VBA's Coming Back.Is it right for you?

摘要

First off, if you don't know what VBA, scripting, or other types of automation are, this article is probably not useful for you to choose your path with Microsoft Office. In all likelihood, in your decision to upgrade or not to Microsoft Office 2008, you should look at other criteria such as features, benchmarks, compatibility, new file types, etc... to make your decision. For example, you may want to look at MacTech's benchmarks for Office 2008 When you are ready for it, you may want to look at scripting Office. It's a great way to automate things that you do often, improve your work flows, and be more efficient on the types of things that you do all the time. For those you that know what VBA, AppleScript and/or scripting are about, you'll want to read on to determine which path makes the most sense for you. Whether you are interested in scripting or not, you should first decide whether the new features or other benefits of Office 2008 for Mac are important to you. You'll want to have that in mind as you look at your scripting options.