XL: Some Limitations for Controls on Sheets and Dialogs

ID: Q104303


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SUMMARY

In Microsoft Excel, you can use control objects such as check boxes, option buttons, and list boxes on a worksheet or a dialog sheet. However, note the following exceptions.

Worksheets

You cannot use the following on a worksheet:

Edit boxes
Combination list-edit boxes
Combination drop-down edit boxes


Dialog Sheets

Although on a worksheet you can place multiple lines of text on a button control, button controls on dialog sheets will only display a single line of text when the dialog box is displayed.


REFERENCES

"Visual Basic User's Guide," version 5.0, Chapter 11

Additional query words: xl97 xl7 xl98


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Version           : 5.00
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Last Reviewed: April 6, 1999