COURSE DETAILS

The VBA Programming (Word, Excel Automation) course offered at NIMACT is having the latest curriculum related to Office Automation and application development inside Microsoft Office, with the view to preparing automation professionals for catering to the corporate, banking, education, retail and MIS sector in India. The curriculum and the study materials are revised and updated every six months for the inclusion of the latest Office versions, automation practices and AI assisted development trends. Accordingly assistance and advice are sought on a continuing basis from the industry for knowing and assessing their requirements.

VBA is the point where computer operation ends and computer control begins. Almost every office in the country runs on Excel and Word, and almost every one of those offices repeats the same work every day - the same formatting, the same report, the same entry, the same printing. VBA removes that repetition. A macro written once keeps working for years. This is why a person who knows VBA is never treated as an ordinary operator in an office. He is the person who builds the system that everyone else uses.

The best part of this course is that the student does not need to install any new software. The programming environment is already sitting inside Excel and Word. So the same file that the office already uses becomes the software the student builds. This makes VBA the fastest way to convert programming knowledge into visible, useful and paid work.

NIMACT runs on the model of AI > Programming Language (Coding) > Apps, and this course covers all three stages fully. In the AI stage, tools like ChatGPT, Claude AI, Gemini and Copilot are used to explain the Office object model in simple words, to explain the meaning of a runtime error, and to give extra practice tasks. In the Coding stage the student writes every macro, every loop and every UserForm by his own hand and understands each line, because a copied macro cannot be repaired when the data changes. In the Apps stage the student builds complete, ready to use tools - a billing system, an attendance system, a payroll and salary slip generator, a certificate printing tool and an automatic MIS report generator. By the end of the course the student is not just writing code, he is delivering working software.

So many opportunities after this course. Companies, banks, schools, hospitals, shops, factories and CA offices need people who can automate their daily Excel and Word work, and the job profile will be MIS Executive, Excel Automation Executive, VBA Developer, Report Analyst, Data Processing Executive, Office Automation Assistant, Advanced Computer Operator etc. Freelancing is very strong in this field as well, because small businesses regularly pay for custom Excel tools, billing sheets, dashboards and auto report systems.

Who Should Attend: People who are involved in Office Administration, MIS Reporting, Accounts, Data Entry, Store and Stock Handling, Payroll and Record Keeping and are keen to advance their career. Excel and Word users who are tired of repeating the same work daily. Students who want to learn practical programming that shows results immediately. Business owners who want to build their own billing and record system, as well.

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA: Open to all. There is no minimum qualification for this course. Working knowledge of Excel and Word is helpful, but the required basics are covered at the beginning of the course.

Mode: Hybrid (Offline + Online + Live Doubt Session)

SYLLABUS:
To get a better idea about the course structure, let us go through a list of important subjects present in this program. Note - Only the important points have been mentioned.

• Automation Concept, ICT & AI
• Artificial Intelligence (AI) - ChatGPT, Claude AI, Gemini, Copilot, Grok, DeepSeek, Perplexity
• AI for Concept Explanation, Code Reading, Error Meaning and Practice Tasks
• Introduction to VBA and Office Automation
• What is Macro and Why Automation is Needed
• Developer Tab, Macro Security and Trust Settings
• File Formats - xlsm, xlsb, docm and Macro Enabled Files
• Macro Recording, Running, Editing and Deleting
• Assigning Macro to Button, Shape and Shortcut Key
• Personal Macro Workbook
• Visual Basic Editor (VBE)
• Project Explorer, Properties Window, Code Window, Immediate Window
• Module, Procedure and Code Organization
• VBA Programming Fundamentals
• Object, Property, Method and Event Concept
• Object Hierarchy and Object Browser
• Variable, Data Type, Constant and Declaration
• Option Explicit, Scope and Lifetime of Variables
• Operators and Expressions
• Message Box (MsgBox) and Input Box (InputBox)
• With Statement and Code Shortening
• Control Statements
• If, If Else, ElseIf and Nested If
• Select Case
• Looping Statements
• For Next, For Each, Do While, Do Until, While Wend
• Exit, Nested Loop and Loop Control
• Array in VBA
• Static Array, Dynamic Array and ReDim
• Array with Loop and Bulk Data Handling
• Procedures
• Sub Procedure and Function Procedure
• Argument, Parameter and Return Value
• Custom Function (UDF) for Excel Formulas
• Calling Procedures and Module Sharing
• Project
• Excel Object Model
• Application, Workbook, Worksheet, Range and Cells
• Selecting, Copying, Moving and Deleting Data
• Row and Column Operations
• Formatting through Code - Font, Colour, Border, Number Format
• Sorting, Filtering and AutoFilter through Code
• Find, Replace and Search through Code
• Formula Writing through VBA
• Pivot Table Automation
• Chart Creation and Chart Formatting through Code
• Conditional Formatting through Code
• Data Validation through Code
• Print Setup, Page Setup and PDF Export through Code
• Word Object Model
• Application, Document, Range and Selection
• Text Insert, Find and Replace in Word
• Paragraph, Style and Formatting through Code
• Table Creation and Table Data Handling in Word
• Header, Footer and Page Setup through Code
• Bookmark and Content Control Handling
• Mail Merge Automation through VBA
• Bulk Letter, Certificate and ID Card Generation
• Cross Application Automation
• Excel to Word Data Transfer
• Word to Excel Data Extraction
• Excel to PowerPoint Slide Generation
• Outlook Automation - Auto Email with Attachment
• Access Database Connection from Excel
• Events in VBA
• Workbook Events - Open, Close, Before Save
• Worksheet Events - Change, Selection Change, Activate
• Document Events in Word
• Auto Run Macros and Scheduled Tasks
• UserForm Development
• Form Design, Layout and Properties
• Label, TextBox, ComboBox, ListBox, CheckBox, OptionButton
• CommandButton, Frame, MultiPage and SpinButton
• Form Events - Initialize, Click, Change
• Data Entry Form with Add, Edit, Search, Delete and Clear
• Login Form and Password Protection
• Form Validation and User Friendly Design
• File and Folder Handling
• Open, Save, Close and Rename Files through Code
• Dir Function, File System Object and Folder Looping
• Bulk File Processing and Batch Conversion
• Import and Export of CSV and Text Files
• Error Handling and Debugging
• On Error Resume Next, On Error GoTo, Err Object
• Breakpoint, Step Into, Watch Window and Immediate Window
• Common Runtime Errors and Their Solutions
• Code Optimization and Speed Improvement
• ScreenUpdating, Calculation Mode and Application Settings
• Code Protection and Project Password
• Project
• Apps and Practical Automation Systems
• Shop Billing and Invoice System
• Student Attendance and Result System
• Employee Payroll and Salary Slip Generator
• Stock and Inventory Management Tool
• Certificate and ID Card Bulk Printing Tool
• Automatic Daily and Monthly MIS Report Generator
• Interactive Excel Dashboard with Buttons
• Data Entry Software with UserForm and Database Sheet
• Multi Platform and Modern Automation
• Google Apps Script for Google Sheets and Docs
• Power Automate and Office Scripts (Introduction)
• Comparison of VBA, Python and Apps Script for Automation
• Cloud Files, OneDrive and SharePoint Handling
• Emerging Technologies - AI plus VBA in Modern Office Automation
• Project Work
• Internship