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Chapter 2.3 - Input Box Function

The document discusses using the InputBox function in Excel VBA to prompt users to enter values. It provides code examples of using InputBox to display a prompt, retrieve the user input, and write it to a cell. It also shows how to set the title and default value for the input box.

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Chapter 2.3 - Input Box Function

The document discusses using the InputBox function in Excel VBA to prompt users to enter values. It provides code examples of using InputBox to display a prompt, retrieve the user input, and write it to a cell. It also shows how to set the title and default value for the input box.

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You can use the InputBox function in Excel VBA to prompt the user to enter a value. Place a command button on
your worksheet and add the following code lines: Chapter < >
1. First, declare the variable myValue of type Variant. MsgBox
Dim myValue As Variant

Note: we use a variable of type Variant here because a Variant variable can hold any type of value. This way the Learn more, it's easy
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2. Add the following code line to show the input box.

myValue = InputBox("Give me some input")

3. Write the value of myValue to cell A1.

Range("A1").Value = myValue

Result when the user enters the value 5 and clicks the OK button.

4. The InputBox function has more optional arguments. The following code line shows an input box with a title
displayed in the title bar and has a default value. The default value will be used if no other input is provided.

myValue = InputBox("Give me some input", "Hi", 1)


Result when the user only clicks the OK button.

Note: Place your cursor on InputBox in the Visual Basic Editor and click F1 for help on the other optional
arguments.

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