Excel combobox with checkboxes

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When you want to display a list of values that users can choose from, add a list box to your worksheet.

Add a list box to a worksheet

Create a list of items that you want to displayed in your list box like in this picture.
Click Developer > Insert.

Note: If the Developer tab isn’t visible, click File > Options > Customize Ribbon. In the Main Tabs list, check the Developer box, and then click OK.
Under Form Controls, click List box (Form Control).
Click the cell where you want to create the list box.
Click Properties > Control and set the required properties:
- In the Input range box, type the range of cells containing the values list.
  
  Note: If you want more items displayed in the list box, you can change the font size of text in the list.
- In the Cell link box, type a cell reference.
  
  Tip: The cell you choose will have a number associated with the item selected in your list box, and you can use that number in a formula to return the actual item from the input range.
- Under Selection type, pick a Single and click OK.
  
  Note: If you want to use Multi or Extend, consider using an ActiveX list box control.

Add a combo box to a worksheet

You can make data entry easier by letting users choose a value from a combo box. A combo box combines a text box with a list box to create a drop-down list.

You can add a Form Control or an ActiveX Control combo box. If you want to create a combo box that enables the user to edit the text in the text box, consider using the ActiveX Combo Box. The ActiveX Control combo box is more versatile because, you can change font properties to make the text easier to read on a zoomed worksheet and use programming to make it appear in cells that contain a data validation list.

Pick a column that you can hide on the worksheet and create a list by typing one value per cell.

Note: You can also create the list on another worksheet in the same workbook.
Click Developer > Insert.

Note: If the Developer tab isn’t visible, click File > Options > Customize Ribbon. In the Main Tabs list, check the Developer box, and then click OK.
Pick the type of combo box you want to add:
- Under Form Controls, click Combo box (Form Control).
  
  Or
- Under ActiveX Controls, click Combo Box (ActiveX Control).
Click the cell where you want to add the combo box and drag to draw it.

Tips:

To resize the box, point to one of the resize handles, and drag the edge of the control until it reaches the height or width you want.
To move a combo box to another worksheet location, select the box and drag it to another location.

Format a Form Control combo box

Right-click the combo box and pick Format Control.
Click Control and set the following options:
- Input range: Type the range of cells containing the list of items.
- Cell link: The combo box can be linked to a cell where the item number is displayed when you select an item from the list. Type the cell number where you want the item number displayed.
  
  For example, cell C1 displays 3 when the item Sorbet is selected, because it’s the third item in our list.
  
  Tip: You can use the INDEX function to show an item name instead of a number. In our example, the combo box is linked to cell B1 and the cell range for the list is A1:A2. If the following formula, is typed into cell C1: =INDEX(A1:A5,B1), when we select the item «Sorbet» is displayed in C1.
- Drop-down lines: The number of lines you want displayed when the down arrow is clicked. For example, if your list has 10 items and you don’t want to scroll you can change the default number to 10. If you type a number that’s less than the number of items in your list, a scroll bar is displayed.
Click OK.

Format an ActiveX combo box

Click Developer > Design Mode.

Right-click the combo box and pick Properties, click Alphabetic, and change any property setting that you want.

Here’s how to set properties for the combo box in this picture:

To set this property	Do this
Fill color	Click BackColor > the down arrow > Pallet, and then pick a color.
Font type, style or size	Click Font > the… button and pick font type, size, or style.
Font color	Click ForeColor > the down arrow > Pallet, and then pick a color.
Link a cell to display selected list value.	Click LinkedCell
Link Combo Box to a list	Click the box next to ListFillRange and type the cell range for the list.
Change the number of list items displayed	Click the ListRows box and type the number of items to be displayed.

Close the Property box and click Designer Mode.
After you complete the formatting, you can right-click the column that has the list and pick Hide.

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По большому счёту фантастика, увидел пример в сети, у меня не получилось, не подскажите пример кривой или это не возможно, или …
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Данный пример покажет, как можно вставить элемент CheckBox внутрь элемента ComboBox. Добавьте на форму 1 ComboBox и 1 CheckBox.

Visual Basic

Private Const EC_LEFTMARGIN = &H1 
Private Const EC_RIGHTMARGIN = &H2 
Private Const EC_USEFONTINFO = &HFFFF& 
Private Const EM_SETMARGINS = &HD3& 
Private Const EM_GETMARGINS = &HD4& 
Private Declare Function FindWindowEx Lib "user32" Alias "FindWindowExA" (ByVal hwndParent As Long, ByVal hwndChildAfter As Long, ByVal lpszClass As String, ByVal lpszWindow As String) As Long 
Private Declare Function SendMessageLong Lib "user32" Alias "SendMessageA" (ByVal hwnd As Long, ByVal wMsg As Long, ByVal wParam As Long, ByVal lParam As Long) As Long
 
Private Sub AddCheckToCombo(ByRef chkThis As CheckBox, ByRef cboThis As ComboBox) 
Dim lhWnd As Long 
Dim lMargin As Long 
lhWnd = FindWindowEx(cboThis.hwnd, 0, "EDIT", vbNullString) 
If (lhWnd <> 0) Then 
lMargin = chkThis.Width  Screen.TwipsPerPixelX + 2 
SendMessageLong lhWnd, EM_SETMARGINS, EC_LEFTMARGIN, lMargin 
chkThis.BackColor = cboThis.BackColor 
chkThis.Move cboThis.Left + 3 * Screen.TwipsPerPixelX, cboThis.Top + 2 * Screen.TwipsPerPixelY, chkThis.Width, cboThis.Height - 4 * Screen.TwipsPerPixelY 
chkThis.ZOrder 
End If 
End Sub
 
Private Sub Form_Load() 
AddCheckToCombo Check1, Combo1 
Dim i As Long 
For i = 1 To 20 
Combo1.AddItem "Test" & i 
Next i 
End Sub

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04.09.2011, 09:20

Сообщение от Ципихович Эндрю

не подскажите пример кривой или это не возможно, или …

Да нет, пример рабочий, но только в Visual Basic, в VBA почему то не хочет пахать.

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04.09.2011, 09:47

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а где работает???

~~Busine2009~~

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06.09.2011, 17:40

Ципихович Эндрю,
нелогично использовать в ComboBoxе флажки (выбор нескольких пунктов). ComboBox предназначен для выбора одного элемента и для отображения его в Поле.

Можно радиокнопки добавить: ListStyle: 1-fmListStyelOption

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да я согласен, просто был пример в сети, меня он удивил, решил посмотреть, он ещё и не прёт

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Сообщение от Busine2009

нелогично использовать в ComboBoxе флажки

можно придумать

~~Busine2009~~

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06.09.2011, 19:01

Сообщение от Ципихович Эндрю

можно придумать

я считаю, что нужно использовать каждый элемент управления по своему назначению.

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06.09.2011, 19:09

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ОСХ для чего создают, для удобства
кстати, есть у Вас какие нибудь интересные, у меня есть, (могу выложить), но интерисуют симбиозы например комбобокс +кнопка и т. д.

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06.09.2011, 19:12

Ципихович Эндрю,
нет, нету. Я основ VBA до конца ещё не знаю.

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06.09.2011, 19:19

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а кто ж его знает ))

ironegg

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07.09.2011, 10:50

Сообщение от Ципихович Эндрю

как можно вставить элемент CheckBox внутрь элемента ComboBox

возможно, подойдет элемент управления ListView (ToolBox — Additional controls — Microsoft ListView Control).
вот пример кода

Visual Basic

Private Sub UserForm_Initialize()
 ListView1.CheckBoxes = True
 ListView1.View = lvwList
 End Sub
 
 Private Sub CommandButton1_Click()
 ListView1.ListItems.Add(1) = "выбери меня"
 ListView1.ListItems.Add(2) = "нет! меня!"
 End Sub
 
 Private Sub ListView1_ItemCheck(ByVal Item As MSComctlLib.ListItem)
 MsgBox Item
 End Sub

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07.09.2011, 11:01

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спасибо, что-то так и не понятно, что на форме должно быть кроме кнопки??

~~Busine2009~~

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07.09.2011, 11:18

CheckBoxы можно использовать и на стандартном элементе управления — ListBox.
Для этого нужно установить следующие свойства ListBox:
MultiSelect: 1-fmMultiSelectMulti;
ListStyle: 1 — fmListStyleOption.

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07.09.2011, 11:24

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понятно, Вы пробовали??
у меня выделяет
Private Sub ListView1_ItemCheck(ByVal Item As MSComctlLib.ListItem)

~~Busine2009~~

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07.09.2011, 11:29

Ципихович Эндрю,
View — Properties Window. И установите указанные выше пункты в свойствах ListBox.

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07.09.2011, 11:34

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да конечно ставил и назвал его ListView1

~~Busine2009~~

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07.09.2011, 11:37

Сообщение от Ципихович Эндрю

понятно, Вы пробовали??

кто пробовал?
Я просто думал вы меня спросили.

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Сообщение от Busine2009

кто пробовал?

по большому счёту хоть кто-то

~~Busine2009~~

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07.09.2011, 11:43

Ципихович Эндрю,
просто я писал про ListBox.

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Question
Hi all,

I am have win7 and Excel 2010. I like to ask if there is a way for me to dropdown list in a cell with checkboxes for each of the available items, in a way that is very much like when I create a filter.

The reason is that I need it to be dynamic, so that based on what the user have selected in the dropdown using the checkboxes, I can show/hide data. The other reason is this would like the list to grow or shrink dynamically with little maintenance.
Is this feature feasible whether through the menu on the ribbon or programmatically?

Thanks in advance,

Gerry

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Hi,

>>I like to ask if there is a way for me to dropdown list in a cell with checkboxes for each of the available items, in a way that is very much like when I create a filter.<<

I’m afraid there is no way to insert checkboxes into the items of Combobox in Excel.

>>based on what the user have selected in the dropdown using the checkboxes, I can show/hide data.<<

Since you just want to multiple select in combobox, you can consider using
List box Control to replace combobox as followed. You can set its
multiSelect property with «1-fmMultiSelectMulti» to achieve the goal.

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What is a Combo Box in Excel?

A combo box in Excel is a data validation tool that can create a drop-down list for the user to select from the predetermined list. A “Form Control” is available in the “Insert” tab of the “Developer” tab. In simple words, it is a list box where we can put a different list of values for selection. Whereas the VBA combo box is designed in a user form where we put our values in a list in Excel, the VBA combo box has the same functionality.

What is a Combo Box in Excel?
- Types
- #1 How to Create Form Controls Combo Box in Excel?
- #2 How to Create an Active X Controls Combo Box in Excel?
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Types

Form Controls Combo BoxExcel Form Controls are objects which can be inserted at any place in the worksheet to work with data and handle the data as specified. These controls are compatible with excel and can create a drop-down list in excel, list boxes, spinners, checkboxes, scroll bars.read more
Active X Controls

#1 How to Create Form Controls Combo Box in Excel?

You can download this Combo Box Excel Template here – Combo Box Excel Template

Below are the steps to create form controls combo box in Excel:

We have created a “Month List” in the worksheet.
First, we must click on Developer Tab > Insert > Combo Box > Form Controls.
Then, we must select the “Combo Box” to draw in the worksheet.
Now, right-click on the combo box and go to “Format Control.”
As a result, the “Format Control” dialog box opens up. Under the “Control” option, make the following changes.

Input Range: Range of cells that contain values that will appear in our combo box.

Cell link: Put the cell’s address where the number of values from the list will appear. It can help us create the functions of charts based on the combo box.

Drop Down Lines: Number of lines in combo box – it should be the number of values in a list or less.
Now, our combo box is ready.

#2 How to Create an Active X Controls Combo Box in Excel?

This kind of Combo Box is used in VBA CodingVBA code refers to a set of instructions written by the user in the Visual Basic Applications programming language on a Visual Basic Editor (VBE) to perform a specific task.read more. It is an advanced level of the combo box. So we need a bit of VBA knowledge. Anyway, let us go ahead and learn about this type of combo box.

To add the ActiveX Control combo box, follow the below steps.

Step 1: On the ribbon click Developer TabEnabling the developer tab in excel can help the user perform various functions for VBA, Macros and Add-ins like importing and exporting XML, designing forms, etc. This tab is disabled by default on excel; thus, the user needs to enable it first from the options menu.read more > Insert > Combo Box > Active X Controls. Then, click on the “Design Mode.”

Step 2: Then, we must draw the combo box on the worksheet.

Step 3: Next, we must right-click on the combo box and select “Properties.”

Step 4: In this properties window, we can see all the properties associated with this combo box. We can change the name, size, font style, font color drop-down list, etc.

Step 5: We need to change the combo box’s name.

Step 6: Also, we must change the font type and size.

Step 7: Next, select the number of rows.

Step 8: Select “MatchEntry” mode.

Step 9: Then, give a link to the cell. So whatever the value we select from the drop-down will reflect in that cell as a value. In this example, the cell is E8.

Step 10: Exit from the “Properties” window and exit the “Design Mode.” That means the design of this combo box is completed. If we again want to redesign, we must click on this “Design Mode.”

Combo Box in Excel

Combo Boxes in excel is not used for VBA Code but also for Excel spreadsheets. It is available under the Insert option of the Developer menu tab. These boxes are drop-down kind of elements that allow the user to select any value from the values listed in the Combo Box drop-down list. To select the Combo box option from Insert drop down and drop it anywhere in the sheet. And to add the values into the list, click right and select Format Control, select the input range and cell link.

There are two options for creating a “Combo Box” in Excel:

Form Controls “Combo Box”:- It comes inbuilt with excel. In this type of control box, users cannot make changes to properties.
ActiveX Controls “Combo Box”: – It is more versatile than form control. In this type of control box, a user can make changes to properties.

An example used for the two methods

In order to distinguish between the two combo boxes, let us look at the following examples –

How to Create Combo Box in Excel?

Initial steps before creating a Combo Box in Excel

You can download this Combo Box Excel Template here – Combo Box Excel Template

In case the Developer tab is visible beside the View tab in the Excel Ribbon then,

Click on Developer-> Insert-> select “Combo Box” from either Form Controls or ActiveX Controls options.

In case the Developer tab is not visible beside the View tab in the Excel Ribbon then,

Click on File -> Options.

“Excel Options” dialogue box will be displayed as shown below. Click “Customize Ribbon”. Under the “Customize the Ribbon” drop-down box, select the “Main Tabs” value, selected by default, on the right panel. In the “Main Tabs” panel, select the Developer check box. Click Ok.

You should now find the Developer tab in your Excel Ribbon.

Create a simple list of values in the worksheet to start with, irrespective of the type of “Control Box”.

Form Controls “Combo Box” in Excel

Steps to create:

Go to the Developer tab in the Excel Ribbon -> click Insert -> click on “Combo Box” under “Form Controls”.

Click on the Excel Sheet at a location where you want to place the “Combo Box”. You may select the “Combo Box” and drag any of the small squares in the middle of the boundaries or circles in the corners to change the “Combo Box” size.

Right, click on the new “Combo Box” -> select “Format Control”. The “Format Control” dialog box will appear.

Select Control

Click on the button to the right of the “Input range”.

Select the cell range for the values in the list, which auto-populates the input box. Click on the highlighted button.

Click OK in the “Format Object” dialog box.

Note: Drop down lines =8(by default) can be configured to show a number of items in the “Combo Box”.

It Shows 8 number of items in the dropdown list.

Cell link – Enter cell number to display the position of a selected value in the list.

It shows the position of months.

Now you will be able to click on the drop-down arrow of the new “Combo Box” to see the list.

Steps to delete Form Controls “Combo Box” in Excel

Go to Developer tab -> “Design Mode.”

Select the Form Controls “Combo Box” and press Delete.

Point to be remembered

It helps the user to choose a value from the range of items.
In Form Control Combo Box, a user cannot make changes in the properties.

ActiveX Control Combo Box in Excel

The procedure to create ActiveX Control “Combo box” is a bit different from that of Form Control “Combo Box”.

Steps to create ActiveX Control Combo Box in Excel

Follow either of the 2 ways to view the “New Name” dialog box –

Go to Formula tab -> click on “Name Manager” -> Click New in the “Name Manager” dialog box.

Go to Formula tab -> click “Define Name”.

Enter Name, Months. Click on the button to the right of the “Refer to” input box.

Select the cell range which auto-populates the “Refers to” input box. Click on the highlighted button.

Click OK in the restored “New Name” dialogue box.

You will find a new range by the name”Months” in the “Name Manager” list.

To create the “Combo Box”, we need to select “Combo Box” under “ActiveX Controls”.

Click on the Excel Sheet at a location where you want the “Combo Box” to be placed. Right, click on the “Combo Box” -> click on Properties.

A properties dialog box will appear.

In the Properties dialog box, in the ListFillRange field, type the name of the named range, e.g. Months, that we have created above. Click on X in the upper right corner of the dialog box to close the same.

Save the file with the “.xlsm” extension and reopen the file.

Click on a pointer in “Combo Box” to see the list of values.

To edit various properties, e.g. font size, color etc., make changes through a Properties dialog box.

To select/deselect “Combo Box”, click on “Design Mode” in the controls group of the Developer.

To deselect “Combo Box”, deselect “Design Mode”.

To select “Combo Box”, select “Design Mode”.

Select “Combo Box” as shown in the following.

Steps to delete Active X Control Combo Box in Excel

Go to the Developer tab, turn on “Design mode”.

Select the Active X control combo box that you want to delete and press Delete.

Things to Remember

It is more versatile.
It allows the user to type the value in the text box from the range of items.
In ActiveX Control “Combo Box”, the user can edit properties, e.g. font size, colors, etc.
It is commonly used as a user interface control where users can select an item as per their own choice.
It makes data entry easier and has many features and flexibility.

Add a list box to a worksheet

Add a combo box to a worksheet

Format a Form Control combo box

Format an ActiveX combo box

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