XL97: RefEdit Control in Binder Does Not Collapse

ID: Q157554

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Excel 97 for Windows
Microsoft Office 97 for Windows

SYMPTOMS

When you use a RefEdit control on a UserForm inside a Microsoft Binder document, the RefEdit control does not collapse when you click the RefEdit button on the RefEdit control.

WORKAROUND

To workaround this problem, view the Microsoft Excel Worksheet section outside of the Binder before displaying the UserForm that contains the RefEdit control.

To view a Microsoft Excel worksheet outside of the Binder:

1. Activate the section containing the worksheet.

2. Click View Outside on the Section menu. The worksheet appears in

   Microsoft Excel.

3. Once you have completed viewing the worksheet outside of the Binder

   document, click "Close and Return to Binder" on the File menu in
   Microsoft Excel.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

MORE INFORMATION

The RefEdit control is new to Microsoft Excel 97. The RefEdit control provides the functionality to fill an input box with the address of a range by clicking a worksheet and selecting the range.

To use the RefEdit control in your project, click References on the Tools menu, check Ref Edit Control, and then click OK. The RefEdit control appears on the toolbox in the Visual Basic Editor.

Additional query words: XL97 8.0 8.00 user form

Keywords          : kbprg kbdta xlui KbVBA offbinder 
Version           : WINDOWS:97
Platform          : WINDOWS

Last Reviewed: December 9, 1998