MS Office 97 Visual Basic Step by Step

I love the Microsoft Step by Step books and this one is no exception. (I used the Word and Excel advanced books to help me pass MOUS expert tests) I was fairly inexperienced not to mention scared to death when it comes to macros, Visual Basic, VBA, the VBA editor, windows objects, methods, properties, activex controls, integrated office solutions and the like. (I do have a programming background but not in windows object-oriented programming.) This book eases you into those topics and shows you that they are not as bad you thought.( Some people are not good at jumping head first into something new, ya know.) This book is very clear about explaining things and the hands-on exercises are great. I do their exercises and then play around a bit and end up learning even more but the book is my base in learning the material. This book is not a reference book. It is a learning book, meant to be read from cover to cover. I'm glad I have this book to assist me in my journey of becoming a desktop specialist.

This is a perfect example of how a non programmer like myself can find happiness in the confines of the Visual Basic world. I don't want, or have time to learn VB from the ground up! I need fast, concise lessons, and answers to how VB works in Office 97. A great book for those who need this data, and are not afraid to spend a bit of the first few pages wondering if they bought the right book. It quickly picks up and takes you "step by step" and helps you really understand what is going on. There is something in it for everybody from the beginner to the seasoned pro. If the begining was a bit clearer, it would have rated a 5.