Microsoft Office

Part VI
Programming Excel with VBA
ComboBox control
A ComboBox control is similar to a ListBox control. A ComboBox, however, is a drop-down box, and it
displays only one item at a time. Another difference is that the user may be allowed to enter a value that
does not appear in the list of items.
Figure 42.5 shows a ComboBox control that uses the range D1:D12 for the ListFillRange and cell A1 for the
LinkedCell.
FIGURE 42.5
A ComboBox control.
The following is a description of the most useful properties of a ComboBox control:
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BoundColumn: If the ListFillRange contains multiple columns, this property determines which
column contains the returned value.
ColumnCount: The number of columns in the list.
LinkedCell: The worksheet cell that displays the selected item.
ListFillRange: The worksheet range that contains the list items.
ListRows: The number of items to display when the list drops down.
ListStyle: Determines the appearance of the list items.
Style: Determines whether the control acts like a drop-down list or a ComboBox. A drop-down
list doesn’t allow the user to enter a new value.
CommandButton control
A CommandButton is most commonly used to execute a macro. When a CommandButton is clicked, it
executes a macro with a name that is made up of the CommandButton’s name, an underscore, and the
word Click. For example, if a CommandButton is named MyButton, clicking it executes the macro
named MyButton_Click. This macro is stored in the code module for the sheet that contains the
CommandButton.
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