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Excel Macros: A Beginner's Guide 4 Credits

Mar 27, 2025, 09:00 AM ET

Excel Macros: A Beginner's Guide 4 Credits

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Mar 27, 2025, 09:00 AM ET

Learning Objective

  • To define how to create general-use macros with the Relative Reference setting for Excel’s Macro Recorder.
  • To recognize when to use the Hide and Unhide commands in an Excel Personal Macro Workbook.
  • To identify how to apply Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) macros in Excel.
  • To define how to adjust Excel’s macro security settings.
  • To recognize which rows in a spreadsheet are affected when you filter data.
  • To demonstrate an enhanced understanding of Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) macros.

Course Overview

David Ringstrom, CPA, takes you step-by-step through the process of creating and using macros—one of Excel’s most powerful features. In this comprehensive presentation, he introduces the concept of Excel macros as well as the Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) macro. David also explains step-by-step how to use the Record Macro feature and Excel’s Personal Macro Workbook. After completing this course, you’ll be equipped to use macros immediately.  In this comprehensive on-demand CPE webcast, you’ll learn even more about how to use Excel’s Record Macro feature from Excel expert David Ringstrom, CPA. He shows you how to enhance the code you’ve created with the Record Macro feature by adding error-handling functions, decision-making capabilities, and interactive features. In addition, David presents techniques, features, and keyboard shortcuts that will help you eliminate repetitive tasks and become more proficient in utilizing Excel macros.

David demonstrates every technique at least twice in this CPE course: first, on a PowerPoint slide with numbered steps, and second, in the subscription-based Office 365 version of Excel. David draws your attention to any differences in the older versions of Excel (2019, 2016, 2013, and earlier) during the presentation as well as in his detailed handouts. David also provides an Excel workbook that includes most of the examples he uses during the CPE webinar.

Office 365 is a subscription-based product that provides new feature updates as often as monthly. Conversely, the perpetual licensed versions of Excel have feature sets that don’t change. Perpetual licensed versions have year numbers, such as Excel 2019, Excel 2016, and so on.

This Online CPE Excel webinar covers the following Key Topics: 

  • Making sense of the Enable Content prompt related to macros in Excel.
  • Uncovering macro-related commands within Excel’s user interface.
  • Automating a repetitive task, such as formatting a set of phone numbers consistently.
  • Utilizing the Relative References setting for creating Excel macros to be played back on any cell versus specific cells.
  • Understanding the purpose and nuances of Excel’s Personal Macro Workbook.
  • Recording a contact info macro.
  • Deciphering and managing Excel’s macro security prompts.
  • Converting .XLS workbooks to the up-to-date .XLSX format with just two keystrokes.
  • Understanding how macros are used in Excel, along with the risks and benefits associated with them.
  • Learning the risks and frustrations of using merged cells in Excel worksheets.
  • Learning how to use Excel’s Record Macro feature to create simple macros, without having any knowledge of programming.
  • Discovering how to enable the Developer menu in Excel 2007 and later.
  • Gaining an understanding of Excel’s Goal Seek feature, which is useful in simplifying what-if analyses.
  • Learning how to play back macros you’ve recorded so as to eliminate repetitive or tedious tasks.
  • Using form controls to simplify data entry as well as control the input of other users.
  • Understanding the nuances of assigning keyboard shortcuts to macros in Excel to avoid superseding shortcuts for built-in features.
  • Learning what to do if a Debug prompt appears.
  • Adding error-handling features to Excel macros to compensate for unexpected or missing data entry inputs.
  • Bypassing filter drop-down lists by filtering based on cell contents with a single keystroke or mouse click.
  • Learning the nuances of the Excel Macro-Enabled Workbook in versions 2007 and later.

On Demand Credits for All Qualifications

Live Webinar Credits for All Qualifications

License details Credits Status
Computer Software and Applications for Certified Public Accountants (CPA-US) 4 CPE Approved
Computer Software and Applications for CPA in Canada 4 CPD Eligible
Computer Software and Applications for Delaware Licensed Public Accountant (DE-LPA) 4 CPE Eligible
Data management and analysis for Certified Government Financial Manager (CGFM) 4 CPE Eligible
Computer Software and Applications for Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) 4 CPE Eligible
Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) 4 CPD Eligible
Chartered Accountant - ICAEW 4 CPD Eligible
Computer Software and Applications for Iowa Licensed Public Accountant (IA-LPA) 4 CPE Eligible
Computer Software and Applications for Maine Licensed Public Accountant (ME-LPA) 4 CPE Eligible
Chartered Accountants - Ireland (CAI) 4 CPD Eligible
Chartered Accountants - Scotland 4 CPD Eligible
CPA - Ireland 4 CPD Eligible
Information Technology (inc. Excel) for Certified FP&A Professional (FP&A) 4 CE Eligible
License details Credits Status
Computer Software and Applications for Certified Public Accountants (CPA-US) 4 CPE Approved
Computer Software and Applications for CPA in Canada 4 CPD Eligible
Computer Software and Applications for Delaware Licensed Public Accountant (DE-LPA) 4 CPE Eligible
Data management and analysis for Certified Government Financial Manager (CGFM) 4 CPE Eligible
Computer Software and Applications for Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) 4 CPE Eligible
Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) 4 CPD Eligible
Chartered Accountant - ICAEW 4 CPD Eligible
Computer Software and Applications for Iowa Licensed Public Accountant (IA-LPA) 4 CPE Eligible
Computer Software and Applications for Maine Licensed Public Accountant (ME-LPA) 4 CPE Eligible
Information Technology (inc. Excel) for Certified FP&A Professional (FP&A) 4 CE Eligible
Chartered Accountants - Ireland (CAI) 4 CPD Eligible
Chartered Accountants - Scotland 4 CPD Eligible
CPA - Ireland 4 CPD Eligible

Additional Information

Credits

4

Course Level

Basic

Instructional Method

QAS Self Study

Group Internet Based

Pre-requisites

None

Advance Preparation

None

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About Instructor

David Ringstrom -CE/CPE Courses for Accountant, CPAs & more

David Ringstrom , CPA (US)

President, EXCEL Accountant

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I own an Atlanta-based training and consulting firm that helps businesses nationwide streamline accounting challenges. Our specialties include:

  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Access
  • Sage 50/Peachtree Accounting
  • QuickBooks

Our services include training, technical support, accounting automation, and problem solving. I have spoken at conferences or meetings for these organizations:

  • National Association of Certified Valuators and Analysts
  • Institute of Real Estate Managers
  • Georgia Society of CPAs
  • South Carolina Society of CPAs
  • Georgia Government Finance Officers Association
  • Atlanta chapter, American Society of Women CPAs
  • Perimeter Chapter, Georgia Society of CPAs

I teach over 200 live webinars annually on Microsoft Excel across roughly two-dozen training providers. I am available for in-house training or select conference engagements as well.

I am the co-author of Idiot's Guide to Introductory Accounting. I've published hundreds of freelance articles on various topics, including Lotus 1-2-3, Quattro Pro, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office Accounting, QuickBooks, Peachtree Accounting, and more.

I serve as the technical editor for several books in Wiley's Dummies series, including QuickBooks for Dummies, Quicken for Dummies, Peachtree for Dummies, and more.

Specialties: Microsoft Excel, Visual Basic for Applications, Sage 50, Peachtree Accounting, QuickBooks, Microsoft Office Accounting, freelance writing, training, business consulting

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Holly Jorud, CPA (US)

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This CPE was AMAZING!! I love the way the instructor shows things multiple times and provides slides with detailed information so I can go back and try these steps. I try to follow along in Excel, but quickly fall behind so I need detail to return to later. I was already thinking of certain cases where I can use this information to reduce repetitive formatting during month-end. The only suggestion I would have would be to split this into two classes since it is A LOT of information. However, the way it builds and repeats makes it work as is too. I just really need to pay close attention to make sure I don't miss ANYTHING! Thanks for a great class.

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Winnie Yang, CPA (US)

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This is very easy to understand the macro VBA basic course. I took another macro tips earlier & got lost after 25% of the course. However, the introduction of macro I didn’t get lost & started to understand macro VBA. I recommend this course as the 1st step if anyone who does not have coding background but want to learn excel macro VBA.

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