Master Excel like the boss you are for less than $30
Microsoft's beloved WordArt feature of the 1990s helped your childhood self give homework assignments the ol' razzle-dazzle — all under the watchful googly eyes of Clippy the Microsoft paperclip, of course. But while you were playing around with that squiggly, colorful text, Microsoft's team was busy honing another tool that has since been deemed by Investopedia as "the most important computer program in workplaces around the world": Excel.
While your WordArt skills may be second to none at this point, the more advanced uses of Excel spreadsheets and Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) — the tool used to develop programs that control Excel — may still be pretty foreign to you. If moving up the corporate ladder is a thing that interests you, a lack of VBA knowledge could pose a problem one day. But never fear: The Microsoft VBA Bundle is here. With a year's worth of access to its training, you'll learn how to use VBA to automate tasks in Excel and handle data like the best of 'em — all for less than $30.
This bundle includes two online classes that cover the basics of Microsoft VBA as well as more complicated applications, both of which are CPD UK-accredited. The first class, simply titled "Microsoft VBA," is a crash-course in the VBA skills you can use to automate tasks and operations. Its four hours of training include lessons on how to define and manage variables, set up subroutines, and create functions, as well as an introduction to the PivotTable object.
The second class, "Advanced VBA," expands on the basics to help you delve into the nitty-gritty of VBA and use it to automate more intricate tasks. Across five hours of content, this course covers everything from Excel user interface modification to input and message box use to the creation of cross-functional flowcharts.
No matter the role, anyone working in a corporate office setting should have a firm grasp on Excel and VBA. Master these essential tools (and give your resume some extra padding) with one-year access to the Microsoft VBA Bundle, available now through the Mashable Shop for just $29.99 — a savings of 78%.
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