This is the first in a series of articles about optimizing VBA (Visual Basic for Applications) code. The information here is drawn from my book, The Secret Life of Word: A Professional Writer’s Guide to Microsoft Word Automation. This article is also available in PDF form
Robert Delwood, author of The Secret Life of Word: A Professional Writer’s Guide to Microsoft Word Automation, was interviewed by Robert Reynolds in the latest issue of sound.views, the newsletter of the Puget Sound Chapter of the STC.
The interview discusses Robert’s approach to Microsoft Word automation, and how he uses automation […]
The latest edition of the XML Press Newsletter is now available in HTML and PDF formats. This edition is devoted to three new releases:
Learning Author-it, by Char James-Tanny, The Secret Life of Word, by Robert Delwood, and The Boost C++ Libraries, by Boris Schäling. Newsletter Sign-up
The Boost C++ Libraries, by Boris Schäling, is now available from online retailers. Based on Schäling’s popular website, this book is a quickstart introduction to 38 of the most useful Boost C++ libraries.
The Boost C++ libraries are a collection of open source libraries designed to help you be more productive and get […]
This article is an excerpt from The Secret Life of Word: A Professional Writer’s Guide to Microsoft Word Automation.
Many users seem intimidated by automation in Word, thinking it requires programming or complex procedures. Nothing is further from the truth. Once you realize how simple it can be, it’s hard to imagine not having used […]
Robert Delwood’s new book, The Secret Life of Word: A Professional Writer’s Guide to Word Automation, is now available at Barnes and Noble and Amazon.com.
If you’re a professional writer who uses Microsoft Word, this book will help you take full advantage of Word’s automation features. It gives you an in-depth look […]
XML Press will be at the STC SummitThe Secret Life of Word, Char James-Tanny’s Learning Author-it, sponsor a tweet up, have a table in the Consultant’s Corner, and offer XML Press books in the conference book store. Join us for what promises to be a great learning, networking, and fun event. […]
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