Control Toolbox Toolbar

Removed in 2007


Understand the Controls

These controls are all ActiveX controls and will require you to add some VBA code to the necessary events.

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alt textDesign Mode - Switches to forms design mode, where you can edit or create a form by using the ActiveX tools on the Control Toolbox.
alt textProperties - Displays the properties window allowing you to change the properties of the control.
alt textView Code - Displays the Visual Basic Editor.
alt textCheck Box - Allows the user to either select or deselect an option.
alt textText Box - Allows you to display text and to allow the user to enter information.
alt textCommand Button - Allows the user to perform a specific action by running a subroutine.
alt textOption Button - Allows the user to select from a list of possible choices. These are normally placed inside frames.
alt textList Box - Allows the user to select from a list of possible choices.
alt textCombo Box - Allows the user to either select an item from the drop-down list or to enter a different value into the text box at the top.
alt textToggle Button - Allows the user to toggle between two states.
alt textSpin Button - Allows the user to select a value by clicking on two buttons either to increase or decrease its value.
alt textScroll Bar - Allows the user to drag a button to change a value.
alt textLabel - Allows you to display text to the user.
alt textImage - Allows you to display a graphic or picture.
alt textMore Controls - Lets you add additional controls to your document.

Important

The following controls cannot be added to a worksheet, Tab Control, Multi Page, RefEdit.
You can size controls automatically to fit cells by holding down the Alt key as you adjust the size.
You cannot add these controls to a Chart Sheet.
When you add a control to a worksheet it actually sits in the drawing layer (as opposed to the Value or Formula layer).


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