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Using UserForm Controls in a Worksheet 42
FIGURE 42.4
Double-clicking a control in design mode activates the Visual Basic Editor and enters an empty event-handler procedure.
4. Double-click the button.
The VB Editor window is activated, and an empty Sub procedure is created.
5. Enter the following VBA statement before the End Sub statement:
MsgBox “Hello. You clicked the command button.”
6. Press Alt+F11 to return to Excel.
7. If you want, adjust any other properties for the CommandButton using the Properties window.
(Click Developer ➪ Controls ➪ Properties if the Properties window doesn’t appear.)
8. Click the Design Mode button in the Developer ➪ Controls section to exit design mode.
After performing the preceding steps, click the CommandButton to display the message box.
NOTE
You must enter the VBA code manually. You can’t create macros for controls using the VBA
macro recorder.
Reviewing the Available ActiveX Controls
The sections that follow describe the ActiveX controls that are available for use in your worksheets.
ON the CD-ROM
The companion CD-ROM contains a file that includes examples of all the ActiveX controls.
This file is named worksheet controls.xlsm.
CheckBox control
A CheckBox control is useful for getting a binary choice: yes or no, true or false, on or off, and so on.
The following is a description of the most useful properties of a CheckBox control:
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Accelerator: A letter that enables the user to change the value of the control by using the keyboard.
For example, if the accelerator is A, pressing Alt+A changes the value of the CheckBox
control. The accelerator letter is underlined in the Caption of the control.
LinkedCell: The worksheet cell that’s linked to the CheckBox. The cell displays TRUE if the control
is checked or FALSE if the control is not checked.
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