Getting Started

To learn about this project's architecture:

1. Read our blog posts about the origin and overview of this project.
   • Improving Menu Creation in Excel with VBA
   • Excel VBA and Version Control
2. Download the zip file or tarball for the latest release of this project.
3. Extract the files from the release.
4. Open the development edition of the Simple Toolkit (Simple Toolkit_DEV.xlam) in Excel, and explore its menu and tools.
5. Study the source code in its associated VBA modules (*.bas files).

Create Your Toolkit

When you're ready to create your own toolkit:

1. Rename the development edition and the configuration module (Simple Toolkit_conf.bas) of the Simple Toolkit. For example:

   

2. Change the file properties of the development edition.

3. Modify the menu definition in the menu_defn_in_code.bas module to reflect the tools in your toolkit and how they're organized.

4. Modify the tools.bas module to include the VBA subroutines that implement your tools.