XL2000: How to Simulate Combination List-Edit Control for UserForms (211896)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Excel 2000
This article was previously published under Q211896

SUMMARY

When you use a UserForm in Microsoft Excel 2000, there is no control that is equivalent to the combination list-edit control for custom dialog boxes in versions of Excel before Excel 97. You can simulate the behavior of a combination list-edit box on a UserForm by using a text box control and a list box control. This article contains an example that uses these controls to simulate a combination list-edit control.

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To simulate a combination list-edit control on a UserForm, follow these steps:
  1. Close and save any open workbooks, and then create a new workbook.
  2. In Sheet1, enter the following values:

    A1: January
    A2: February
    A3: March
    A4: April
    A5: May

  3. Start the Visual Basic Editor (press ALT+F11).
  4. If the Properties window is not visible, click Properties on the View menu (or press F4).
  5. On the Insert menu, click UserForm.
  6. Draw a text box control on the UserForm.
  7. Draw a list box control below the text box control on the UserForm.
  8. Change the following properties of the list box control to the following values:
        Property         Value
    ------------------------------
    RowSource        Sheet1!A1:A5
  9. Double-click the list box to open the Code window for the list box.
  10. In the Visual Basic module, type the following code for the list box Click event:
    Private Sub ListBox1_Click()

  TextBox1.Text = ListBox1.Value

End Sub
  11. Run the UserForm. When you click an item in the list box control, the text box control changes to reflect the current selection.

REFERENCES

For more information about using the ListBox control, in the Visual Basic Editor, click Microsoft Visual Basic Help on the Help menu, type listbox control in the Office Assistant or the Answer Wizard, and then click Search to view the topic.
Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:10/11/2006
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