, including:  * Create custom pop-up menus * Automatically create tables from lists * Append one document to the end (or beginning) of another * Create a toggle switch to change a document from draft to  final copy by adding or removing a watermark in the header * Generate reports using data from other applications Not intended to be an encyclopedia of Word programming, Writing  Word Macros provides Word users, as well as programmers who are not familiar with the Word object model with a solid introduction to writing VBA macros and programs. In particular, the book focuses on: * The Visual Basic Editor and the Word VBA programming environment.\nWord features a complete and very powerful integrated development  environment for writing, running, testing, and debugging VBA macros. * The VBA programming language (which is the same programming language used by Microsoft Excel, Access, and PowerPoint, as well as the  retail editions of Visual Basic). * The Word object model. Word exposes nearly all of its functionality through its object model, which allows Word to be controlled programmatically using VBA. While the Word object model, with almost  200 objects, is the largest among the Office applications, readers  need be familiar with only a handful of objects. Writing Word  Macros focuses on these essential objects, but includes a  discussion of a great many more objects as well.Writing Word Macros is written in a terse, no-nonsense manner  that is characteristic of Steven Roman's straightforward, practical  approach. Instead of a slow-paced tutorial with a lot of hand-holding,  Roman offers the essential information about Word VBA that you must  master to program effectively.\nThis tutorial is reinforced by interesting and useful examples that solve practical programming problems, like  generating tables of a particular format, managing shortcut keys,  creating fax cover sheets, and reformatting documents. Writing Word Macros  is the book you need to dive into the  basics of Word VBA programming, enabling you to increase your power  and productivity when using Microsoft Word.","brand":"O'Reilly Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54224795861336,"sku":"9781565927254","price":49.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781565927254.jpg?v=1765520127","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/writing-word-macros","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}