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MacTech Offers Free Scripting Book For Office 2008
Microsoft made no attempt to hide the fact that they would be dropping support for VisualBasic scripting when they released their new office suite for the Mac. While this has caused some serious angst in corporate environments, the uproar was slightly muted due to the inclusion of pretty decent AppleScript support in all of the components of Office 2008.

Back in 2007, MacTech Magazine produced a comprehensive guide to scripting Office 2008 that has become somewhat of a de-facto reference guide for scripting Office 2008. The Microsoft Mac Business Unit realized how valuable this guide is for Mac power users & IT staff and has sponsored both free downloads of the publication (in PDF form) and a free subscription to MacTech Magazine. They have also worked with MacTech Magazine to offer the ability to order hard copies of the 150-page book that also includes a complementary subscription to the magazine.

The guide is available online and the sponsored free PDF is available here. You can order the hardcopy version via this link.

“Free” is somewhat subjective in that you’ll need to pay $9.99USD shipping and handling, but that is well-below the magazine subscription price and a the equivalent of 2-3 Starbucks beverages. But, you may access the online version completely without charge (you’ll just need to pay price of time and mouse-click wear-and-tear) and no strings attached.

Here’s what you can look forward to:
- Introduction: Converting VBA Macros to AppleScript in Microsoft Office
  VBA is going away in Office 2008 for Mac. Learn about the challenges and the benefits.
- Chapter 1: AppleScript Basics
  Tools, Resources and First Steps in AppleScript Syntax
- Chapter 2: AppleScript in Microsoft Office (General)
  Issues in converting VBA to AppleScript in Word, Excel and PowerPoint
- Chapter 3: Word
  Word VBA Macros to AppleScript
- Chapter 4: Excel
  Excel VBA Macros to AppleScript
- Chapter 5: PowerPoint
  PowerPoint VBA Macros to AppleScript
- Chapter 6: Entourage
  An Introduction to Entourage Scripting (No VBA Anywhere in Sight)
- Chapter 7: Resources
  Books, References, and Tools discussed in Moving from MS Office VBA to AppleScript
If you are a hardcore Office scripter and have some great tips and/or scripts to share, drop a note in the comments.
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