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Advanced Dialog Boxes

The document discusses various objects and code that can be used in Excel user forms including labels, text boxes, command buttons, check boxes, option buttons, combo boxes, and more. It provides examples of how to write code to handle events from these objects and make user-friendly forms.

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Advanced Dialog Boxes

The document discusses various objects and code that can be used in Excel user forms including labels, text boxes, command buttons, check boxes, option buttons, combo boxes, and more. It provides examples of how to write code to handle events from these objects and make user-friendly forms.

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Dania Majeed
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More Form Tools

Combo Box (displays a list)

Check Box (yes/no)

Option Button (exclusive choice)

Frame (groups option buttons)

Ref Edit (user selects cells)


UserForm Objects
 Label
 Text Box
 Command Button
 Check Box
 Option Button
 RefEdit
 Combo Box
UserForm Code
 Display form: 1-line macro
UserFormName.Show
 All other code event driven
 User clicks a button
 User checks a box
 Text changes in a box
 Double-click the object to create code
Object-Oriented Code
 Reference Object, Property
vText = txtIn.Text
 Text box – Text
 RefEdit – Text (“B3”)
 Option Button – Value (T/F)
 Check Box – Value (T/F)
 ComboBox – Text
 End by closing the form
 Unload Me
 Me.Hide
Option Button Code
 Option Buttons – one controls
If optRed.Value = True Then
Activecell.Font.Color = vbRed
ElseIf optBlue.Value = True Then
Activecell.Font.Color = vbBlue
ElseIf optGreen.Value = True Then
Activecell.Font.Color = vbGreen
Else
Activecell.Font.Color = vbBlack
End If
 Frame: used to group option buttons
Check Box Code
 More than one may occur
 Each box should have its own “If..Then”
If chkBold.Value = True then
ActiveCell.Font.Bold = True
End If

If chkUnd.Value = True then


ActiveCell.Font.Underline = True
End If
Advanced Form Example
Make it User-Friendly
 Form Lay-out
 Tab Stop, Tab Index
 SetFocus
 Canceling (clicking the “X”)_
 Add a Button
 Code to Close
 Cancel Property – Esc key
Event-specific Code
 Change font color in TextBox when
option buttons are clicked:
 Double-click an option button
 New sub – fill in your action
Sub optRed_Click( )
txtData.Font.Color = vbRed
End Sub
 Note this doesn’t change the cell color
“Open File” Box
 Open File Box
 GetOpenFilename([Filter], [Index], [Title])
 Filter – “Description, form”
“Text Files (*.txt), *.txt, Excel Files (*.xls), *.xls”
 Index – number: which item appears as default
 Returns the name of the file
FileName = GetOpenFileName(“All (*.*), *.*”)
 Returns “False” if user cancels
 Use to open file
Workbooks.Open FileName

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