Excel VBA Projects: Simple Inventory System With Barcodes

Build your own custom barcode-enabled inventory management program in Excel—designed to fit your needs, not someone else’s.

Course by Daniel Strong
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Why This Course Matters

Most inventory software is expensive, rigid, and overloaded with features you’ll never use. On the other hand, simple spreadsheets can’t handle barcode scanning or label printing, which leads to lost time, mistakes, and endless frustration.

This course gives you the best of both worlds: the simplicity and flexibility of Excel with the power of automation through VBA and barcodes. You’ll learn step by step how to build a system that saves you money, streamlines your workflow, and adapts to your business instead of the other way around.

What You’ll Learn in This Course

By the end of this course, you’ll have a fully functional barcode inventory program inside Excel that you created yourself. Along the way, you’ll learn how to:

Meet Your Instructor:
Daniel Strong

Daniel Strong, founder of ExcelVBAIsFun, has over 16 years of experience building and teaching Excel automation systems. Recognized by Microsoft for his innovative training methods, Daniel has helped thousands of learners develop practical skills in reporting, analysis, and workflow automation.

In this course, Daniel takes you through the process step by step — from building forms to adding barcode automation — so you finish with both a complete inventory program and the skills to customize it for any business.

Here’s Everything You’ll Get When You Enroll

You get everything you need to start building your barcode automation system today:

Who Should Take This Course?

This course is for anyone who wants a simple, affordable, and customizable way to manage inventory using Excel. It’s ideal for small business owners who want control without subscriptions, freelancers building solutions for clients, and Excel enthusiasts eager to apply VBA to real-world problems.

You don’t need advanced VBA knowledge. Each lesson is explained clearly and built step by step, so you can follow along and finish with a complete working system.

24/7 Guidance for Every Lesson, Step by step

Building an inventory system with barcodes can feel complex, especially when working with forms, user inputs, and VBA logic.

That’s why the Excel VBA Projects: Simple Inventory System with Barcodes Course includes a built-in 24/7 Expert Assistant to guide you whenever you need help.

If you get stuck on a lesson, want a clearer explanation of a formula or code block, or need a quick summary of how a feature works, you can ask the Assistant directly inside the course.

It can walk you through how barcode scanning connects with your data, explain event-driven procedures, or break down form interactions step by step.

The Assistant is always available to help you understand the lessons better, fix small issues as they arise, and keep your learning smooth from start to finish.

Create a Barcode Inventory System in Excel Today!

Every day you rely on manual entry is another day of errors, inefficiencies, and wasted time. This course gives you the skills to design a barcode-powered inventory system inside Excel — one you can use immediately and adapt as your business grows.

What Learners Are Saying

David E.
David E.
Having looked at this course and then Thought it might be handy to have. I WAS RIGHT! What Daniel covered regarding bar-codes in Excel and the uses of has inspired me on to investigating other bar coding to be used with Excel and other systems. Thanks Daniel!
Sukmo H.
Sukmo H.
This course really clear explanation.. I like it. Even though I am newbie with excel vba, but I can understand. And I think this material also in specific on barcodes & how to create barcodes. Really useful. Thanks.
Kevin N.
Kevin N.
Just finished Dan's course. He has a wealth of knowledge with Excel VBA and applies simple yet thought provoking ways to apply barcode scanning and tracking methods. This course was designed to benefit Excel beginners to advanced users. Also Dan's approach to solving problems during his lectures displays his confidence of this subject matter. Take this course if you are interested in extending your knowledge of Excel VBA. ExcelVBA IS Fun!
Greg C.
Greg C.
This course are so easy to understand. I would like to use this knowledge to build my own library or inventory system.
Taiwo A.
Taiwo A.
Practical and hands-on. I love it!
Henry
Henry
This seems very useful and clear explained. Plus it is exactly what I was hoping to learn.
Philipp L.
Philipp L.
This course might be good for complete beginners looking for a quick fix in form of pre-made template.Both the Code128 font and function are available for free download on-line. As for the VBA part, most comrehensive courses contain everything needed to replicate what has has been shown here.
Rodmy M.
Rodmy M.
This guy is amazing in knowledge and sources to make all happen.
Wesley Alves M.
Wesley Alves M.
Good experience. Good explanation.
Scott M.
Scott M.
"Hi Dan After watching all of the videos I can defiantly see us using this for our company. We currently depend on pencil and paper and the honor system for tracking labor hours for jobs. Each employee is responsible for tracking the hours they spend on a given job. We could print a barcode for each job and apply the label to a board or something like that. Then when an employee starts on that job they would scan that label then select their name. Then the program would stamp the start time, when they are done they scan the bar code again select their name and the program would stamp the stop time. I will defiantly continue studying this course and look into coming up with something of this nature for our company. Thanks for the course Scott"
Grant B.
Grant B.
Interesting and easy to follow, with a good presentation pace and practical usage information. I enjoyed it very much.
Francois
Francois
I have used this course too to put together an application that people in Africa are using to manage their grocery stores and many other thing, The barcodes scanning system has been a turning point for me with my clients. I should mention that I'm a CPA and this has been a huge plus for me a set me apart from competitor on the African market. Thanks
Tariq S.
Tariq S.
Daniel, you are great and what you teach. Excellent. Finally, I'll be able to automate my office data entry work. Kudos.
David S.
Clear, practical, and easy to understand. Not so much mumbo-jumbo that you get lost in the technical jargon jungle. Daniel strikes a good balance of teaching what you need to know in order to get you up and running quickly. I’ve purchased numerous courses from this Udemy Instructor because he does a great job. Put simply, “Daniel, You Rock!!!”
Alex M
Alex M
Yes, this is exactly what I want. Real practical useful information to do the job with
Paul D.
Paul D.
to the point - easy to understand

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • You should already have Microsoft Excel for PC. Obviously the newer the better, but VBA works the same in all versions. It’s just that newer versions have more options, thus more VBA Commands to control those options.
  • If you’re using Excel or Outlook for Mac, you will find that this course won’t cover all the various Mac nuances, as this course was filmed using a PC. Many students end up programming in windows and just using Mac to run the Excel wb or will virtualize Windows within Mac using programs like Parallels or Bootcamp.
  • Very basic Excel skills needed for this course. If you know Basic to Intermediate Excel VBA, you can surely find more ways to utilize this information, but it is not required as I explain everything in detail.
  • The course will start right away upon signing up, you get instant access.
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  • Yes, you can learn at your own speed, so that you can focus on things that you find challenging and breeze past things that you already know. You will be the one to decide when to start accessing the course materials and when to finish.

Yes—if you want a practical, hands-on way to manage inventory without paying for expensive software, this course is a perfect fit. It’s designed for small business owners who need a reliable system, freelancers who want to build solutions for clients, and Excel users eager to apply VBA to real-world projects. You don’t need to be an advanced programmer; everything is explained step by step.

By the end, you’ll have both a working barcode-powered inventory system and the skills to adapt it to your own needs.

  • Does lifetime access sounds good to you? You’ll have unlimited access to the course once you’ve enrolled. This means you can re-watch lessons whenever you need and complete the course at your own pace.
  • Every course comes with a ‘Certificate of Completion’ that you can add to your LinkedIn bio, to your resume or even brag to your friends.

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