Using VBA Online Help

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Overview

VBA Online Help provides useful topics, such as the VBA terminology or how to use a particular feature. In VBA Online Help, you can find a topic of interest through the Contents or by entering specific keywords.

Accessing VBA Online Help

From Visual Basic Editor, do one of the following to access the VBA Online Help screen.

VBA Online Help screen

Using the Contents Tab

Clicking the Contents tab in the VBA Online Help screen brings up the items listed below. The E5071C VBA Online Help has a hierarchical table of contents. Click an item to expand it, and then find a topic of interest.

When you need information on using Visual Basic Editor, use User Interface Help and How-To Topics as primary sources of information. Format of VBA program is covered in Visual Basic Conceptual Topics. Properties and methods supported by VBA are covered in Visual Basic Language Reference and Visual Basic Add-In Model. Information on using user forms is covered in Microsoft Forms Reference.

Using the Index Tab

In the VBA Online Help screen, click the Index tab, and enter a keyword(s) into the text box. For example, you may wish to search for "Sub" or "With" when you are writing your own code.

Looking up a Keyword in the Code within Visual Basic Editor

When you want to know the usage or meaning of a keyword contained in a sample program or some other code, you can quickly access the help topic on that keyword by moving the cursor to the keyword and pressing F1 key.