XL97: How to Dynamically Resize a UserForm

ID: Q160589

The information in this article applies to:

• Microsoft Excel 97 for Windows

SUMMARY

This article describes how to create a custom UserForm that dynamically changes size to show more options when you click a button on the UserForm.

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Creating the UserForm

 1. Close all open workbooks and open a new workbook.

 2. Start the Visual Basic Editor (press ALT+F11).

 3. Click UserForm on the Insert menu to create a blank UserForm.

 4. If the Properties window is not displayed, click Properties Window on
    the View menu.

 5. Type the following values for the Height and Width properties for
    UserForm1:

       Height: 149
       Width: 352

 6. On the Toolbox, click CommandButton and draw two command buttons
    that are aligned on the right side of the form.

 7. For the following properties, type the following values.

    CommandButton1:

       Property            Value
       -----------------------------
       Name                btnExpand
       Caption             Expand
       Height              24
       Width               54
       Left                6
       Top                 6

    CommandButton2:

       Property            Value
       -------------------------------
       Name                btnContract
       Caption             Contract
       Height              24
       Width               54
       Left                6
       Top                 36

 8. On the Toolbox, click OptionButton and draw two option buttons on the
    form.

 9. For the following properties, type the following values.

    OptionButton1:

       Property            Value
       --------------------------------
       Caption             ExtraOption1
       Left                264
       Top                 30

    OptionButton2:

       Property            Value
       --------------------------------
       Caption             ExtraOption2
       Left                264
       Top                 54

Creating the Code

1. Double-click the Expand command button on the UserForm and type the

   following code in the Code module for the UserForm:

      Sub btnExpand_Click()
         UserForm1.Width = 352.5
      End Sub

      Sub btnContract_Click()
         Userform1.Width = 185.25
      End Sub

Running the Macro

1. On the File Menu, click "Close and Return to Microsoft Excel".

2. On the View menu, point to Toolbars, and then click Forms.

3. On the Forms toolbar, click Button, and then draw a button on the

   worksheet.

   the quotation marks) in the Macro Name box, and then click New.

      Sub ShowForm()
         UserForm1.Show
      End Sub

7. Click the worksheet that contains the button.

8. Click the button to run the ShowForm macro.

9. Click the Expand button.

The dialog box expands, and you can see the option buttons. If you click Contract, the dialog box is reduced in size, and you no longer see the option buttons.

REFERENCES

For more information about UserForms, click the Index tab in Visual Basic for Applications Help, type the following text

   userform window

Additional query words: XL97

Keywords          : kbprg kbdta kbdtacode KbVBA 
Version           : WINDOWS:97
Platform          : WINDOWS

Last Reviewed: May 18, 1999