1. More Form Tools Combo Box (displays a list) Check Box (yes/no) Frame (groups option buttons) Option Button (exclusive choice) Ref Edit (user selects cells)

2. UserForm Objects Text Box Command Button Option Button Check Box RefEdit Combo Box Label

3. UserForm Code Display form: 1-line macro UserFormName.Show All other code event driven User clicks a button User checks a box Text changes in a box Double-click the object to create code

4. Object-Oriented Code Reference Object, Property vText = txtIn.Text Text box – Text RefEdit – Text (“B3”) Option Button – Value (T/F) Check Box – Value (T/F) ComboBox – Text End by closing the form Unload Me Me.Hide

5. Option Button Code Option Buttons – one controls If optRed.Value = True Then Activecell.Font.Color = vbRed ElseIf optBlue.Value = True Then Activecell.Font.Color = vbBlue ElseIf optGreen.Value = True Then Activecell.Font.Color = vbGreen Else Activecell.Font.Color = vbBlack End If Frame: used to group option buttons

6. Check Box Code More than one may occur Each box should have its own “If..Then” If chkBold.Value = True then ActiveCell.Font.Bold = True End If If chkUnd.Value = True then ActiveCell.Font.Underline = True End If

7. Advanced Form Example

8. Make it User-Friendly Form Lay-out Tab Stop, Tab Index SetFocus Canceling (clicking the “X”)_ Add a Button Code to Close Cancel Property – Esc key

9. Event-specific Code Change font color in TextBox when option buttons are clicked: Double-click an option button New sub – fill in your action Sub optRed_Click( ) txtData.Font.Color = vbRed End Sub Note this doesn’t change the cell color

10. “Open File” Box Open File Box GetOpenFilename([Filter], [Index], [Title]) Filter – “Description, form” “Text Files (*.txt), *.txt, Excel Files (*.xls), *.xls” Index – number: which item appears as default Returns the name of the file FileName = GetOpenFileName(“All (*.*), *.*”) Returns “False” if user cancels Use to open file Workbooks.Open FileName