OFF98: How to Display a ComboBox List When the UserForm Is Displayed (182340)

SUMMARY

In the programs listed at the beginning of this article, you can display the list for a ComboBox control when the UserForm is displayed by using the Activate event for the UserForm in Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications.

This article includes a sample Sub procedure that uses the DropDown method of a ComboBox and the Activate method of a UserForm to automatically display the list of a ComboBox control when a UserForm is displayed.

MORE INFORMATION

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Close and save any open workbooks, and then create a new workbook.
On Sheet1, enter the following values:
A1: FTP
A2: GIF
A3: HTTP
A4: URL
A5: WWW
Start the Visual Basic Editor (press OPTION+F11).
On the Insert menu, click UserForm.
Draw a ComboBox control on the UserForm.
Double-click the UserForm to display the Code window for the UserForm.

In the Visual Basic module, type the following code for the UserForm Activate event:

      Private Sub UserForm_Activate()
         ComboBox1.List = _
         ActiveWorkbook.Sheets("Sheet1").Range("A1:A5").Value
         ComboBox1.DropDown
      End Sub

Click the UserForm to select it, and press F5 to run the UserForm.

When the UserForm appears, the list for ComboBox1 is visible.

REFERENCES

For more information about using the DropDown method, click the Office Assistant in the Visual Basic Editor, type dropdown, click Search, and then click to view the "DropDown Method" topic.

For more information about using the Activate event, click the Office Assistant in the Visual Basic Editor, type activate, deactivate, click Search, and then click to view the "Activate, Deactivate Events" topic.

NOTE: If the Assistant is hidden, click the Office Assistant button on the Standard toolbar. If Microsoft Excel Help is not installed on your computer, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

179216 How to Use the Microsoft Office Installer Program