Read about the IsDate function at www.dummies.com/extras/excelvbaprogramming.

In this part …

See how to access the important part of the Visual Basic Editor.

Discover VBA code modules (where you store your VBA code).

Get an overview of the Excel object model.

Discover a bit about two key concepts: object properties and methods.

Find out the differences between Sub procedures and Function procedures.

Get a crash course in using the Excel macro recorder.