What is this book about? VBA is the programming language for the Microsoft Office suiteand many other applications. VBA gives you complete control ofExcel, allowing you to do anything from automating Excel tasks todeveloping full applications, using Excel as the developmentenvironment. Excel 2002 is an important upgrade to the Office suitespreadsheet program. It shows Microsoft's commitment to movingOffice to be a web-enabled productivity tool, a rich client forworking with web-based data, with new features such as SmartTagsand XML support. Based on the successful content and format of Excel 2000 VBAProgrammer's Reference, this new edition has been fully updatedfor Excel 2002. The authors are all Excel MVPs, involved daily insupporting the Excel VBA programmer community. What does this book cover? The first part of the book introduces Excel and VBA, including aVBA primer. The second part offers thematic, succinct, andpractical discussions of the features available to Excel VBAprogrammers, with real-world examples answering frequently askedquestions. The third and final part is a complete reference to theExcel, VBE, and Common Office Object Models. Here are just a few of the things you'll learn in thisedition: The entire Excel Object Model and the Common Office ObjectModel Working with PivotTables Accessing and manipulating data sources from Excel withADO Programming the Visual Basic Editor (VBE) New features in Excel 2002, SmartTags, XML, and the Web Expanded references for Excel versions 97, 2000, and 2002 Who is this book for? This book not only caters for beginner- and intermediate-levelprogrammers with its introductory coverage of VBA and Excel, butalso provides advanced information for experienced Excel developersin later chapters and the reference.