Do the following in these Microsoft Office programs:

Word, Excel, Outlook, or PowerPoint

  1. On the Developer tab, click Visual Basic.

    I don't see the Developer tab

    Word, Excel, or PowerPoint

    1. Click the Microsoft Office Button button image, and then click Program Name Options, where Program Name is the name of the program you are working in, for example, Word Options.
    2. Click Popular, and then select the Show Developer tab in the Ribbon check box.

    Outlook

    1. On the Tools menu, click Options.
    2. On the Other tab, click Advanced Options, and then select the Show Developer tab in the Ribbon check box.
  2. On the Help menu, click Microsoft Visual Basic Help.
  3. In the Type words to search for box, type the method, property, function, statement, or object for which you want help, or type a query.

Visio

  1. On the Help menu, click Developer Reference.

    How do I run in developer mode?

    1. On the Tools menu, click Options.
    2. On the Advanced tab, under Advanced Options, select the Run in developer mode check box.
  2. In the Help window, click Visual Basic for Applications Language Reference.
  3. In the Type words to search for box, type the method, property, function, statement, or object for which you want help, or type a query.

Access

  1. On the Database Tools tab, in the Macro group, click Visual Basic.
  2. In the Visual Basic Editor, on the Help menu, click Microsoft Visual Basic Help.
  3. In the Help window, click Access VBA Reference.
  4. In the Type words to search for box, type the method, property, function, statement, or object for which you want help, or type a query.