Complete Guide to Microsoft Excel Macros 
Second Edition 

Covers Microsoft Excel version 4 for Microsoft Windows and Microsoft Excel
4 for the Apple Macintosh

Jan 12, 1993 -- Microsoft Excel users can unleash the full power of
Microsoft Excel with the COMPLETE GUIDE TO MICROSOFT EXCEL MACROS, Second
Edition, from Microsoft Press.

This one-of-a-kind book by Chris Kinata and Charles W. Kyd shows readers
how to streamline report generation, automate routine keystroke and
data-entry tasks, and create sophisticated interactive applications with
macros--sets of keystrokes or instructions recorded and saved under short
key codes. It's the only book on macros that shows users how to create
Microsoft Excel macros for both the Microsoft Windows and the Apple
Macintosh operating systems.

Step-by-step examples, illustrations, tips, and case studies make learning
and working with Microsoft Excel macros easier and more productive.
Experts looking for a potent development tool and new users eager to
increase spreadsheet productivity will learn about the subtleties of and
specific uses for selected macro functions, and discover how to:

* Create simple function and command macros
* Debug, edit, and speed up macros
* Prevent the most common macro errors
* Use macros to design custom dialog boxes and menus
* Develop interactive macros
* Create macros that respond to specific events
* Work effectively with text formulas, cell references, and 
  range names in macros

The appendix alphabetically lists the standard Microsoft Excel worksheet
and macro functions. A comprehensive index helps users quickly find
information on any topic in the book.

Chris Kinata worked for Microsoft Corporation from 1984 through 1989 as a
technical editor, writer, and Microsoft Word guru. Kinata is the author of
the award-winning Working with Word (Microsoft Press, 1989, and updated in
1993).

Charles Kyd is president of The Kyd Group, a developer of software
applications for business, and is a participant in the Microsoft
Consulting Partner program. Kyd, a certified public accountant, has
written columns and articles in Inc., Lotus, and other computer and
business magazines. This is his fourth book about spreadsheets.

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