Microsoft announced Visual Studio Tools for Applications (VSTA) at Wednesday's PDC keynote. VSTA is a .NET version of its Microsoft's application scripting tool, Visual Basic for Applications, the ...

The big picture: The Windows ecosystem has offered an unparalleled level of backward compatibility for decades. However, Microsoft is now working to remove as many legacy technologies as possible in ...

Leverage your experience in Visual Basic. Port your code to REALbasic where you can compile your applications for Linux, Mac OS X and all 32-bit versions of Windows, including Windows 98, NT, ME, 2000 ...

Macros in Microsoft Office are blocked for security reasons, but you can enable and use signed macros. This tutorial explains how to create a self-signed digital certificate. By default, all Microsoft ...

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Navigating a Microsoft Word document using VBA requires very little code, but it’s not intuitive. Visual Basic for Applications is the language behind the Office apps that allows you to automate tasks ...

Microsoft Excel is one of the most popular spreadsheets used across the globe for both individual and business purposes. It is the one-stop destination for storing, organizing, and manipulating data ...