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Creating UserForms 41
8. Add a CommandButton object to the UserForm and change the following properties for the
CommandButton:
Property
Name
Caption
Default
Change To
OKButton
OK
True
9. Make other adjustments so that the form looks good to you. You can change the size of the
form or move or resize the controls.
FIGURE 41.8
A Label control, after changing its Font properties.
Testing the UserForm
At this point, the UserForm has all the necessary controls. But what’s missing is a way to display the
UserForm. While you’re developing the UserForm, you can press F5 to display it and see how it looks.
This section explains how to write a VBA Sub procedure to display the UserForm when Excel is active.
1. Insert a VBA module by choosing Insert ➪ Module.
2. In the empty module, enter the following code:
Sub ShowAboutBox()
AboutBox.Show
End Sub
3. Activate Excel (Alt+F11 is one way).
4. Choose Developer ➪ Code ➪ Macros to display the Macros dialog box. Or you can press
Alt+F8 or click the Play Macro button in the status bar.
5. In the Macros dialog box, select ShowAboutBox from the list of macros and click Run. The
UserForm then appears.
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