Visual Basic for Applications (VBA)

Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) is a programming language that enables users to automate tasks in Microsoft Office applications like Excel, Word, and PowerPoint. By writing code in VBA, users are able to create custom functions and automate repetitive tasks.

For example, if you wanted to calculate the average of a range of cells in Excel, you could write a VBA macro that would find the average with a single keystroke. Here is an example of the code you might use:

Sub Average()

Dim Avg As Double Dim Total As Double Dim i As Integer

For i = 1 To Selection.Rows.Count Total = Total + Selection.Cells(i).Value Next i

Avg = Total / Selection.Rows.Count MsgBox Avg

End Sub

This code would calculate the average of the selected cells and present it in a message box. VBA gives users the power to customise their Microsoft Office applications.