OverviewAfter completing this chapter, you will be able to:
Get a 3-foot-by-4-foot piece of plywood and some cans of blue, yellow, and orange paint. Drip, dribble, splash, and spread the paint on the plywood. You now have-a mess. But put a $500 frame around the painted plywood, and you now have-a work of art! Even serious art doesn't look earnest without a good frame, and the best diamond brooch doesn't seem to be a precious gift if given in a paper bag. Similarly, you can write macros that are practical, convenient, and useful, but until you put a frame around them-until you tighten up the edges, make them easy to use, and package them-you don't have a truly valuable application. Creating a custom form is an excellent way to make functionality easy to use and valuable. In this chapter, you'll learn how to create a custom form, create the functionality for the form, and link the two together into an integrated tool. On the CD This chapter uses the practice file |