OFF98: How to Display ComboBox List When UserForm Is Displayed

ID: Q182340

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Excel 98 Macintosh Edition
Microsoft Word 98 Macintosh Edition
Microsoft PowerPoint 98 Macintosh Edition
Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications version 5.0

SUMMARY

In the programs listed at the beginning of this article, you can display the list for a ComboBox control when the UserForm is displayed by using the Activate event for the UserForm in Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications.

This article includes a sample Sub procedure that uses the DropDown method of a ComboBox and the Activate method of a UserForm to automatically display the list of a ComboBox control when a UserForm is displayed.

MORE INFORMATION

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To create and use the example, follow these steps:

1. Close and save any open workbooks, and then create a new workbook.

2. On Sheet1, enter the following values:

      A1: FTP
      A2: GIF
      A3: HTTP
      A4: URL
      A5: WWW

3. Start the Visual Basic Editor (press OPTION+F11).

4. On the Insert menu, click UserForm.

5. Draw a ComboBox control on the UserForm.

6. Double-click the UserForm to display the Code window for the UserForm.

7. In the Visual Basic module, type the following code for the UserForm

   Activate event:

      Private Sub UserForm_Activate()
         ComboBox1.List = _
         ActiveWorkbook.Sheets("Sheet1").Range("A1:A5").Value
         ComboBox1.DropDown
      End Sub

8. Click the UserForm to select it, and press F5 to run the UserForm.

When the UserForm appears, the list for ComboBox1 is visible.

REFERENCES

For more information about using the DropDown method, click the Office Assistant in the Visual Basic Editor, type "dropdown" (without the quotation marks), click Search, and then click to view the "DropDown Method" topic.

For more information about using the Activate event, click the Office Assistant in the Visual Basic Editor, type "activate, deactivate" (without the quotation marks), click Search, and then click to view the "Activate, Deactivate Events" topic.

NOTE: If the Assistant is hidden, click the Office Assistant button on the Standard toolbar. If Microsoft Excel Help is not installed on your computer, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   ARTICLE-ID: Q179216
   TITLE     : How to Use the Microsoft Office Installer Program

Additional query words: XL98 combo box user form

Keywords          : kbprg OffVBA kbhowto 
Version           : MACINTOSH:98
Platform          : MACINTOSH WINDOWS
Issue type        : kbhowto

Last Reviewed: April 6, 1999