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Automating Other Application Activity

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Gabriel Jr. D. Reyes
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1. Open Microsoft Word.

2. Press Alt + F11 to open the VBA editor.


3. Go to Insert > Module to create a new module.
4. Copy and paste the code below into the module:

vba

Sub AutomateExcel()
' Declare Excel application and workbook variables
Dim excelApp As Object
Dim workbook As Object
Dim sheet As Object

' Create a new instance of Excel


Set excelApp = CreateObject("Excel.Application")
excelApp.Visible = True ' Make Excel visible

' Add a new workbook


Set workbook = excelApp.Workbooks.Add

' Add data to the first sheet


Set sheet = workbook.Sheets(1)
sheet.Name = "Automated Data"

' Fill in some data


sheet.Range("A1").Value = "Name"
sheet.Range("B1").Value = "Score"
sheet.Range("A2").Value = "Alice"
sheet.Range("B2").Value = 85
sheet.Range("A3").Value = "Bob"
sheet.Range("B3").Value = 90
sheet.Range("A4").Value = "Charlie"
sheet.Range("B4").Value = 88

' Format the header row


With sheet.Range("A1:B1")
.Font.Bold = True
.Interior.Color = RGB(200, 200, 200)
.Borders.Weight = 2
End With

' Autofit columns


sheet.Columns("A:B").AutoFit

' Clean up objects


Set sheet = Nothing
Set workbook = Nothing
Set excelApp = Nothing
End Sub
1. Open Microsoft Word.
2. Press Alt + F11 to open the VBA editor.
3. Go to Insert > Module to create a new module.
4. Copy and paste the code below into the module:

vba

Sub AutomatePowerPoint()
' Declare PowerPoint application and presentation variables
Dim pptApp As Object
Dim presentation As Object
Dim slide As Object

' Create a new instance of PowerPoint


Set pptApp = CreateObject("PowerPoint.Application")
pptApp.Visible = True ' Make PowerPoint visible

' Add a new presentation


Set presentation = pptApp.Presentations.Add

' Add a title slide


Set slide = presentation.Slides.Add(1, 1) ' 1 = ppLayoutTitle
slide.Shapes.Title.TextFrame.TextRange.Text = "Automated Presentation"
slide.Shapes.Placeholders(2).TextFrame.TextRange.Text = "Created by VBA"

' Add a content slide with a title and some text


Set slide = presentation.Slides.Add(2, 2) ' 2 = ppLayoutText
slide.Shapes.Title.TextFrame.TextRange.Text = "Introduction"
slide.Shapes.Placeholders(2).TextFrame.TextRange.Text = "This slide was
generated using VBA in Word to control PowerPoint."

' Add another slide with an image


Set slide = presentation.Slides.Add(3, 1) ' 1 = ppLayoutTitle
slide.Shapes.Title.TextFrame.TextRange.Text = "Adding Images"

' Ensure the file path is valid before running


slide.Shapes.AddPicture "C:\path\to\image.jpg", _
MsoFalse, MsoCTrue, 100, 150, 400, 300

' Clean up objects


Set slide = Nothing
Set presentation = Nothing
Set pptApp = Nothing
End Sub

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