

This setting is best used with a multiselect ListBox. To use CheckBoxes in a ListBox, set ListStyle property (in Properties Window) to fmListStyleOption (vba code: ListBox1.ListStyle = fmListStyleOption). ListBox allows you to display a check box next to each item in the list, to enable user to select items (this might be easier for the user than using the multiple selection methods). CheckBox can be used within ListBox, but not within ComboBox. In this sense, ComboBox is a combination of TextBox and ListBox.Ĥ. The user can enter his own item (in text area) in a ComboBox if it is not included in the list, which is not possible to do in a ListBox. In a ComboBox you can select ony one option from the list, while in a ListBox you can select multiple options from the list.ģ. In a ComboBox, only one row of items is visible at a given time (without using the drop-down) whereas in a ListBox one or more can be visible at a time.Ģ. The ComboBox is a drop-down list (the user-entered item or the list-selected item is visible in the text area, whereas list values are visible by using the drop-down), while a ListBox shows a certain number of values with or without a scroll bar. They facilitate in accepting data from users and making entries in an Excel worksheet.ġ.

Using ActiveX Controls on a Worksheet have been illustrated in detail, in the separate section of " Excel VBA: ActiveX Controls, Form Controls & AutoShapes on a Worksheet".Īn Excel VBA ListBox or ComboBox is a list of items from which a user can select. By itself, a UserForm will not be of much use unless ActiveX controls are added to it which are the actual user-interactive objects. UserForm acts as a container in which you add multiple ActiveX controls, each of which has a specific use and associated properties. Have questions or feedback about Office VBA or this documentation? Please see Office VBA support and feedback for guidance about the ways you can receive support and provide feedback.Add Items/Data to (Populate) a ListBox or ComboBoxĮxtract ListBox & ComboBox Items, with VBAĭelete ListBox rows using the RemoveItem Method You can add more than one row at a time to a ComboBox by using List. If the control is bound to data, the AddItem method fails. To assign values to an item beyond the first column, use the List or Column property and specify the row and column of the item.

The value of varIndex must not be greater than the value of the ListCount property.įor a multicolumn ComboBox, AddItem inserts an entire row, that is, it inserts an item for each column of the control. If you omit varIndex, the method adds the item or row at the end of the list. If you supply a valid value for varIndex, the AddItem method places the item or row at that position within the list. Integer specifying the position within the object where the new item or row is placed. The number of the first item or row is 0 the number of the second item or row is 1, and so on. AddItem( pvargItem, pvargIndex)Įxpression A variable that represents a ComboBox object. For a multicolumn ComboBox, this method adds a row to the list. For a single-column ComboBox, the AddItem method adds an item to the list.
