Master Visually Excel 2003 VBA Programming or Introducing Maya 2008

Master Visually Excel 2003 VBA Programming

Author: Julia Kelly

* More than 400 task-oriented pages show intermediate-to-advanced users how to automate, customize, and integrate Excel using Visual Basic for Applications and VBA-based macros
* Crisp, two-color screen shots and succinct step-by-step instructions demonstrate how to create macros, add customized features to spreadsheets, and build powerful Excel-based applications
* Shows how to make macros "smart," create and customize VBA code, program Smart Documents, make Excel communicate efficiently with other applications, and more
* With VBA, users can buy Excel off the shelf and customize it to meet their specific business needs instead of building applications from scratch-saving users and businesses time and money
* All information is applicable to Excel versions 2000, 2002, and 2003

Table of Contents:

Pt. I	Creating simple macros
1	Recording simple macros
2	Running macros
3	Recording complex macros
4	Simplifying and protecting macros
Pt. II	Exploring the Visual Basic editor
5	Getting to know the Visual Basic editor
6	Using the Visual Basic editor
7	Manipulating modules and projects
Pt. III	Manipulating workbooks and worksheets
8	Writing workbook macros
9	Creating worksheet macros
10	Changing worksheet settings
Pt. IV	Working with ranges
11	Selecting and manipulating ranges
12	Formatting ranges
13	Entering data and formulas
Pt. V	Making a macro smart
14	Setting conditions
15	Using loops
16	Fixing errors
Pt. VI	Creating chart and PivotTable macros
17	Writing chart macros
18	Modifying chart macros
19	Writing PivotTable macros
Pt. VII	Using forms and controls
20	Creating worksheet controls
21	Creating programmed controls
22	Controlling macros with events
23	Polishing with extra macros

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Introducing Maya 2008

Author: Dariush Derakhshani

Enter A New Dimension With Maya 2008

The Academy Award–winning Maya 3D animation and effects software is the top choice for film and video artists, game developers, and 3D design professionals. Learn to build, render, and animate your own digital models and scenes, and begin to develop professional-level Maya skills with Introducing Maya 2008.

This new edition of a perennial bestseller is the ideal initiation to 3D and Maya. Starting with the basics, it builds from the ground up, combining straightforward text with practical examples that make it fun and easy to learn Maya's core tools while introducing the latest Maya 2008 features. Follow clear-cut, step-by-step lessons while you learn by doing using a wealth of hands-on files provided on the CD. You'll also find compelling examples in the full-color insert to inspire you.

The enclosed CD features images, movies, and scene files that let you view material from the book. The support files will enable you to complete all of the tutorials. The CD also includes Maya Personal Learning Edition software.

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  Learn to navigate the Maya 2008 interface
  
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  Experiment with modeling by creating a hand, a rocket, and a locomotive
  
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  Explore the basics of NURBS, polygons, and subdivision surfaces
  
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  Discover the nuances of shading and texturing
  
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  Rig a locomotive model for automated animation
  
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  Create more natural lighting with mental ray® Final Gather and Global Illumination
  
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  Use Maya's Render Layers and an Ambient Occlusion pass for greater reality