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Part IV: Communicating with Your Users
Properties for controls include the following:
✓ Name
✓ Width
✓ Height
✓ Value
✓ Caption
Each control has its own set of properties (although many controls have
some common properties). To change a property using the Properties
window:
1. Make sure that the correct control is selected in the UserForm.
2. Make sure the Properties window is visible (press F4 if it’s not).
3. In the Properties window, click on the property that you want to
change.
4. Make the change in the right portion of the Properties window.
If you select the UserForm itself (not a control on the UserForm), you can use
the Properties window to adjust UserForm properties.
Chapter 17 tells you everything you need to know about working with dialog
box controls.
Some of the UserForm properties serve as default settings for new controls
you drag onto the UserForm. For example, if you change the Font property for
a UserForm, controls that you add will use that same font. Controls that are
already on the UserForm are not affected.
Viewing the UserForm Code window
Every UserForm object has a Code module that holds the VBA code (the
event-handler procedures) executed when the user works with the dialog
box. To view the Code module, press F7. The Code window is empty until you
add some procedures. Press Shift+F7 to return to the dialog box.
Here’s another way to switch between the Code window and the UserForm
display: Use the View Code and View Object buttons in the Project window’s
title bar. Or right-click the UserForm and choose View Code. If you’re viewing
code, double-click the UserForm name in the Project window to return to the
UserForm.