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ContentsEnhance your Power BI Skills at your own Pace .....................................................3

Power BI CoursesPower BI Comprehensive Introduction ...................................................................5Power BI Intermediate ................................................................................................6Power BI SQL Server Integration ..............................................................................7Power BI Excel Integration .........................................................................................8Power BI Bookmarks & Business Narratives ...........................................................9Power BI Sales Pipeline Analytics and Visualization ............................................10Power BI Power Query Essentials ...........................................................................11Power BI DAX What-if Parameters ........................................................................12Power BI Parameters, Templates & Row-Level Security ......................................13

Excel CoursesExcel Intermediate Workshop .................................................................................15Essential Excel Formulas ..........................................................................................16Advanced Excel Formulas & VBA Functions ........................................................17Excel XML, XSLT & XPath Workflows ..................................................................18

VBA CoursesExcel VBA Macro Programming .............................................................................20Word VBA Programming ........................................................................................21Advanced Word VBA Programming ......................................................................22

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Enhance your Power BI Skills at your own Pace

Since its launch in 2016 Microsoft Power BI has gained a strong reputation and market share in the sphere of business intelligence and data visualization. To get the most out of this powerful tool, more and more organizations are looking to enhance the Power BI skills of their data analytics and business intelligence teams.

G Com Solutions provide scheduled Power BI training in central London and organise tailored in-house courses for clients all over the UK. To complement our face-to-face training, we also provide Power BI online training courses. Many clients find that a combination of the two formats provides a very effective way of mastering key Power BI concepts and techniques.

Although face-to-face training is almost always the most effective way of learning Power BI, complementing this with online courses is both convenient and cost-effective. As of January 2020, we have four Power BI online courses available and we intend to add new titles to this list each month.

Our online courses help both beginners and experienced users extend their Power BI skills. These short courses convey important topics via step-by-step demonstration and users are provided with all of the necessary resources to replicate the techniques shown as they learn.

Studying online offers complete flexibility. Students can access course material at any time, both at work and from home. With online training you save yourself the time and cost of travel and accommodation and you are not at the mercy of the elements. You can approach learning in your own space and on your own terms. Depending on your requirements, you can space out your learning sessions or “binge” to get yourself up to speed on a topic as quickly as possible.

Learning new skills from our Power BI online courses can also help your employment prospects and advance your career. The skills that you learn on our courses are very much in-demand and can be implemented immediately by those already employed in, or seeking, a role in business intelligence and data analytics.

Taking one of our Power BI online training couses is not just a one-off event; each course is also a useful reference. Since we provide lifetime access, having completed any course, you can review the course material as many times as necessary and access the modules again and again, in any order.

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Power BI Courses

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Microsoft Power BI offers users true Self-Service BI. Power BI enables business users to interact with corporate information and to extract the reports and intel they need. Power BI allows users to access reports and dashboards using familiar tools and devices. Self-service BI has never been so user-friendly!

Microsoft Power BI Introduction will show you how to create compelling visualizations and reports which provide deep insights into your data. By the end of the course, you will be confident in using the three main components of Power BI:

Power BI Desktop

the Power BI Service

and Power BI Mobile Apps.

You will know how to connect to a wide variety of data sources, using both Power BI Desktop, and the Power BI Service. You will be able to use the Query Editor to transform and morph data into the right format for your reporting purposes. You will be able to perform complex data modelling operations using relationships, calculated columns, measures, and DAX expressions.

You will learn how to share dashboards and reports, with colleagues, business partners and potential clients. And how to use Power BI’s sophisticated security features to control the exact content your audience is able to view.

In short, this Microsoft Power BI Introduction will equip you with all the skills you need, to start using Power BI with confidence.

Power BI Comprehensive Introduction

£100 (Plus VAT)

AudienceThis is a beginners course, designed for those users who are completely new to Power BI.

Key Topics Covered• Connecting to Data Sources• Cleaning up and transforming data• Data modelling• Creating a Power BI report• Sharing and Collaborating

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The Power BI Intermediate course by G Com Solutions is designed for users who are already familiar with Power BI and are looking to broaden their horizons when it comes to creating reports and dashboards.

The course will extend your knowledge of the Query Editor by showing your how to use query parameters and templates to add power and flexibility to your report creation. You will learn how to use query parameters to control data sources and to filter data as it’s loaded into the data model. The course also discusses row-level security (RLS), the creation of roles and the implementation of RLS in the Power BI service.

We then move on to the integration of Power BI with other Microsoft products. We look at the incorporation of Excel solutions into Power BI workspaces and how to use the Analyze in Excel feature to build Excel reports driven by Power BI datasets. We look at connecting to SharePoint folders and sub-folders, connecting to SharePoint lists and the security implications involved when embedding Power BI reports within SharePoint pages. And we also discuss PowerPoint integration.

The course then moves on to the configuration and implementation of drill-through pages and this includes a discussion of cross-report drill-through and how to overcome some of the limitations of this feature.

Next, we talk about DAX what-if parameters and, after discussing the use of Power BI’s built-in feature, which can only be used with numeric parameters, the course shows you how to extend this feature by creating your own custom parameter tables. And we use the parameters feature as a launchpad to the creation of a sophisticated currency conversion dashboard which gives us a chance to practice other useful techniques, such as the inclusion of custom visuals in your reports and the use of DAX variables to make your formulas clearer and easier to maintain.

Power BI Intermediate

£90 (Plus VAT)

AudienceThis beginners course is aimed at users who have mastered the Power BI basics.

Key Topics Covered• Parameters and Templates• Row-level Security• Excel, SharePoint & PowerPoint Integration• Drill-through and Tooltip Pages• Dax What-if Parameters• Further DAX and visualization Practice

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In this course, we will focus on connecting Power BI to Microsoft SQL Server using both DirectQuery and Import modes.

This hands-on course is aimed not only at data stewards and administrators but also at beginner and intermediate users of Power BI, especially those with limited prior experience of working with SQL Server.

All the materials used in these video tutorials can be downloaded, so that you can follow along as you watch. And during the course, you will get practice on connecting to both the on-premises and cloud-based versions of SQL Server.

The course starts with a walk through of installing the required software and exercise files and an overview of connecting to SQL Server databases.

We then discuss different strategies for connecting to data held in SQL Server databases: connecting to SQL views, executing SQL commands from within Power BI, as well using Power BI’s relationship columns feature to navigate and collate relational database tables.

We also compare the experience of importing data with that of working in DirectQuery mode and the different roles played by on-premises data gateways in each of those modes.

In addition, we will look at creating a live connection to an Analysis Services cube, parameterizing your SQL Server connections to facilitate switching from a testing to a production server, as well as the use of dataflows to centralize your data connection and data cleansing operations.

Power BI SQL Server Integration

£75 (Plus VAT)

AudienceData stewards, administrators, new and intermediate Power BI users who want to know more about SQL Server.

Key Topics Covered• Importing SQL Server Data• Leveraging SQL• Direct Query Mode• Additional Functionality• On-Premises Data Gateway

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Microsoft Power BI and Excel form a natural pairing and work well together. In this course, you will learn all the different ways of using Power BI and Excel in conjunction and the benefits of integrating these two powerful and versatile environments.

We start the course with a side-by-side comparison of Power BI and Excel BI, using Power Query in both environments to connect with data and carry out data transformations. Then comparing data modelling in Power BI to the data modelling experience in Excel Power Pivot. And we end our side-by-side comparison by looking at how to import an Excel Power Pivot data model into Power BI and build a report from it.

We then move onto discussing the different Excel-related operations which can be initiated from within the Power BI service. Here, we’ll look at techniques such as importing Excel tables and uploading entire Excel workbooks into an app workspace. We also examine the different options for exporting data to Excel from Power BI visuals, as well as using the Analyze in Excel feature to build Excel reports based on Power BI datasets.

Next, we switch over to Excel for a look at Power BI workflows which can be initiated from within Excel. In this module, we will use the Power BI Publisher for Excel add-in to pin Excel content to Power BI dashboards. We’ll also discuss how we can use Power BI’s dashboard subscription feature as a method of distributing Excel content throughout an organisation.

In the final module, we examine the different techniques and considerations involved in importing Excel data into Power BI desktop. This includes techniques such as connecting to hidden sheets and filtering out the total row from Excel tables. In summary, this course will provide you with all the practical insights you need to be aware of when using Power BI in conjunction with Microsoft Excel.

Power BI Excel Integration

£75 (Plus VAT)

AudienceData stewards, administrators, new and intermediate Power BI users who want to know more about Excel Integration.

Key Topics Covered• Excel and Power BI Common Features• Excel from the Power BI Service• Power BI Service from Excel• Connecting to Excel data

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Power BI’s bookmark feature allows you to create an unlimited number of virtual pages to which the user can navigate. It is a truly game-changing feature which enables report-creators to design narrative-based reports tailored to a particular audience. This course will show you how to leverage Power BI’s Bookmarks and Selection panes to add interactivity to your business narratives.

You will learn how to create a web-style navigation bar complete with hidden buttons which hyperlink to your bookmark content; and how to use the Selection pane to create slicers which control the user experience, but which remain completely hidden from the user.

The course discusses the building of an interactive Power BI report from the ground up. We start by discussing the page itself; its shape, its dimensions and how you can use page backgrounds to add impact to your reports. We also discuss the use of a percentage-based grid and the creation of placeholders as an aid to report design.

No substantial Power BI report can be built without some degree of data wrangling; therefore this course also provides users with further practice on creating DAX formulas using key functions such as CALCULATE, FILTER, ALL and VALUES.

We also discuss the benefits of using unlinked, disconnected tables to store narrative data; and the DAX measures required to retrieve data from unlinked tables, based on user actions. In short, if you are looking to quickly get up to speed on the benefits provided by Power BI’s Bookmarks and Selection panes, this is the only course you will need.

Power BI Bookmarks & Business Narratives

£75 (Plus VAT)

AudienceNew and intermediate Power BI users looking to extend their skills.

Key Topics Covered• Connecting to the Data• DAX and the Data Model• Using the Bookmarks and Selection Panes• Using an Unlinked Table for Narration• Creating the Navigation Bar• Using an Unlinked Table for Narration

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Power BI Sales Pipeline Analytics and Visualization is a practical hands-on course, designed to give experienced Power BI users further practice on data modelling and report creation.

The course begins with data preparation. We connect to our data, perform basic transformations and import an External Date Table which we then map to the dates in our main fact table.

We then set up relationships between our various tables. However, since we are dealing with a sales pipeline, we have a main fact table which contains multiple significant dates, as we track the progress of each lead from the contact stage, right through to sales.

This course will show you how to establish multiple relationships between the same two tables and then use DAX to activate the appropriate relationship as you perform calculations.

And the course provides plenty of additional practice in creating DAX measures.

Then we turn our attention to visualizing our data. We look at using the funnel visual, as well as displaying a hierarchy of images in slicers which enable the user to track the performance of sales managers as well as individual salespeople.

We also look at a useful technique for creating a chart which only becomes visible when a slicer selection is made by the user.

In short, this course will provide Power BI users who are familiar with the basics, with a challenging, hands-on workshop which will expand their familiarity with data modelling, visualization and report creation.

Power BI Sales Pipeline Analytics & Visualization

£75 (Plus VAT)

AudiencePower BI report creators already familiar with Power Query, data modelling and DAX measures.

Key Topics Covered• Data Connection and Transformation• Data Modelling• Analytics and Visualization• Comparing Actual to Target

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Power Query is a robust data connection and transformation tool which is built into Power BI and which allows you to connect to data from a wide variety of sources and then transform that data into exactly the right shape and format for your reporting needs.

In this course, you’ll learn how to connect to data stored in CSV files, XML files and Excel worksheets and tables, as well as how to assemble multiple files stored within a folder into a single table. You’ll also learn how to connect to web data and link data stored on the web to your own in-house data, even when there is no initial commonality between the two datasets.

You’ll learn how to connect to data in SQL Server databases, both in import and DirectQuery mode, and to perform transformations which leverage query folding, the process whereby Power Query commands are converted from the M language into SQL and pushed back to the server.

By the end of this course, you’ll also be comfortable using the Power Query interface to perform a wide variety of useful transformations on your data to make it fit for your purposes. This course will show you how to split columns that contain separate pieces of information and different ways of combining several columns into one. You’ll also learn how to deal with data produced by another system as a report and which contains reporting features such as subheadings embedded within the data and pivoted columns.

We’ll also discuss Append Queries and Merge Queries, Power Query’s versatile commands for stitching multiple tables together, vertically and horizontally.

And, since this is a course aimed at users who are new to Power BI, it also includes numerous Quick Practice sessions in which we will build mini reports using the data we have transformed.

So, by the end of the course, you will be totally at home in using Power Query to transform and cleanse your data, making it ready for use within a Power BI data model.

Power BI Power Query Essentials

£75 (Plus VAT)

AudienceThis beginners course is aimed at users who are still relatively new to Power BI.

Key Topics Covered• Connecting to File Sources• Connecting to Databases• Splitting and Combining• Extracting text• Transforming report data• Combining tables

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Power BI What-if Parameters by G Com Solutions is a short course which focuses on the use of disconnected parameter tables to add flexibility to your Power BI reports by allowing the user to customize the results produced by some of your key metrics.

We begin the course by discussing the use of Power BI’s built-in What-if parameter feature and analysing what it actually does behind the scenes.

One of the key limitations of Power BI’s built-in feature is that it can only be used with numeric parameters. So, the course then shows you how to extend this feature by creating and implementing your own custom parameter tables.

And we use the parameters feature as a launchpad to the creation of a sophisticated currency conversion dashboard which gives us a chance to practice other useful techniques, such as the inclusion of custom visuals in your reports, the use of DAX variables to make your formulas clearer and easier to maintain, and how to provide useful interactive feedback to your users by creating dynamic titles driven by complex DAX formulas.

So, if you’re looking to extend your knowledge of DAX and data modelling in Power BI, sign up for a for a free trial of Power BI What-if Parameters by G Com Solutions.

Power BI DAX What-if Parameters

£45 (Plus VAT)


Key Topics Covered• Basics of DAX What-if Parameters• Leveraging Custom Parameter Tables

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Power BI Parameters, Templates & Row-Level Security by G Com Solutions is a short course designed for users who are already familiar with Power BI and are looking to extend their knowledge.

The course focuses on two features which allow Power BI report-creators to design solutions which enable them to quickly generate reports based on the same data model but tailored to one specific audience.

We begin by discussing the use of query parameters and templates to add power and flexibility to your report creation. You will learn how to use query parameters to control data sources and to filter data as it’s loaded into the data model.

The course then shows you how to set up and implement row-level security (RLS). You will learn how to create and test user roles in Power BI desktop and assign security groups to these roles in the Power BI service. And we’ll also see how to leverage the DAX USERNAME function to create roles which are based on the user’s login.

The course uses the example sharing a single sales summary dashboard with a sales force and leveraging user-based row-level security to ensure that sales managers can only see data relating to their team while sales reps can only see their own figures.

Power BI Parameters, Templates & Row-Level Security

£45 (Plus VAT)


Key Topics Covered• Parameter Queries• Templates• Row-level Security

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Excel Courses

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This course uses a practical approach to learning this powerful software tool: analysis of key features, combined with step-by-step tutorials which will reinforce your understanding of what Microsoft Excel is all about.

Aimed at beginner to intermediate Excel users, who may already be familiar with the basics, this course will provide the practical insights, tips and shortcuts you need to start becoming an Excel power user.

It provides step-by-step practice in building formulas with useful text functions like LEFT, RIGHT, MID, PROPER and CONCATENATE; conditional functions like IF, IFERROR, SUMIF AND COUNTIF; lookup functions like VLOOKUP, INDEX and MATCH; and date functions like NETWORKDAYS.

The course also covers creating and customizing charts and graphics: practical exercises on creating the different types of Excel charts, creating sparklines, importing and creating graphics and embedding formulas into graphic elements.

We then move on to look at working with tabular data: sorting data numerically, chronologically, by colour and by custom order, filtering data and creating multi-level subtotals. Creating and customizing pivot tables, pivot charts and dashboards, featuring slicers and timelines which provide interactive data filtering and exploration.

All of the worksheets used by the trainer are available to students, enabling them to follow along and practice all of the techniques being demonstrated.

Excel Intermediate Workshop

£50 (Plus VAT)

AudienceA specialised course aimed at intermediate and advanced Excel users who work with XML and XSLT.

Key Topics Covered• Text, Date and Conditional Functions• Advanced Formatting• Manipulating Multiple Workbooks• Working with Charts and Sparklines• Tables, Sorting and Filtering• Subtotals and Pivot Tables

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Formulas and functions are at the core Microsoft Excel and learning to use them effectively is an essential step in becoming proficient in Excel. This course provides clear and easy-to-follow instructions on how to build formulas for analysis, projection and data cleansing.

The course starts by discussing all of the different components that can be used to create a formula. You will be given clear demonstrations of the use of relative, mixed and absolute references, the use of dollar signs and how to name cell ranges to add clarity to your formulas.

Naturally, Excel functions are discussed in depth and many examples of using functions to analyze your data, beginning with every day functions like SUM, AVERAGE, MIN and MAX.

We then examine the use of text functions to clean up data prior to creating reports; functions like TRIM, UPPER, LOWER, PROPER, LEFT, RIGHT, MID and CONCATENATE.

Next, we turn our attention to conditional functions like IF, IFERROR, AND and OR. These functions allow you to make the value displayed in a cell dependent on the results of logical tests.

We then see how conditional functions can be combined with mathematical functions; using COUNTIF and SUMIF to produce calculations which only include those cells which match certain criteria.

And, naturally, no discussion of Excel functions would be complete without lookup functions. We discuss the use of VLOOKUP and, also, how the INDEX and MATCH functions can be used to lookup up data whose format makes the use of VLOOKUP impossible.

When you have completed this course, you will feel more confident about creating your own Excel formulas and taking advantage of Excel’s wide variety of powerful functions.

Essential Excel Formulas

£50 (Plus VAT)

AudienceNew and intermediate Power BI users looking to master Excel’s key functions.

Key Topics Covered• Excel Formula Essentials• Text functions• Conditional functions• Conditional Number Crunching Functions• Lookup Functions• Project - Creating an invoice template

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The ability to write, understand and maintain complex formulas is the key to mastering Excel. Complex formulas make use of multiple functions to achieve a specific operation; and it is the need to nest one function inside another that can sometimes make Excel formulas seem so impenetrable. This course will show you how to create, comprehend and maintain complex Excel formulas; those which use multiple Excel functions in combination.

A key feature of the course is the use of explanatory diagrams. The course features dozens of diagrams saved in PDF format. You will have access to all of these diagrams. You can study them at your leisure. You can print them out; make notes on them; whatever you find useful.

We begin the course by looking at conditional functions, since these are the most versatile of Excel’s functions. Then we’ move on to look at building formulas for manipulating text; for manipulating numbers; formulas for performing complex lookup operations. And we’ll also discuss the use of array formulas; as well as formulas for importing XML-based information into Excel, both from the web and from local XML documents.

And finally, we’ll move on to look at the creation of custom, user-defined functions using VBA. These functions can be included in any workbook and can greatly enhance your Excel solutions.

We focus on writing VBA functions which provide results that simply can’t be produced using Excel’s own built-in functions: for example displaying the user’s Windows login name, or the names of all the worksheet tabs; or displaying information from the folder in which a workbook is saved.

So, if you’re looking for a challenging course which will provide you with strategies for creating powerful and complex Excel formulas, this course is exactly the course you need.

Advanced Excel Formulas & VBA Functions

£75 (Plus VAT)

AudienceAdvanced and intermediate Power BI users already confident in working with Excel functions and formulas.

Key Topics Covered• Logical Functions• Manipulating Text• Lookup and Reference• Manipulating Numbers• Array Formulas• Writing VBA User-Defined Functions

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Microsoft Excel is a very XML aware application, featuring not only XML, but also XPath and XSLT capabilities; and this intermediate/advanced Excel course explains all of Excel’s XML-related features in depth. The course assumes a good familiarity with Microsoft Excel and the use of Excel formulas. However, no knowledge of XML, or its related technologies, is assumed.

The course begins with an overview of the nature of XML and itemizes the different objects which can form part of an XML document. This introductory section also explains the use of DTDs and schema documents to validate XML.

We then move on to look at the importing and exporting of data into and out of Microsoft Excel. We discuss the creation of XML maps and how they relate to XML tables, as well as the validation of XML data, using schema documents, both on import and export.

Next, we explore online XML, as we use Excel’s WEBSERVICE, FILTERXML and ENCODEURL functions to download XML data from online web services and use XPath statements to extract the information we want from the downloaded XML.

Although FILTERXML and its XPath statements are designed to work only with online web services, this course will show you a crafty workaround which will enable you to use this function to extract data from your local XML documents as well.

The final section of this course is given over to an XML capability which is well hidden in Microsoft Excel, namely the ability to transform XML as you import it by using XSL stylesheets. The course provides an overview of how XSL sheets are constructed and how XPath is used within stylesheets to target the different parts of the input XML document which you want to transform and include in the output.

In short, whatever Excel XML workflows you are faced with, this course will equip you to deal with them confidently and efficiently.

Excel XML, XSLT & XPath Workflows

£75 (Plus VAT)

AudienceA specialised course aimed at intermediate and advanced Excel users who work with XML and XSLT.

Key Topics Covered• XML Essentials• Excel and XML• WEBSERVICE, FILTERXML and XPath• Using XSLT stylesheets

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VBA Courses

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The video tutorials in this course will show you how to automate Microsoft Excel tasks and operations. It is aimed particularly at Excel users, without much programming experience, who struggle to remember the syntax and structure of the VBA programming language.

During the course, we will use a style of programming which emphasizes the significance of each line of code that you write. This means that when you revisit the code, the meaning of each line is apparent from the syntax, rather than becoming more and more unfamiliar.

The course also demonstrates how to get the maximum benefit from IntelliSense, Microsoft’s code completion feature.

We begin by learning to understand and modify recorded macro steps, then move on to VBA essentials like calling one macro from another, storing values in variables, adding comments to your code, stepping through macros as well as constructing conditional and looping structures.

We then move on to the Excel object model and how it is reflected in the structure of VBA code. We discuss using the Object Browser and working with the all-important Range object. Targetting cells, counting the cells in a selection, using the Offset statement and setting the value of cells.

We then shift the focus to programming charts: assigning a range to a chart, positioning a chart, drawing shapes and setting shape attributes.

Whether you are looking to enhance your career prospects, save your company money or increase your productivity, this course will provide your with all the knowledge you need to get started.

You can download all of the materials used in the lectures, so that you can follow along.

Excel VBA Macro Programming

£75 (Plus VAT)

AudienceNew and intermediate users wishing to learn professional Excel VBA programming techniques.

Key Topics Covered• Objects, properties and methods• The Range property• Charts and drawing• Using Visual Basic• Making decisions• Interactivity

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The video tutorials in this course are designed to give you all the ammunition you’ll need to start creating your own custom macros to automate Microsoft Word tasks and operations.

The course starts by familiarising the user with the Visual Basic Editor: Understanding the Project Explorer, the other VBA Windows and Toolbars, the creation of macros and subroutines and how to set VBE Options.

You will then learn how to use variables in your code: initializing and populating variables, variable data types, string variables, number variables, date variables; as well as how declaring constants and working with object variables.

Next, we focus on conditionals and looping statements: Select Case Statements, For ... Next Loops, Do ... Loop Statements, While ... Wend Statements and the use of array variables and dynamic arrays.

We then examine the Word Object Model: Working with Object Methods and object properties, referring to objects within a collection, referencing objects versus selection or activation, testing for the existence of an object and removing objects from a collection.

The course also covers shows user how to work with events, dialogs and user forms and how to debug code and handle errors.

Word users learn VBA macro programming for a number of reasons: some people are looking to enhance their career prospects; some are looking to save themselves time; others are aiming to save their company money and increase productivity. Whatever your reasons for considering learning more about Word VBA macros, this course aims to equip you with everything you need to get started.

Word VBA Programming

£75 (Plus VAT)


Key Topics Covered• Variables and Constants• Subroutines and Functions• Conditionals, Loops and Arrays• The Word Object Model• Events, Dialogs and User Forms• Error Handling and Debugging• Additional Step-by-Step Practice

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In this course, you will learn how to program the Application object, which represents Word itself; how to check the user’s location and screen resolution; and how to check which fonts are used in a particular document.

Moving onto files and documents, you will learn how to process all files in a given Folder; how to archive files older than a certain date; and how to test whether a given Document is currently open.

Next, when we turn our attention to the Range and Selection objects, you will learn the similarities and differences between these two objects; and when to use one in preference to the other. You’ll learn the important Word programming skills of verifying the type of object which is currently selected and checking the page location of the selection.

Once we’ve covered the nuts and bolts of working with text, we’ll examine the code which you need when working with longer, more complex documents. In this section, you will learn how to create sections, headers and footers; how to work with odd and even headers and footers; how to use the LinkToPrevious Property; inserting Page Numbers; insert an image into a Header; and how to program the PageSetup Object.

Then we’ll turn our attention to creating and manipulating tables with VBA code; performing such operations as merging cells, formatting tables, converting text to a table, we’ll create a macro which will transpose the rows and columns of the currently selected table.

Near the end of the course, we’ll discuss the different ways of distributing Your VBA macro solutions. And, to end the course, we’ll create a series of solutions which demonstrate how to write Word VBA code which controls not only the Word object model, but the object models of other Microsoft Office programs. So, by the end of this course, you will have a good grasp of all of the intermediate and advanced Word VBA programming techniques that you’ll need to master, in order to feel comfortable when undertaking Word VBA projects; either in the workplace, or as a consultant.

Advanced Word VBA Programming

£75 (Plus VAT)


Key Topics Covered• The Application object• The Document, Range and Selection Objects• Working with Text• Creating the Navigation Bar• Sections, Headers and Footers• Working with Tables• Content Controls and Interactive Forms

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