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Using UserForm Controls in a Worksheet 42
A description of the ActiveX controls appears in Table 42.1.
TABLE 42.1
ActiveX Controls
Button
CommandButton
ComboBox
CheckBox
ListBox
TextBox
ScrollBar
SpinButton
OptionButton
Label
Image
ToggleButton
More Controls
What It Does
Inserts a CommandButton control (a clickable button)
Inserts a ComboBox control (a drop-down list)
Inserts a CheckBox control (to control Boolean options)
Inserts a ListBox control (to allow the user to select an item from a list)
Inserts a TextBox control (allows the user to type text)
Inserts a ScrollBar control (to specify a value by dragging a bar)
Inserts a SpinButton control (to specify a value by clicking up or down)
Inserts an OptionButton control (to allow a user to select from multiple options)
Inserts a Label control (a container for text)
Inserts an Image control (to hold an image)
Inserts a ToggleButton control (to control Boolean options)
Displays a list of other ActiveX controls that are installed on your system
Using Controls
Adding ActiveX controls in a worksheet is easy. After you add a control, you can adjust its properties to
modify the way that the control looks and works.
Adding a control
To add a control to a worksheet, choose Developer ➪ Controls and click the Insert drop-down control.
Then, click and drag the control that you want to use into the worksheet to create the control. You don’t
need to be too concerned about the exact size or position because you can modify these properties at any
time.
WARNING
Make sure that you select a control from the ActiveX controls — not from the Forms controls.
If you insert a Forms control, the instructions in this chapter will not apply.
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