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From:

 "Jonathan C. Cohn" <joncohn@cox.net>

Subject:

 Re: new Office VBA and VBScript editor app with 4-part audio tutorial series

Date:

 Sun, Sep 1, 2013 10:44:30 pm
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Chip,

Could you let us know the web site where your MP3's are stored? the
Best wishes,

Jonathan



On Aug 31, 2013, at 10:59 PM, Chip Orange wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> I’ve released an update (version 2.6.0) to the Office VBA and VBScript Editor app (which allows you to create VBScript apps using the MS Word VBA development environment).
> I rewrote the documentation (turning it into a complete tutorial on use of the app), and then I recorded a 4-part audio tutorial series, and placed links to each mp3 on the app’s menu (hosted on my web site). It also now creates a set file for the VBA environment and links it to the Word set of set files, and automatically sets the default options of the VBA environment to be friendlier for a screen reader.
>
> I did this for several reasons: first, I believe it was Sam Bushman who mentioned on the GW info list how MS has been lowering the price of MS Word. He pointed out you can replace purchasing it with an Office 365 subscription (which for a yearly fee gets you the entire Office suite for up to 5 pcs), and they also sell just Word by itself (I don’t know the price).
>
> The Word VBA environment combined with this app gives any developer an environment similar to that of VB.net (with Intelli-Sense code completion, sub/function/methods “quick info” syntax information, and an object browser, and a syntax checker for each line and the entire app), so not only is it much more powerful than developing using just Notepad, but it can be used as a teaching aid for anyone who eventually wishes to move to visual studio.
>
> You do not need the Word Advanced Features app which I wrote, as it has nothing to do with writing VBA code.
>
> Enjoy,
>
> Chip
>


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<html><head><base href="x-msg://26/"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Chip,<div><br></div><div>Could you let us know the web site where your MP3's are stored? &nbsp;the&nbsp;<br><div>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: medium; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: medium; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div>Best wishes,</div><div><br></div><div>Jonathan</div><div><br></div></div></span></span><br class="Apple-interchange-newline">
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<br><div><div>On Aug 31, 2013, at 10:59 PM, Chip Orange wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: medium; "><div lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div class="WordSection1" style="page: WordSection1; "><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Hi all,<o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">I’ve released an update (version 2.6.0) to the Office VBA and VBScript Editor app (which allows you to create VBScript apps using the MS Word VBA development environment).<o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">I rewrote the documentation (turning it into a complete tutorial on use of the app), and then I recorded a 4-part audio tutorial series, and placed links to each mp3 on the app’s menu (hosted on my web site).&nbsp; It also now creates a set file for the VBA environment and links it to the Word set of set files, and automatically sets the default options of the VBA environment to be friendlier for a screen reader.<o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">I did this for several reasons: first, I believe it was Sam Bushman who mentioned on the GW info list how MS has been lowering the price of MS Word.&nbsp; He pointed out you can replace purchasing it with an Office 365 subscription (which for a yearly fee gets you the entire Office suite for up to 5 pcs), and they also sell just Word by itself (I don’t know the price).<o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">The Word VBA environment combined with this app gives any developer an environment similar to that of<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><a href="http://VB.net"; style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">VB.net</a><span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span>(with Intelli-Sense code completion, sub/function/methods “quick info” syntax information, and an object browser, and a syntax checker for each line and the entire app), so not only is it much more powerful than developing using just Notepad, but it can be used as a teaching aid for anyone who eventually wishes to move to visual studio.<o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">You do not need the Word Advanced Features app which I wrote, as it has nothing to do with writing VBA code.<o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Enjoy,<o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Chip<o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></div></div></div></span></blockquote></div><br></div></body></html>
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