Value from combobox vba excel

Элемент управления пользовательской формы ComboBox для выбора и ввода информации в VBA Excel. Свойства поля с раскрывающимся списком, заполнение, извлечение данных, примеры кода.

UserForm.ComboBox – это элемент управления пользовательской формы, предназначенный для передачи в код VBA информации, выбранной пользователем из раскрывающегося списка или введенной с клавиатуры.

ComboBox представляет из себя комбинацию двух элементов управления: текстового поля (TextBox) и списка (ListBox), поэтому его еще называют «комбинированным списком» или «полем со списком». Также ComboBox сочетает в себе свойства этих двух элементов управления.

Изначально комбинированный список прорисовывается на форме в виде текстового поля с кнопкой для отображения раскрывающегося списка. Далее по тексту будем использовать слово «поле» в значении текстового поля в составе элемента управления ComboBox, а словосочетание «раскрывающийся список» – в значении списка в составе элемента управления ComboBox.

Поле со списком используется в тех случаях, когда необходимо добавить в форму информацию, которая заранее известна, а ее отдельные позиции можно сгруппировать в список, а также для ручного ввода с клавиатуры или вставки из буфера обмена, если необходимое значение в списке отсутствует.

Элемент управления ComboBox незаменим при больших списках. При списках из нескольких позиций его можно заменить на ListBox, который отображает позиции для выбора сразу после загрузки формы, не требуя дополнительных действий от пользователя.

Свойства поля со списком

Свойство	Описание
AutoSize	Автоподбор размера комбинированного поля. True – размер автоматически подстраивается под длину выбранной или введенной строки. False – размер элемента управления определяется свойствами Width и Height.
AutoTab	Включение автоматической табуляции – передачи фокуса следующему элементу управления при достижении максимального числа символов при значениях свойства MaxLenght > 0. True – автоматическая табуляция включена, False – выключена.
ColumnCount	Указывает количество столбцов в раскрывающемся списке. Значение по умолчанию = 1.
ColumnHeads	Добавляет строку заголовков в раскрывающийся список. True – заголовки столбцов включены, False – заголовки столбцов выключены. Значение по умолчанию = False.
ColumnWidths	Ширина столбцов в раскрывающемся списке. Значения для нескольких столбцов указываются в одну строку через точку с запятой (;).
ControlSource	Ссылка на ячейку для ее привязки к элементу управления ComboBox.
ControlTipText	Текст всплывающей подсказки при наведении курсора на элемент управления.
Enabled	Доступ пользователя к полю и раскрывающемуся списку. True – доступ разрешен, False – доступ запрещен*. Значение по умолчанию = True.
Font	Шрифт, начертание и размер текста в поле.
Height	Высота элемента управления ComboBox.
Left	Расстояние от левого края внутренней границы пользовательской формы до левого края комбинированного списка.
List	Позволяет заполнить ComboBox данными из одномерного или двухмерного массива, а также обращаться к отдельным элементам раскрывающегося списка по индексам для записи и чтения.
ListIndex	Номер выбранной пользователем строки в раскрывающемся списке. Нумерация начинается с нуля. Если ничего не выбрано, ListIndex = -1.
ListRows	Количество видимых строк в раскрытом списке. Если общее количество строк больше ListRows, появляется полоса прокрутки. Значение по умолчанию = 8.
Locked	Запрет на отображение раскрывающегося списка, ввод и редактирование данных в поле. True – ввод и редактирование запрещены**, False – ввод и редактирование разрешены. Значение по умолчанию = False.
MatchRequired	Задает проверку вводимых в поле строк с элементами списка. True – проверка включена (допускается ввод только строк, совпадающих с элементами списка), False – проверка выключена (допускается ввод любых строк). Значение по умолчанию = False.
MaxLenght	Максимальная длина строки в поле. Значение по умолчанию = 0, что означает – ограничений нет.
RowSource	Источник строк для раскрывающегося списка (адрес диапазона на рабочем листе Excel).
TabIndex	Целое число, определяющее позицию элемента управления в очереди на получение фокуса при табуляции. Отсчет начинается с 0.
Text	Текстовое содержимое (значение) поля (=Value).
TextAlign	Выравнивание текста в поле: 1 (fmTextAlignLeft) – по левому краю, 2 (fmTextAlignCenter) – по центру, 3 (fmTextAlignRight) – по правому краю.
Top	Расстояние от верхнего края внутренней границы пользовательской формы до верхнего края комбинированного списка.
Value	Текстовое содержимое (значение) поля (=Text).
Visible	Видимость поля со списком. True – ComboBox отображается на пользовательской форме, False – ComboBox скрыт.
Width	Ширина элемента управления.

* При Enabled в значении False пользователь не может раскрывать список, а также вводить или редактировать данные в поле.
** Для элемента управления ComboBox действие свойства Locked в значении True аналогично действию свойства Enabled в значении False.

В таблице перечислены только основные, часто используемые свойства поля со списком. Еще больше доступных свойств отображено в окне Properties элемента управления ComboBox, а все методы, события и свойства – в окне Object Browser.

Вызывается Object Browser нажатием клавиши «F2». Слева выберите объект ComboBox, а справа смотрите его методы, события и свойства.

Свойства BackColor, BackStyle, BorderColor, BorderStyle отвечают за внешнее оформление комбинированного списка и его границ. Попробуйте выбирать доступные значения этих свойств в окне Properties, наблюдая за изменениями внешнего вида элемента управления ComboBox на проекте пользовательской формы.

Способы заполнения ComboBox

Используйте метод AddItem для загрузки элементов в поле со списком по одному:

With UserForm1.ComboBox1   .AddItem «Элемент 1»   .AddItem «Элемент 2»   .AddItem «Элемент 3» End With

Используйте свойство List, чтобы скопировать одномерный массив значений в элемент управления ComboBox:

UserForm1.ComboBox1.List = Array(«Строка 1», _ «Строка 2», «Строка 3», «Строка 4», «Строка 5»)

Вместо функции Array можно использовать переменные одномерных и двухмерных массивов. При загрузке значений из двухмерного массива, требуется предварительно указать количество столбцов в комбинированном списке.

Используйте свойство RowSource, чтобы загрузить в ComboBox значения из диапазона ячеек рабочего листа:

UserForm1.ComboBox1.RowSource = «Лист5!B1:B15»

При загрузке данных из диапазона, содержащего более одного столбца, требуется предварительно указать количество столбцов в комбинированном списке:

With UserForm1.ComboBox1   ‘Указываем количество столбцов   .ColumnCount = 5   .RowSource = «‘Таблица с данными’!A1:E20» End With

В качестве имени листа используется имя ярлыка. Если имя листа содержит пробелы, оно заключается в одинарные кавычки.

Подробнее о заполнении элемента управления ComboBox вы можете ознакомиться в отдельной статье с наглядными примерами. И еще более подробно – в статье о заполнении ListBox, так как ListBox заполняется теми же способами, что и ComboBox.

Привязка поля со списком к ячейке

Чтобы привязать комбинированный список к ячейке на рабочем листе Excel, необходимо свойству ControlSource присвоить адрес ячейки. Это можно сделать непосредственно в окне Properties элемента управления ComboBox или в коде VBA:

UserForm1.ComboBox1.ControlSource = "Лист1!B2"

Имя листа для составного адреса ячейки берется из названия ярлыка. Если имя листа содержит пробелы, оно заключается в одинарные кавычки. При указании адреса без имени листа, ComboBox привязывается к ячейке на активном листе.

В результате привязки образуется взаимосвязь между свойством Value комбинированного списка и значением ячейки. Все изменения в поле ComboBox дублируются в привязанной ячейке и наоборот, изменения в ячейке приводят к изменению текста в поле.

Чтобы протестировать результаты привязки ячейки к полю со списком ComboBox1, разместите на пользовательской форме UserForm1 еще какой-нибудь элемент управления и запустите следующий код VBA Excel:

Sub Test() With UserForm1.ComboBox1   ‘Заполняем список ComboBox1 данными   .List = Array(«Красный», «Оранжевый», «Желтый», _   «Зеленый», «Голубой», «Синий», «Фиолетовый»)   ‘Привязываем ComboBox1 к ячейке «A1»   .ControlSource = «A1»   ‘Открываем форму в немодальном окне End With   UserForm1.Show 0 End Sub

В результате работы кода пользовательская форма откроется в немодальном окне со значением в поле, скопированном из ячейки «A1» активного листа. Немодальное окно формы позволит редактировать ячейку «A1», не закрывая форму.

Меняйте значение ячейки «A1», нажимайте клавишу «Tab» или «Enter», поле комбинированного списка примет значение ячейки. Меняйте значение поля ComboBox1 с помощью клавиатуры или выбирайте из раскрывающегося списка, нажимайте клавишу «Tab» или «Enter», ячейка «A1» примет значение поля со списком.

Дополнительный элемент управления на форме нужен для передачи ему фокуса нажатием клавиши «Tab» или «Enter», чтобы завершить ввод значения в поле ComboBox1. Иначе новое значение поля будет передано в ячейку «A1» только при закрытии формы.

Значение ComboBox по умолчанию

В раскрывающийся список элемента управления ComboBox1 загружены названия семи основных цветов:

Private Sub UserForm_Initialize() With Me.ComboBox1   .List = Array(«Красный», «Оранжевый», «Желтый», _   «Зеленый», «Голубой», «Синий», «Фиолетовый»)   ‘Сюда добавляем код вставки значения по умолчанию End With End Sub

Есть несколько вариантов сделать так, чтобы при открытии пользовательской формы в поле ComboBox1 было отображено значение по умолчанию. Код следует вставлять перед строкой «End With».

‘Вариант 1 (произвольная строка) .Value = «Моя строка по умолчанию» ‘или .Value = «Синий» ‘Вариант 2 (произвольная строка) .ControlSource = «A1» Range(«A1») = «Моя строка по умолчанию» ‘или .ControlSource = «A1» Range(«A1») = «Желтый» ‘Вариант 3 (строка из списка) .ListIndex = 0 ‘Красный ‘или .ListIndex = 3 ‘Зеленый

Кроме значения по умолчанию, в свойства комбинированного списка можно добавить текст всплывающей подсказки, который будет отображаться при наведении на ComboBox курсора:

UserForm1.ComboBox1.ControlTipText = "Выберите значение из списка"

Извлечение информации из ComboBox

Первоначально элемент управления ComboBox открывается с пустым полем или значением по умолчанию. Свойства Value и Text в этом случае возвращают пустую строку или текст по умолчанию.

Если пользователь выбрал новое значение из раскрывающегося списка или ввел его с клавиатуры, оно перезапишет значения свойств Value и Text. Из этих свойств мы с помощью кода VBA Excel извлекаем информацию, выбранную или введенную пользователем:

Dim myTxt As String myTxt = UserForm1.ComboBox1.Value ‘или myTxt = UserForm1.ComboBox1.Text

Вторую строку кода можно записать myTxt = UserForm1.ComboBox1, так как Value является свойством поля со списком по умолчанию.

Если вас интересует, как извлечь значение из многостолбцового раскрывающегося списка, смотрите об этом в статье с описанием элемента управления ListBox. Извлечение данных из комбинированного поля аналогично извлечению данных из ListBox. Знакомясь со статьей, следует учесть, что у ComboBox отсутствует многострочный выбор.

Иногда перед загрузкой в ComboBox требуется отобрать уникальные элементы из имеющегося списка. Смотрите, как это сделать с помощью объектов Collection и Dictionary.

If you’re dealing with Data Validation lists, you can use the Worksheet_Change event. Right click on the sheet with the data validation and choose View Code. Then type in this:

Private Sub Worksheet_Change(ByVal Target As Range)

    MsgBox Target.Value

End Sub

If you’re dealing with ActiveX comboboxes, it’s a little more complicated. You need to create a custom class module to hook up the events. First, create a class module named CComboEvent and put this code in it.

Public WithEvents Cbx As MSForms.ComboBox

Private Sub Cbx_Change()

    MsgBox Cbx.Value

End Sub

Next, create another class module named CComboEvents. This will hold all of our CComboEvent instances and keep them in scope. Put this code in CComboEvents.

Private mcolComboEvents As Collection

Private Sub Class_Initialize()
    Set mcolComboEvents = New Collection
End Sub

Private Sub Class_Terminate()
    Set mcolComboEvents = Nothing
End Sub

Public Sub Add(clsComboEvent As CComboEvent)

    mcolComboEvents.Add clsComboEvent, clsComboEvent.Cbx.Name

End Sub

Finally, create a standard module (not a class module). You’ll need code to put all of your comboboxes into the class modules. You might put this in an Auto_Open procedure so it happens whenever the workbook is opened, but that’s up to you.

You’ll need a Public variable to hold an instance of CComboEvents. Making it Public will kepp it, and all of its children, in scope. You need them in scope so that the events are triggered. In the procedure, loop through all of the comboboxes, creating a new CComboEvent instance for each one, and adding that to CComboEvents.

Public gclsComboEvents As CComboEvents

Public Sub AddCombox()

    Dim oleo As OLEObject
    Dim clsComboEvent As CComboEvent

    Set gclsComboEvents = New CComboEvents

    For Each oleo In Sheet1.OLEObjects
        If TypeName(oleo.Object) = "ComboBox" Then
            Set clsComboEvent = New CComboEvent
            Set clsComboEvent.Cbx = oleo.Object
            gclsComboEvents.Add clsComboEvent
        End If
    Next oleo

End Sub

Now, whenever a combobox is changed, the event will fire and, in this example, a message box will show.

You can see an example at https://www.dropbox.com/s/sfj4kyzolfy03qe/ComboboxEvents.xlsm

This tutorial will demonstrate how to work with ComboBoxes in VBA.

ComboBoxes allow users to select an option from a drop-down menu list. ComboBoxes can be created in VBA UserForms or with an Excel worksheet. In this tutorial, you will learn how to create and manipulate ComboBoxes in VBA and in Excel worksheets.

If you want to learn how to create a Listbox, click here: VBA Listbox

If you want to learn how to create a Checkbox, click here: VBA Checkbox

Create a ComboBox in Excel Worksheet

In order to insert a ComboBox in the Worksheet, you need to go to the Developer tab, click Insert and under ActiveX Controls choose Combo Box:

Image 1. Insert a ComboBox in the Worksheet

When you select the ComboBox which you inserted, you can click on Properties under the Developer tab:

Image 2. Change ComboBox Properties

Here you can set different properties of the ComboBox. To start, we changed the attribute Name to cmbComboBox. Now, we can use the ComboBox with this name in VBA code.

Populate a ComboBox in VBA code

First, we need to populate the ComboBox with values. In most cases, a ComboBox needs to be populated when the Workbook is opened. Because of this, we need to put a code for populating the ComboBox in object Workbook, procedure Open. This procedure is executed every time a user opens the Workbook. Here is the code:

With Sheet1.cmbComboBox

    .AddItem "John"
    .AddItem "Michael"
    .AddItem "Jennifer"
    .AddItem "Lilly"
    .AddItem "Robert"

End With

When you click on the drop-down menu, you will get 5 names to choose from (John, Michael, Jennifer, Lilly and Robert):

Image 3. Populate the ComboBox in VBA

Populate a ComboBox from a Cells Range

Another possible way to populate a ComboBox is to let a user do it. A ComboBox can be linked to the cells range. In this approach, every time a user enters a new value in the cells range, the ComboBox will update with that value.

If you want to enable this, you have to go to the Properties of the ComboBox and set the attribute ListFillRange to the cells range (in our case E2:E5):

Image 4. Populate the ComboBox from the cells range

We linked our ComboBox with the range E2:E5, where we put names we want (Nathan, Harry, George, Roberta). As a result, the ComboBox is now populated with these names:

Image 5. Populated ComboBox from the cells range

Get a Selected Item of a ComboBox in VBA

The purpose of a ComboBox is to get a users choice. In order to retrieve a users choice, you need to use this code:

Dim strSelectedItem As Variant

strSelectedItem = Sheet1.cmbComboBox.Value

The users selection is in the attribute Value of Sheet1.cmbComboBox object. This value is assigned to the variable strSelectedItem:

Image 6. Get a selected value from the ComboBox in VBA

We selected Julia in the ComboBox and executed the procedure. As you can see in Image 5, the value of the strSelectedItem is Julia, which is the value we selected. Now you can process this variable further in the code.

Clear a ComboBox

If you want to clear a ComboBox in VBA, you need to use Clear method of Sheet1.lstComboBox object. It will delete all the items from the ComboBox. Here is the code:

Sheet1.cmbComboBox.Clear

Notice that the Clear method does not delete the attribute ListFillRange, so it must be removed from the properties of the ComboBox beforehand.

When we execute the code, we get the empty ComboBox:

Image 7. Clear the ComboBox

Use a ComboBox in a Userform

As we mentioned, Combobox is most often used in Userforms. To explain how you can do it, we will first insert an Userform. In VBA editor, right-click on Module name, click on Insert and choose UserForm:

Image 8. Insert a Userform

To display controls for inserting, you need to enable the Toolbox. To do this, click on the Toolbox icon in the toolbar. After that, you will get the windows with all the controls available. You can click on ComboBox to create it in the Userform.

Image 9. Insert a ComboBox in the Userform

We will name the ComboBox cmbComboBox. In order to populate it with values, we need to put the following code into the method Initialize of the object UserForm:

Private Sub UserForm_Initialize()

    With UserForm1.cmbComboBox

        .AddItem "John"
        .AddItem "Michael"
        .AddItem "Jennifer"
        .AddItem "Lilly"
        .AddItem "Robert"

    End With

End Sub

This code triggers every time a user runs the Userform and populates the Combobox with these 5 names:

Image 10. The ComboBox with values in the Userform

If you want to get selected value from the ComboBox, you need to use the same logic for the Combobox in a Worksheet, which is explained earlier in the article.

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ComboBox is one of the UserForm control. You can select and drag drop control on the UserForm. This control is used to store and display list of items to a list. This can be used on the UserForm. Please find more details about ComboBox Control in the following chapter. You can see how to load items to a Combo Box, how to get the value of combo box items, etc..,

• VBA ComboBox_Control on the UserForm
• Add Dynamic ComboBox_Control on the UserForm Using VBA
• Add Items to ComboBox_Control Using VBA
• Clear Items from the ComboBox_Control Using VBA
• Get the selected value of the ComboBox_Control using VBA
• VBA ComboBox default values in Excel
• Get the total count of ComboBox Items
• More details dbout the ComboBox_Control

VBA ComboBox_Control on the UserForm

Please find more details about VBA ActiveX Combo Box Control and how we are adding it on the UserForm.

1. 1. Go To Developer Tab and then click Visual Basic from the Code or Press Alt+F11.
   2. Go To Insert Menu, Click UserForm. Please find the screenshot for the same.

1. 1. Drag a ComboBox on the Userform from the Toolbox. Please find the screenshot for the same.

1. 1. Double Click on the UserForm, and select the Userform event as shown in the below screen shot.

1. 1. Now can see the following code in the module.

Private Sub UserForm_Initialize()

End Sub

1. 1. Now, add the following code to the in between procedure.

Code:

Private Sub UserForm_Initialize()
    ComboBox1.AddItem "MBA"
    ComboBox1.AddItem "MCA"
    ComboBox1.AddItem "MSC"
    ComboBox1.AddItem "MECS"
    ComboBox1.AddItem "CA"
End Sub

1. 1. Now, Press ‘F5’ to run the code. You can see the following Output. It is shown in the following Screen Shot.

Add dynamic ComboBox_Control on the UserForm using VBA

Please find the following steps and example code, it will show you how to add dynamic Combo Box control on the userform.

1. 1. Add command button on the userform from the toolbox.
   2. Right click on the command button, click properties
   3. Change the command button caption to ‘Create_ComboBox ’
   4. Double click on the command button
   5. Now, it shows following code.

Private Sub CommandButton1_Click()
 
End Sub

1. 1. Call the below procedure named ‘Add_Dynamic_ComboBox ’ and find the below procedure to run.

Private Sub CommandButton1_Click()
    Call Add_Dynamic_ComboBox 
End Sub

Procedure to call in the Command Button :

Sub Add_Dynamic_ComboBox()
      'Add Dynamic Combo Box and assign it to object 'CmbBx'
    Set CmbBx = UserForm3.Controls.Add("Forms.comboBox.1")
        
    'Combo Box Position
    CmbBx.Left = 20
    CmbBx.Top = 10
End Sub

1. 1. Now, click F5 to run the macro, click ‘Create_ComboBox ’ button to see the result.
   2. You can see the created dynamic combo box in the following screen shot.

output:

Add Items to ComboBox_Control using VBA

Please find the following code, it will show you how to add list items to Combo Box.

Private Sub Insert _Items _To_ComboBox ()
    ComboBox1.AddItem "Item 1"
    ComboBox1.AddItem "Item 2"
    ComboBox1.AddItem "Item 3"
    ComboBox1.AddItem "Item 4"
    ComboBox1.AddItem "Item 5"
End Sub

In the above code ComboBox1 is the name of the Combo Box. Where ‘additem’ is the property of Combo Box.

Clear Items from the ComboBox_Control using VBA

Please find the following code, it will show you how to clear the Combo Box items. The below code clears the ComboBox1 items on the UserForm1.

Sub Clr_CmbBx()
    UserForm3.ComboBox1.Clear
End Sub

Get the selected value of the ComboBox using VBA

Please find the below code to know how to get the selected value of the Combo Box using VBA. In the below example value is the property of Combo box.

Sub Chk_Item_SelectOrNot()
    MsgBox ComboBox1.Value
End Sub

VBA ComboBox Default Values in Excel

Here is the VBA Combo Box default values in Excel. After adding items to Combo Box by using any of the below code you can define the default value.

Code 1:

The below code is useful to select blank option in Combo Box . Where ‘-1’ is the index number.

Sub LstBx_Dflt_Val_Ex1()
     UserForm3.ComboBox1.ListIndex = -1
End Sub

Code 2:

The below code is useful to select first item in the Combo Box from the available list. . Where ‘0’ is the index number.

Sub LstBx_Dflt_Val_Ex2()
     UserForm3.ComboBox1.ListIndex = 0
End Sub

Code 3:

The below code is useful to select second item in the Combo Box from the available list. Where ‘1’ is the index number.

Sub LstBx_Dflt_Val_Ex3()
     UserForm3.ComboBox1.ListIndex = 1
End Sub

Code 4:

The below code is useful to select the last item in the Combo Box from the available list. Where ‘1’ is the index number.

Sub LstBx_Dflt_Val_Ex4()
     UserForm3.ComboBox1.ListIndex = UserForm3.ComboBox 1.Count - 1
End Sub

Get the total count of ComboBox Items

Here is the following example, it will show you how to get the total count of items in a Combo Box. In the below example ComboBox1 is the Combo Box name and ListCount is the property of Combo Box .

Sub Get_Ttl_Cnt()
    MsgBox "Total Items in a ComboBox is " & UserForm3.ComboBox1.ListCount
End Sub

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There are three methods to read the selected values from a combobox in VBA. Please go through the following blog to know how you can do it.

Method 1:

Consider, we have a dropdown list having days mentioned in it. The value selected in the dropdown is ‘Sunday’. Now, we will try to read the selected value from the dropdown list using Excel VBA.

To read the selected day from the dropdown list into a variable, we can use the following snippet.

In the above code, we are creating an object reference for the dropdown “Drop Down 1”.

If you observe the code, we are using OLEFormat.Object.  OLEFormat property is used when we are working with shapes (ComboBox, ListBox and so on) , inline shapes, or fields to return the OLEFormat object.

‘ddval’ is the variable that stores the value of the selected dropdown.

dd.List(dd.ListIndex)

Here, List returns an item from List index. List index is an expression that returns index of the objects in the list.

As we can see from the image above the variable ‘ddval’ has value ‘Sunday’.

Method 2:

In this method we will use ‘ListFillRange’. This property ‘ListFillRange’ reads the contents of every cell in the range designated for the list and inserts the cell values into the list box. Before fetching the selected dropdown value, we have to assign the range of dropdown values to property ‘ListFillRange’

Say, if the list of options are in Column Q starting from Q1 to Q10, then we define the listfillrange for the dropdown.

Once the ListFillRange is assigned, the selected dropdown value is fetched as below. ‘ddval’ is the variable that stores the dropdown value from the dropdown list.

Method 3:

In this method, we will use cell link to read the dropdown value to the variable.

Based on the selection in the dropdown list the cell link value in ‘I1’ changes. The cell link value in ‘I1’ can be used to read the selected dropdown value.

 

Offset method:

Here, we use ‘ListFillRange’ to identify the range and assign its value to the ‘rr’ variable. ‘x’ is the variable used to find the offset row location.

Based on ‘x’ value and by using offset function, the value of the dropdownlist is found as below

We are taking the dropdown value into the ‘ddval’ variable as shown in the image below.

This is how we get combobox selected value in VBA. If you have any queries then please contact our Excel Expert here.

This blog post demonstrates how to create, populate and change comboboxes (form control) programmatically.

Form controls are not as flexible as ActiveX controls but are compatible with earlier versions of Excel. You can find the controls on the developer tab.

Table of Contents

1. Create a combobox using vba
2. Assign a macro — Change event
3. Add values to a combobox
4. Remove values from a combo box
5. Set the default value in a combo box
6. Read selected value
7. Link selected value
8. Change combobox properties
9. Populate combox with values from a dynamic named range
10. Populate combox with values from a table
11. Currently selected combobox

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Create a combobox using vba

Sub CreateFormControl()

'Worksheets("Sheet1").DropDowns.Add(Left, Top, Width, Height)
Worksheets("Sheet1").DropDowns.Add(0, 0, 100, 15).Name = "Combo Box 1"

End Sub

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Assign a macro — Change event

You can assign a macro to a combobox by press with right mouse button oning on the combobox and select «Assign Macro». Select a macro in the list and press ok!

This subroutine does the same thing, it assigns a macro named «Macro1» to «Combo box 1» on sheet 1. Macro1 is rund as soon as the selected value in the combo box is changed.

Sub AssignMacro()
Worksheets("Sheet1").Shapes("Combo Box 1").OnAction = "Macro1"
End Sub

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Add values to a combo box

You can add an array of values to a combo box. The list method sets the text entries in a combo box, as an array of strings.

Sub PopulateCombobox1()
Worksheets("Sheet1").Shapes("Combo Box 1").ControlFormat.List = _ 
Worksheets("Sheet1").Range("E1:E3").Value
End Sub

The difference with the ListFillRange property is that the combo box is automatically updated as soon as a value changes in the assigned range. You don´t need to use events or named ranges to automatically refresh the combo box, except if the cell range also changes in size.

Sub PopulateCombobox2()
Worksheets("Sheet1").Shapes("Combo Box 1").ControlFormat.ListFillRange = _
"A1:A3"
End Sub

You can also add values one by one.

Sub PopulateCombobox3()
With Worksheets("Sheet1").Shapes("Combo Box 1").ControlFormat
.AddItem "Sun"
.AddItem "Moon"
.AddItem "Stars"
End Sub

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Remove values from a combo box

RemoveAllItems is self-explanatory.

Sub RemoveAllItems()

Worksheets("Sheet1").Shapes("Combo Box 1").ControlFormat.RemoveAllItems

End Sub

The RemoveItem method removes a value using a index number.

Sub RemoveItem()

Worksheets("Sheet1").Shapes("Combo Box 1").ControlFormat.RemoveItem 1

End Sub

The first value in the array is removed.

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Set the default value in a combo box

The ListIndex property sets the currently selected item using an index number. ListIndex = 1 sets the first value in the array.

Sub ChangeSelectedValue()
With Worksheets("Sheet1").Shapes("Combo Box 1")
.List = Array("Apples", "Androids", "Windows")
.ListIndex = 1
End With
End Sub

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Read selected value

The ListIndex property can also return the index number of the currently selected item. The list method can also return a value from an array of values, in a combo box. List and Listindex combined returns the selected value.

Sub SelectedValue()
With Worksheets("Sheet1").Shapes("Combo Box 1").ControlFormat
MsgBox "ListIndex: " & .ListIndex & vbnewline & "List value:" .List(.ListIndex)
End With
End Sub

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Link selected value

Cell F1 returns the index number of the selected value in combo box 1.

Sub LinkCell()

Worksheets("Sheet1").Shapes("Combo Box 1").ControlFormat.LinkedCell = "F1"

End Sub

Cell G1 returns the selected value in combo box 1.

Sub LinkCell2()

With Worksheets("Sheet1").Shapes("Combo Box 1").ControlFormat
    Worksheets("Sheet1").Range("G1").Value = .List(.ListIndex)
End With

End Sub

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Change combobox properties

Change the number of combo box drop down lines.

Sub ChangeProperties()
Worksheets("Sheet1").Shapes("Combo Box 1").ControlFormat.DropDownLines = 2
End Sub

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Populate combox with values from a dynamic named range

I created a dynamic named range Rng, the above picture shows how.

Sub PopulateFromDynamicNamedRange()

Worksheets("Sheet1").Shapes("Combo Box 1").ControlFormat.ListFillRange = "Rng"

End Sub

You can do the same thing as the subroutine accomplishes by press with right mouse button oning the combo box and then press with left mouse button on «Format Control…». Input Range: Rng
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Populate combox with values from a table

Sub PopulateFromTable()

Worksheets("Sheet1").Shapes("Combo Box 1").ControlFormat.List = _
[Table1[DESC]]

End Sub

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Currently selected combobox

It is quite useful to know which combo box the user is currently working with. The subroutine below is assigned to Combo Box 1 and is rund when a value is selected. Application.Caller returns the name of the current combo box.

Sub CurrentCombo()

MsgBox Application.Caller

End Sub

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Contents:

Difference between ListBox and ComboBox

Key Properties of ComboBox and ListBox

Add Items/Data to (Populate) a ListBox or ComboBox

Extract ListBox & ComboBox Items, with VBA

Delete ListBox rows using the RemoveItem Method

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UserForm acts as a container in which you add multiple ActiveX controls, each of which has a specific use and associated properties. By itself, a UserForm will not be of much use unless ActiveX controls are added to it which are the actual user-interactive objects. 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».

An Excel VBA ListBox or ComboBox is a list of items from which a user can select. They facilitate in accepting data from users and making entries in an Excel worksheet.

Difference between ListBox and ComboBox:

1. 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. 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.

2. In a ComboBox you can select ony one option from the list, while in a ListBox you can select multiple options from the list.

3. 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 this sense, ComboBox is a combination of TextBox and ListBox.

4. CheckBox can be used within ListBox, but not within ComboBox. 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). To use CheckBoxes in a ListBox, set ListStyle property (in Properties Window)  to fmListStyleOption (vba code: ListBox1.ListStyle = fmListStyleOption). This setting is best used with a multiselect ListBox.

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Key Properties of ComboBox and ListBox

Note1: All properties and methods given below are common to both ListBox and ComboBox, unless mentioned otherwise. Also refer «2. UserForm and Controls — Properties.» for properties common to the UserForm and most Controls.

Note 2: In below given examples, vba codes are required to be entered in the Code Module of the UserForm, unless specified otherwise.  

AddItem Method:

Adds an item to the list, in a single-column ListBox or ComboBox. Adds a row to the list (ie. an item for each row), in a multi-column ListBox or ComboBox. Syntax: Control.AddItem(Item, Index). Item specifies the item or row to add. Index is an Integer which specifies the position where the new item or row is placed within the list, and if omitted, the item or row is added at the end. The item or row numbers begin with zero, and the first item or row is numbered 0, and so on. The value of Index cannot be greater than the total number of rows (ie. value of ListCount property). AddItem method will not work if ComboBox or ListBox is bound to data, hence RowSource data should be cleared before use. AddItem method can only be used with a macro or vba code. Note: AddItem method adds an item to the first column in a multi-column ListBox or ComboBox, and to add an item further to the first column, use the List or Column property specifying the item’s row and column number. More than one row can also be added at a time to a ListBox or ComboBox by using the List or Column properties (AddItem adds one row at a time). This means that you can copy a two-dimensional array of values to a ListBox or ComboBox, using List or Column properties rather than adding each individual element using the AddItem method. Note: Using the Column property to copy a two-dimensional array of values to a ListBox or ComboBox, transposes the array contents and equates myArray(iRow, iColumn) to ListBox1.Column(iCol, iRow). List property copies an array without transposing it and myArray(iRow, iColumn) equates to ListBox1.List(iRow, iColumn). Refer Image 13 for example.

BoundColumn Property:

Specifies the column from which value is to be stored in a multicolumn ComboBox or ListBox, when a row is selected by the user. First column has a BoundColumn value of 1, second column has a value of 2, and so on. Setting the BoundColumn value to 1 will assign the value from column 1 to the ComboBox or ListBox, and so on. BoundColumn property lets the user to store a different set of values per specified column while TextColumn property displays one set of values, viz. use the Text property to return the value from the first column (specified in the TextColumn property) containing the names and the BoundColumn property can specify another column containing height wherein on selecting a particular person’s name in the ListBox, his height will get returned or stored (refer Image 10). The ColumnWidths property of a column can be set to zero to not display it in the ListBox. Setting the BoundColumn value to 0 assigns the value of the ListIndex property (which is the number of the selected row) as the value of the control (ComboBox or ListBox). This setting is useful if you want to determine the row of the selected item in a ComboBox or ListBox. BoundColumn Property can be set in the Properties window and can also be used with a macro or vba code. Note: Where the ControlSource mentions =Sheet3!D2 (vba code: .ControlSource = «=Sheet3!D2»), the value in the BoundColumn of the selected row will get stored in cell D2, Sheet3.

Example 1: Setting the BoundColumn value to 0 assigns the value of the ListIndex property (which is the number of the selected row) as the value of the control  (in a Single Selection ListBox) — refer Image 7

Private Sub UserForm_Initialize()
‘set ListBox properties on initialization of UserForm

With ListBox1

.ColumnHeads = True

.ColumnCount = 2

‘ColumnWidths property of the second column is set to zero to not display it in the ListBox.

.ColumnWidths = «50;0»

.RowSource = «=Sheet3!A2:B6»

.MultiSelect = fmMultiSelectSingle

.BoundColumn = 0

End With

End Sub

Private Sub CommandButton1_Click()
‘BoundColumn value is set as 0 which assigns the value of the ListIndex property (which is the number of the selected row) as the value of the control. Note: MultiSelect Property is set to fmMultiSelectSingle which allows only single selection.

If ListBox1.Value <> «» Then

TextBox1.Value = ListBox1.Value + 2

End If

End Sub

Clear Method:

Removes all items in a ComboBox or ListBox. Syntax: Control.Clear. Clear method will not work if ComboBox or ListBox is bound to data, hence RowSource data should be cleared before use. Clear method can only be used with a macro or vba code. 

Column Property:

Refers to a specific column, or column and row combination, in a multiple-column ComboBox or ListBox. Syntax: Control.Column(iColumn, iRow). Column property can only be used with a macro or vba code and is not available at design time. iColumn specifies the column number wherein iColumn = 0 means the first column in the List. iRow specifies the row number wherein iRow = 0 means the first row in the List. Both iColumn and iRow are integer values ranging from 0 to number of columns and rows (respectively) in the list minus 1. Specifying both column and row numbers will refer to a specific item, and specifying only the column number will refer to a specific column in the current row viz. ListBox1.Column(1) refers the second column. You can copy a two-dimensional array of values to a ListBox or ComboBox, using Column (or List) property rather than adding each individual element using the AddItem method. Column property can be used to assign the contents of a ComboBox or ListBox to another control, viz. TextBox (refer Image 8). Note: Using the Column property to copy a two-dimensional array of values to a ListBox or ComboBox, transposes the array contents and equates myArray(iRow, iColumn) to ListBox1.Column(iCol, iRow). List property copies an array without transposing it and myArray(iRow, iColumn) equates to ListBox1.List(iRow, iColumn). Refer Image 13 for example.

Example 2: Load ListBox using AddItem method and List & Column properties; and use Column property to assign the contents of ListBox to TextBox — refer Image 8

Private Sub UserForm_Initialize()
‘set ListBox properties on initialization of UserForm

With ListBox1

.ColumnCount = 3

.ColumnWidths = «50;50;50»

.ColumnHeads = False

.RowSource = «=Sheet2!A2:B6»

.MultiSelect = fmMultiSelectMulti

End With

‘clearing the TextBox if it is not empty
TextBox1 = «»

End Sub

Private Sub CommandButton1_Click()
‘Add items in ListBox using AddItem method to add new rows; use List & Column properties to add items in columns beyond the first column; and use Column property to assign the contents of ListBox to TextBox

‘AddItem method will not work if ListBox is bound to data, hence RowSource is cleared if it had been set
ListBox1.RowSource = «»

‘Create a new row with AddItem 

ListBox1.AddItem «banana»
‘add item in second column of this first row, using List property
ListBox1.List(0, 1) = «tuesday»
‘adding items in the 3 columns of the first row — this will become the second row in the end
ListBox1.List(0, 2) = «day 2»

ListBox1.AddItem «orange»

‘add item in second column of this second row, using Column property
ListBox1.Column(1, 1) = «wednesday»
‘adding items in the 3 columns of the second row — this will become the third row in the end
ListBox1.Column(2, 1) = «day 3»

‘adding items in the 3 columns and positioning this row as the first row — this will push down the above two rows
ListBox1.List(0, 2) = «day 1»

‘item in column number 3 and row number 2 of ListBox
TextBox1.Value = ListBox1.Column(2, 1)

End Sub

ColumnCount Property:

Specifies the number of columns to be displayed in a ComboBox or ListBox. A ColumnCount value of 0 does not display any column and a setting of -1 displays all columns. ColumnCount property can be set in the Properties window and can also be used with a macro or vba code.

ColumnHeads Property:

A Boolean value (True/False) which determines display of column headings (in a single row) for ComboBox or ListBox. ColumnHeads property can be set in the Properties window and can also be used with a macro or vba code. Column Headings can be displayed only if ColumnHeads is set to True in Properties window (VBA code: ListBox1.ColumnHeads = True) and if you bind the ListBox to a range (ie. set RowSource to a range that includes headings). Note: AddItem method will not work if ListBox or ComboBox is bound to data, hence RowSource property should be cleared for using AddItem.

List Property:

List Property is used in conjunction with the ListCount and ListIndex properties to return items in a ListBox or ComboBox control. Syntax -> Control.List(iRow,iCol). Each item in a list has a row number and a column number, wherein row and column numbers start with zero. iRow specifies the row number wherein iRow = 2 means the third row in the List. iColumn specifies the column number wherein iColumn = 0 means the first column in the List. Omitting to specify the iColumn will retrieve the first column. Specify iColumn only for a multi-column ListBox or ComboBox. List Property can only be used with a macro or vba code and is not available at design time. Note: To copy a two-dimensional array of values to a ListBox or ComboBox, use List or Column properties. To add a one-dimensional array or to add an individual element, use the AddItem method. Items can be removed from a List using the RemoveItem method. List property is available only by using a macro or VBA.

Example 3: Use Selected & List properties to display multiple-selected ListBox items (choose any column to display) in TextBox, and link a worksheet cell with TextBox using ControlSource property — refer Image 9. 

Private Sub UserForm_Initialize()
‘set ListBox properties on initialization of UserForm

With ListBox1

.ColumnHeads = True

.ColumnCount = 2

‘ColumnWidths property of the second column is set to zero to not display it in the ListBox.

.ColumnWidths = «50;0»

.RowSource = «=Sheet3!A2:B6»

.MultiSelect = fmMultiSelectMulti

.TextColumn = 1

End With

With TextBox1

.MultiLine = True

‘the text or value in the TextBox will get stored in the worksheet cell — Sheet3!F2
.ControlSource = «=Sheet3!F2»
‘if the cell Sheet3!F2 contains any text, this will not appear in the TextBox on initialization of UserForm
.Value = «»

End With

End Sub

Private Sub CommandButton1_Click()
‘Use Selected & List properties to display multiple-selected ListBox items (choose any column to display) in TextBox, and link a worksheet cell with TextBox using ControlSource property

TextBox1.Value = «»

‘check all items in a ListBox
For n = 0 To ListBox1.ListCount — 1

‘if a ListBox item is selected, it will display in TextBox
If ListBox1.Selected(n) = True Then

If TextBox1.Value = «» Then

‘ListBox1.List(n, 0) or ListBox1.List(n)displays the first column in TextBox, ListBox1.List(n, 1) displays the second column and so on
‘alternate code which displays the second column in TextBox: TextBox1.Value = Range(ListBox1.RowSource).Offset(n, 1).Resize(1, 1).Value
TextBox1.Value = ListBox1.List(n, 1)

Else

‘alternate code which displays the second column in TextBox: TextBox1.Value = TextBox1.Value & vbCrLf & Range(ListBox1.RowSource).Offset(n, 1).Resize(1, 1).Value

TextBox1.Value = TextBox1.Value & vbCrLf & ListBox1.List(n, 1)

End If

End If

Next n

End Sub

ListCount Property:

Determines the total number of rows in a ListBox or ComboBox. This property can only be used with a macro or vba code and is not available at design time. Note: The column headings row is also counted, if ColumnHeads are displayed. The ListCount property can be used with the ListRows property to specify the number of rows to display in a ComboBox.

ListIndex Property:

Determines which item is selected in a ComboBox or ListBox. The first item in a list has a ListIndex value of 0, the second item has a value of 1, and so on. Hence, it is an integer value ranging from 0 to the total number of items in a ComboBox or ListBox minus 1. ListIndex returns -1 when no rows are selected. This property can only be used with a macro or vba code and is not available at design time. Note: In a Multiple Selection enabled ListBox, ListIndex returns the index of the row that has focus, irrespective of whether that row is selected or not. Hence the Selected property of the ListBox (and not the ListIndex property) shoud be used here to return and set a selection. In a Single Selection enabled ListBox (viz. MultiSelect property setting of fmMultiSelectSingle), ListIndex returns the index of the selected item and hence ListIndex property should be used here to return and set a selection.

ListRows Property:

Specifies the maximum number of rows which will display in the list box portion of a ComboBox. The default value is 8. Note: If the actual number of list items exceed this maximum value of the ListRows property, a vertical scroll bar will appear in the list box portion of the ComboBox (and the excess list items can be viewed by scrolling down). The ListCount property can be used with the ListRows property to specify the number of rows to display in a ComboBox. ListRows property can be set in the Properties window and can also be used with a macro or vba code. ListRows Property is valid for ComboBox and not for ListBox.

Example 4: Using the ListCount property with the ListRows property, to set number of rows to display in ComboBox

Private Sub UserForm_Initialize()
‘this macro sets the ListRow value, on initialization of the UserForm

With ComboBox1

If .ListCount > 5 Then

.ListRows = 5

Else

.ListRows = .ListCount

End If

End With

End Sub

MultiSelect Property:

Specifies whether multiple selections are allowed. There are 3 settings: (i) fmMultiSelectSingle (value 0), the default setting, wherein only a single item can be selected; (ii) fmMultiSelectMulti (value 1) which allows multiple selections wherein an item can be selected or deselected by clicking mouse or pressing SPACEBAR; and (iii) fmMultiSelectExtended (value 2) which allows multiple selections, wherein by pressing SHIFT and simultaneously moving the up or down arrows (or pressing SHIFT and clicking mouse) continues selection from the previously selected item to the current selection (ie. a continuous selection); this option also allows to select or deselect an item by pressing CTRL and clicking mouse. MultiSelect property can be set in the Properties window and can also be used with a macro or vba code. Note: MultiSelect Property is valid for ListBox and not for ComboBox. When multiple selections are made (viz. fmMultiSelectMulti or fmMultiSelectExtended), the selected items can be determined only by using the Selected property (Selected property is available by using macro) of the ListBox. The Selected property will have values ranging from 0 to ListCount minus 1 and will be True if the item is selected and False if not selected. The Selected property determines the items you chose, and the List property returns the items.

Example 5: Determining selected item in a Single Selection ListBox, in VBA:

Private Sub CommandButton1_Click()
‘determine and display selected item in a ListBox which allows only a single selection (viz. MultiSelect Property is set to fmMultiSelectSingle)
‘you can also determine selected item in a ListBox which allows only a single selection, by using the Selected Property (as used in a Multiple Selection enabled ListBox)

‘alternatively: If ListBox1.ListIndex >= 0 Then
If ListBox1.Value <> «» Then

MsgBox ListBox1.Value

End If

End Sub

RemoveItem Method:

A specified row is removed from the list in a ComboBox or ListBox. Syntax: Control.RemoveItem(Row_Index). Row_Index is the row number which is specified to be removed, wherein the first row is numbered 0, and so on. RemoveItem method will not work if ComboBox or ListBox is bound to data, hence RowSource data should be cleared before use. RemoveItem method can only be used with a macro or vba code.

RowSource Property:

Specifies the source of a list (which could be a worksheet range in Excel), for a ComboBox or ListBox. RowSource property can be set in the Properties window and can also be used with a macro or vba code. To set RowSource property in Properties window, enter without inverted commas: «=Sheet2!A2:A6» which populates ComboBox or ListBox with values in cells A2:A6 in Sheet2. VBA code for this is: ListBox1.RowSource = «=Sheet2!A2:A6». It is not necessary to use the equal mark in «=Sheet2!A2:A6» while setting the property and ListBox1.RowSource = «Sheet2!A2:A6» will have the same effect.

Selected Property:

Specifies whether an item is selected in a ListBox control. Syntax: Control.Selected(Item_Index). Returns True/False if the item is Selected/NotSelected; Set to True/False to select the item or remove selection [viz. Control.Selected(ItemIndex) = True/False]. Item_Index is an integer value ranging from 0 to number of items in the list minus 1, indicating its relative position in the list, viz. ListBox.Selected(2) = True selects the third item in the list. Selected property is particularly useful when working with multiple selections. Selected Property can only be used with a macro or vba code and is not available at design time. Note1: In a Multiple Selection enabled ListBox, ListIndex returns the index of the row that has focus, irrespective of whether that row is selected or not. Hence the Selected property of the ListBox (and not the ListIndex property) shoud be used here to return and set a selection. In a Single Selection enabled ListBox (viz. MultiSelect property setting of fmMultiSelectSingle), ListIndex returns the index of the selected item and hence ListIndex property should be used here to return and set a selection. Note2: Selected Property is valid for ListBox and not for ComboBox.

Example 6: Determining selected items in a multiple-selection enabled ListBox using Selected & List properties:

Private Sub CommandButton1_Click()
‘display all selected items in a ListBox using the Selected property (valid for a ListBox with MultiSelect Property setting of either single-selection or multiple-selection)

‘check all items in a ListBox
For n = 0 To ListBox1.ListCount — 1

‘if a ListBox item is selected, it will display in MsgBox

If ListBox1.Selected(n) = True Then

‘display a selected item
MsgBox ListBox1.List(n)

End If

Next n

End Sub

Style Property:

Valid for ComboBox only, not for ListBox. This property determines choosing or setting the value of ComboBox. There are 2 settings: (i) fmStyleDropDownCombo (value 0). The user has both options of typing a custom value in the text area or select from the drop-down list. This is the default value.; (ii) fmStyleDropDownList (value 2). The user can only select from the drop-down list, like in ListBox. Style Property can be set in the Properties window and can also be used with a macro or vba code.

TextColumn Property:

Specifies the column of data in a ListBox that supplies data for its Text property — the TextColumn property determines the column whose value the Text property will return whereas the BoundColumn property determines the column whose value the Value property returns. The Text property returns the same as Value property if the TextColumn property is not set. First column has a TextColumn value of 1, second column has a value of 2, and so on. Setting the TextColumn value to -1 indicates that the first column with a ColumnWidths value greater than 0 will be displayed. TextColumn property enables display of one set of values to the user but store a different set of values (per column specified in the BoundColumn property) viz. use the Text property to return the value from the first column (specified in the TextColumn property) containing the names and the BoundColumn property can specify another column containing height wherein on selecting a particular person’s name in the ListBox, his name & height will be returned. The ColumnWidths property of any column can be set to zero to not display it in the ListBox. Setting the TextColumn value to 0 displays the ListIndex value (which is the number of the selected row) in TextColumn Property — this setting is useful if you want to determine the row of the selected item. TextColumn property can be set in the Properties window and can also be used with a macro or vba code. Note: In a ComboBox, when a user selects an item, the column specified in the TextColumn property will be displayed in the ComboBox’s text box portion.

Example 7: Display first column in the List and use the TextColumn & BoundColumn Properties to return values from first & third columns (in a Single Selection ListBox) — refer Image 10

Private Sub UserForm_Initialize()
‘set ListBox properties on initialization of UserForm

With ListBox1

.ColumnHeads = True

.ColumnCount = 3

‘set the ColumnWidths property of second & third columns to zero to not display them in the ListBox

.ColumnWidths = «40;0:0»

.RowSource = «=Sheet2!A2:C6»

.MultiSelect = fmMultiSelectSingle

‘specifies the column of data in a ListBox that supplies data for its Text property

.TextColumn = 1

.BoundColumn = 3

End With

End Sub

Private Sub CommandButton1_Click()
‘TextColumn value is set as 1 and BoundColumn value is set as 3.

‘works only if MultiSelect Property of ListBox is set to fmMultiSelectSingle which allows single selection.
If ListBox1.Value <> «» Then   

‘use the ListBox Text property to return the value from the column specified in the TextColumn column, whereas the ListBox Value property returns the value from the column specified in the BoundColumn property

TextBox1.Value = ListBox1.Text & » — » & ListBox1.Value & » cms»

End If

End Sub

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Add Items/Data to (Populate) a ListBox or ComboBox

1. Setting the RowSource property of a ListBox or ComboBox in a UserForm

VBA code — if the list is static:

Me.ListBox1.RowSource = «Sheet1!A1:B6»

or
Me.ListBox1.RowSource = «=Sheet1!A1:B6»

VBA code — if the list is dynamic:

Me.ListBox1.RowSource = «Sheet1!A1:B» & Sheet1.Cells(Rows.Count, «B»).End(xlUp).Row

Note: You can set the RowSource property of a ListBox or ComboBox in the Properties Window (without using vba code), by entering -> Sheet1!A1:B6

Example 8: Populate ComboBox by setting the RowSource property to a named list — refer Image 11

Private Sub UserForm_Initialize()
‘populate ComboBox by setting the RowSource property to a named list

With ComboBox1

.ColumnCount = 2

.ColumnWidths = «50;50»

.ColumnHeads = True

‘For a named list (viz. “HeightList” in Range A2:B6), the RowSource property can be set to Sheet1!HeightList

.RowSource = «Sheet1!HeightList»

End With

End Sub

2. Populate a ComboBox or ListBox from an Array:

VBA code — populate single column in ListBox:

ListBox1.List = Array(«RowOne», «RowTwo», «RowThree», «RowFour»)

VBA code — populate single column in ComboBox:

ComboBox1.List = Array(«Apples», «Bananas», «Oranges», «Pears»)

VBA code — populate ListBox from array named myArray:

Dim myArray As Variant
myArray = Array(«Adidas», «Nike», «Reebok»)
Me.ListBox1.List = myArray

VBA code — Populate single column ComboBox:

Me.ComboBox1.AddItem myArray(i)

Next

Example 9 — Populate a multi-column Listbox directly with Worksheet Range — multiple rows added at one time using the List property:

Private Sub UserForm_Initialize()
‘set ListBox properties on initialization of UserForm

With ListBox1

.ColumnCount = 3

.ColumnWidths = «50;50;50»

.ColumnHeads = False

End With

‘Load Worksheet Range directly to a ListBox

Dim rng As Range

Set rng = Sheet1.Range(«A1:C6»)

Me.ListBox1.List = rng.Cells.Value

End Sub

Example 10 — Populate a multi-column Listbox directly with Worksheet Range — multiple rows added at one time using the List property:

Private Sub UserForm_Initialize()
‘set ListBox properties on initialization of UserForm

With ListBox1

.ColumnCount = 3

.ColumnWidths = «50;50;50»

.ColumnHeads = False

End With

‘Load Worksheet Range directly to a ListBox:

Dim var As Variant

var = Sheet1.Range(«A1:C6»)

Me.ListBox1.List = var

End Sub

Example 11: Load Worksheet Range to a multi-column ListBox, after placing Range data in a 2-dimensional Array — refer Image 12

Option Base 1
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Private Sub UserForm_Initialize()
‘Load Worksheet Range to a ListBox, after placing data in an Array

Dim rng As Range
Dim cell As Range
Dim totalRows As Integer, totalColumns As Integer
Dim iRow As Integer, iCol As Integer
Dim myArray() As Variant

Set rng = Sheet1.Range(«A1:C6»)
totalRows = Sheet1.Range(«A1:C6»).Rows.Count
totalColumns = Sheet1.Range(«A1:C6»).Columns.Count

‘if Option Base 1 was not set, this line of code should be: ReDim myArray(1 To totalRows, 1 To totalColumns)
ReDim myArray(totalRows, totalColumns)

‘place worksheet range data in an Array:
For Each cell In rng

For iRow = 1 To totalRows

For iCol = 1 To totalColumns

myArray(iRow, iCol) = rng.Cells(iRow, iCol)

Next iCol

Next iRow

Next

‘set ListBox properties and load Array to ListBox

With ListBox1

.ColumnCount = 3

.ColumnWidths = «50;50;50»

.ColumnHeads = False

.List = myArray

End With

End Sub

Example 12: Load a 2-dimensional array to ListBox using the List property (copies an array without transposing it) and Column property (which transposes the contents of the array) — refer Image 13

Private Sub UserForm_Initialize()
‘set ListBox properties on initialization of UserForm

With ListBox1

.ColumnCount = 3

.ColumnWidths = «50;50;50»

.ColumnHeads = False

End With

With ListBox2

.ColumnCount = 3

.ColumnWidths = «50;50;50»

.ColumnHeads = False

End With

End Sub

Private Sub CommandButton1_Click()
‘create a 2-dimensional array and load to ListBox using the List property (copies an array without transposing it) and Column property (which transposes the contents of the array)

‘Declaring the array and its dimensions. The array has been named myArray, of size 3 by 3 (three rows by three columns). Note: When you populate an array with data, the array will start at zero, and if you include Option Base 1 the array will start at 1.
Dim myArray(3, 3)

‘populate column 1 of myArray, with numbers

For n = 0 To 2

myArray(n, 0) = n + 1

Next n

‘populate column 2 of myArray
myArray(0, 1) = «R1C2»
myArray(1, 1) = «R2C2»
myArray(2, 1) = «R3C2»

‘populate column 3 of myArray
myArray(0, 2) = «R1C3»
myArray(1, 2) = «R2C3»
myArray(2, 2) = «R3C3»

‘copy data to ListBox1 (using List property) and ListBox2 (using Column property):

‘copies an array without transposing it
ListBox1.List() = myArray
‘transposes the contents of the array
ListBox2.Column() = myArray

End Sub

3. Populate a ComboBox or ListBox with AddItem method

Example 13: Populate a single-column ListBox from worksheet range

Private Sub UserForm_Initialize()
‘set ListBox properties on initialization of UserForm

With ListBox1

.ColumnCount = 1

.ColumnWidths = «50»

.ColumnHeads = False

‘AddItem method will not work if ListBox is bound to data, hence RowSource is cleared if it had been set

.RowSource = «»

End With

‘populating a single-column ListBox with AddItem method
Dim cell As Range
Dim rng As Range

    
Set rng = Sheet1.Range(«A1:A6»)

For Each cell In rng.Cells

Me.ListBox1.AddItem cell.Value

Next cell

End Sub

Example 14: Populate a single-column ListBox with values from 1 to 500

Private Sub UserForm_Initialize()
‘set ListBox properties on activation of UserForm

With ListBox1

.ColumnCount = 1

.ColumnWidths = «50»

‘AddItem method will not work if ListBox is bound to data, hence RowSource is cleared if it had been set

.RowSource = «»

End With

‘populate a single-column ListBox with values from 1 to 500, and «N/A»
With ListBox1

.AddItem «N/A»

For i = 1 To 500

.AddItem i

Next i

End With

End Sub

Example 15: Create a new row with AddItem and specify its row number — refer Image 14

Private Sub UserForm_Initialize()
‘set ListBox properties on initialization of UserForm

With ListBox1

.ColumnCount = 1

.ColumnWidths = «50»

.ColumnHeads = False

‘AddItem method will not work if ListBox is bound to data, hence RowSource is cleared if it had been set

.RowSource = «»

End With

‘using AddItem method to populate single-column ListBox:
ListBox1.AddItem «banana»
ListBox1.AddItem «orange»

‘Create a new row with AddItem and position as row number 1 — this will push down the above two rows
ListBox1.AddItem «apple», 0
‘Create a new row with AddItem and position as row number 2 — this will push down the above two rows to no. 3 and 4
ListBox1.AddItem «pears», 1

End Sub

Example 16: Populate a ComboBox with the 12 months in a year — Refer Image 15

Private Sub UserForm_Initialize()
‘set ComboBox properties on initialization of UserForm

With ComboBox1

.ColumnCount = 1

.ColumnWidths = «50»

.ColumnHeads = False

‘AddItem method will not work if ComboBox is bound to data, hence RowSource is cleared if it had been set

.RowSource = «»

End With

‘populates ComboBox with the 12 months in a year

For n = 1 To 12

ComboBox1.AddItem Format(DateSerial(2011, n, 1), «mmmm»)

Next n

End Sub

4. Populate a multi-column ComboBox or ListBox using AddItem method and List & Column properties

Example 17:  refer Image 16

Private Sub UserForm_Initialize()
‘set ComboBox properties on initialization of UserForm

With ComboBox1

.ColumnCount = 3

.ColumnWidths = «50;50;50»

.ColumnHeads = False

‘AddItem method will not work if ComboBox is bound to data, hence RowSource is cleared if it had been set

.RowSource = «»

End With

‘Populating a multi-column ListBox using AddItem method and List & Column properties:

ComboBox1.AddItem «orange»

‘Create a new row with Additem and position as row number 1
ComboBox1.AddItem «apple», 0
ComboBox1.List(0, 1) = «monday»

End Sub

5. Populate a multi-column ListBox from a worskheet range, using AddItem method and List property

Example 18:  refer Image 17

Private Sub UserForm_Initialize()
‘set ListBox properties on initialization of UserForm

With ListBox1

.ColumnCount = 3

.ColumnWidths = «50;50;50»

‘AddItem method will not work if ListBox is bound to data, hence RowSource is cleared if it had been set

.RowSource = «»

End With

End Sub

Private Sub CommandButton1_Click()
‘populate a multi-column ListBox from a worskheet range, using AddItem method and List property

Dim counter As Long
Dim totalRows As Long

‘determine total number of rows in column A
totalRows = Sheet4.Cells(Rows.Count, «A»).End(xlUp).Row
counter = 0

‘ListBox gets populated with all rows in column A:
Do

With Me.ListBox1

counter = counter + 1

‘create a new row with Additem
.AddItem Sheet4.Cells(counter, 1).Value
‘add item in second column of a row
.List(.ListCount — 1, 1) = Sheet4.Cells(counter, 1).Offset(0, 1).Value
‘add item in third column of a row

.List(.ListCount — 1, 2) = Sheet4.Cells(counter, 1).Offset(0, 2).Value

End With

Loop Until counter = totalRows

End Sub

6. Add a new item/row to the list if ComboBox is bound to data in a worksheet. 

Example 19: refer Images 18a & 18b

Private Sub UserForm_Initialize()
‘set ComboBox properties on initialization of UserForm

With ComboBox1

.ColumnCount = 3

.ColumnWidths = «50;50;50»

.ColumnHeads = True

.BoundColumn = 1

‘a named-range (name: «cbRange») has been created in Sheet3 of the workbook, using the Name Manager: «=Sheet3!$A$2:$C$6»

.RowSource = «cbRange»

End With

End Sub

Private Sub CommandButton1_Click()
‘add a new item/row to the list if ComboBox is bound to data in a worksheet

Dim colNo As Long

‘checks if ComboBox1.Value is already existing in column 1 of named-range «cbRange»
If Application.CountIf(Range(«cbRangeTemp»), ComboBox1.Value) = 0 Then

‘resizing the named-range «cbRange», to add another worksheet row at the end, wherein the ComboBox1.Value will get posted:

Range(«cbRange»).Resize(Range(«cbRange»).Rows.Count + 1).Name = «cbRange»

ComboBox1.RowSource = «cbRange»

‘posting columns of the new row with values from ComboBox1, TextBox1 & TextBox2:

Sheet3.Cells(Range(«cbRange»).Rows.Count + 1, colNo) = ComboBox1.Value

Sheet3.Cells(Range(«cbRange»).Rows.Count + 1, colNo).Offset(0, 1) = TextBox1.Text

Sheet3.Cells(Range(«cbRange»).Rows.Count + 1, colNo).Offset(0, 2) = TextBox2.Text

Else

MsgBox «Item already in List»

End If

ComboBox1.Value = «»
TextBox1.Text = «»
TextBox2.Text = «»

End Sub

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Extract ListBox & ComboBox Items, with VBA

VBA code — Display selected ComboBox item in TextBox:

‘the text area of ComboBox shows the item entered by user of his own choice or that selected from list items, and this item gets displayed in TextBox

TextBox1.Value = ComboBox1.Value

Note: VBA code-> TextBox1.Value = ListBox1.Value, or TextBox1.Text = ListBox1.Value, will work only in case MultiSelect property of ListBox is set to fmMultiSelectSingle, ie. in case of a single-selection enabled ListBox. It will copy the selected item (value in BoundColumn) from the list.

VBA code — Copy selected ComboBox item to a worksheet range:

‘the text area of ComboBox shows the item entered by user of his own choice or that selected from list items, and this item is copied to the worksheet range

Sheet1.Range(«G4»).Value = ComboBox1.Value

Note: VBA code-> Sheet4.Range(«G4»).Value = ListBox1.Value, will work only in case MultiSelect property of ListBox is set to fmMultiSelectSingle, ie. in case of a single-selection enabled ListBox. It will copy the selected item (value in BoundColumn) from the list.

VBA code — Copy ComboBox item determined by its position, to a worksheet range:

‘an existing ComboBox item, determined by its position (row 4, column 1), posted to a worksheet cell

Sheet1.Range(«F2»).Value = ComboBox1.List(3, 0)

Note: VBA code for ListBox -> Sheet1.Range(«F2»).Value = ListBox1.List(3, 0)

Example 20: Extracting ListBox items (of multi-column ListBox) to a worksheet range — refer Image 19

Private Sub UserForm_Initialize()
‘set ListBox properties on initialization of UserForm

With ListBox1

.ColumnCount = 3

.ColumnWidths = «50;50;50»

.ColumnHeads = True

.RowSource = «Sheet2!A2:C6»

.MultiSelect = fmMultiSelectMulti

End With

End Sub

Private Sub CommandButton1_Click()
‘Use Selected & List properties to copy multiple-selected ListBox items (of multi-column ListBox) to a worksheet range

‘check all items/rows in a ListBox
For r = 0 To ListBox1.ListCount — 1

‘if a ListBox row is selected, it will get copied to the worksheet range

If ListBox1.Selected(r) = True Then

‘copying multi-column ListBox rows to corresponding/matching worksheet rows & columns:

For c = 1 To ListBox1.ColumnCount

Sheet1.Cells(r + 1, c).Value = ListBox1.List(r, c — 1)

Next c

End If

Next r

End Sub

Example 21: Extract multiple items in a row from a single-selection enabled & multi-column ListBox, and copy to worksheet range — refer Image 20

Private Sub UserForm_Initialize()
‘set ListBoxBox properties on initialization of UserForm

With ListBox1

.ColumnCount = 3

.ColumnWidths = «50;50;50»

.ColumnHeads = True

.BoundColumn = 1

.MultiSelect = fmMultiSelectSingle

.RowSource = «Sheet3!A2:C6»

End With

End Sub

Private Sub CommandButton1_Click()
‘extract multiple items in a row from a single-selection enabled & multi-column ListBox, and copy to worksheet range
‘ListIndex property is used to return and set a selection in a single-selection ListBox, but not in a multi-selection ListBox
‘ListBox1.Value will work only in case of a single-selection ListBox. It will copy the selected item (value in BoundColumn) from the list.

Dim rng As Range
Set rng = Sheet3.Cells(9, 1)

    
If ListBox1.Value <> «» Then

rng.Value = ListBox1.Value

rng.Offset(0, 1).Value = ListBox1.List(ListBox1.ListIndex, 1)

rng.Offset(0, 2).Value = ListBox1.List(ListBox1.ListIndex, 2)

End If

    
End Sub

Example 22: Select or enter name in ComboBox, and lookup its corresponding Grade in a worksheet range — refer Image 21

Private Sub UserForm_Initialize()
‘set comboBox properties on initialization of UserForm

With ComboBox1

.ColumnCount = 1

.ColumnWidths = «50»

.ColumnHeads = True

.RowSource = «Sheet3!A2:B6»

End With

‘disallow manual entry in TextBox

With TextBox1

.Enabled = False

End With

End Sub

Private Sub CommandButton1_Click()
‘select or enter name in ComboBox, and lookup its corresponding Grade in a worksheet range — use ComboBox, TextBox & CheckBox properties and worksheet functions Vlookup and Countif

Dim totalRows As Long

‘determine total number of rows in column B
totalRows = Sheet3.Cells(Rows.Count, «B»).End(xlUp).Row

Me.ComboBox1.ControlTipText = «Select Name»
Me.CommandButton1.ControlTipText = «Click to get Grade»

‘Name selected in ComboBox is posted to TextBox
TextBox1.Text = ComboBox1.Value

‘Grade will be searched only if a name is selected and the CheckBox is selected:
If CheckBox1 = True And TextBox1.Text <> «» Then

‘check if name selected or entered in ComboBox is present in the lookup range:

If Application.CountIf(Sheet3.Range(«A1:A» & totalRows), TextBox1.Text) > 0 Then

‘lookup Grade of selected Name, in the worksheet range

Sheet3.Cells(1, 4).Value = TextBox1.Text & «‘s grade is » & Application.VLookup(TextBox1.Text, Sheet3.Range(«A1:B» & totalRows), 2, False)

Else

MsgBox «Name not found!»

End If

End If

End Sub

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Delete ListBox rows using the RemoveItem Method

Example 23: Use RemoveItem method to delete a ListBox row. The below code deletes the row from the ListBox and also deletes the row items (or rows) in the worksheet — refer Images 22a and 22b.

Private Sub UserForm_Initialize()
‘set ListBox properties on initialization of UserForm

With ListBox1

.ColumnCount = 3

.ColumnWidths = «50;50;50»

.ColumnHeads = False

.MultiSelect = fmMultiSelectMulti

End With

Dim totalRows As Long

‘determine total number of rows in column A
totalRows = Sheet3.Cells(Rows.Count, «A»).End(xlUp).Row

‘load a dynamic worksheet range to a ListBox
Dim rng As Range
Set rng = Sheet3.Range(«A2:C» & totalRows)
Me.ListBox1.List = rng.Cells.Value

‘removes all items in ListBox
‘ListBox1.Clear

End Sub

Private Sub CommandButton1_Click()
‘use RemoveItem method to delete a ListBox row. The below code deletes the row from the ListBox and also deletes the row items (or rows) in the worksheet

Dim n As Long, i As Long
Dim var As Variant

‘deleting row from ListBox using RemoveItem method:

‘check all items in a ListBox; reverse order (Step -1) is used because rows are being deleted from ListBox.
For n = ListBox1.ListCount — 1 To 0 Step -1

If ListBox1.Selected(n) = True Then

‘item to be deleted is stored in the variable named var

var = ListBox1.List(n, 0)
ListBox1.RemoveItem (n)

‘determine row number in which items are to be deleted; Note: value of variable named var is derived from first column, hence Range(«A:A») is searched in the Match formula.
i = Application.Match(var, Sheet3.Range(«A:A»), 0)

‘delete all 3 columns of the determined row in the worksheet:
Sheet3.Cells(i, 1) = «»

Sheet3.Cells(i, 1).Offset(0, 1) = «»
Sheet3.Cells(i, 1).Offset(0, 2) = «»

‘use this code instead of the preceding 3-lines, to delete the determined row in the worksheet
‘Sheet3.Rows(i).Delete

End If

Next n

End Sub

Example 24: Delete all rows in ListBox, using RemoveItem method

Private Sub UserForm_Initialize()
‘set ListBoxBox properties on initialization of UserForm

With ListBox1

.ColumnCount = 3

.ColumnWidths = «50;50;50»

.BoundColumn = 1

.MultiSelect = fmMultiSelectMulti

‘RemoveItem method will not work if ListBox is bound to data, hence RowSource is cleared if it had been set

ListBox1.RowSource = «»

End With

For n = 2 To 6

With Me.ListBox1

‘create a new row with Additem

.AddItem Sheet3.Cells(n, 1).Value
‘add item in second column of a row

.List(.ListCount — 1, 1) = Sheet3.Cells(n, 1).Offset(0, 1).Value
‘add item in third column of a row

.List(.ListCount — 1, 2) = Sheet3.Cells(n, 1).Offset(0, 2).Value

End With

Next n

End Sub

Private Sub CommandButton1_Click()
‘delete all rows in ListBox, using RemoveItem method

Dim n As Integer

For n = 1 To ListBox1.ListCount

‘Note: «ListBox1.RemoveItem 0» is the same as «ListBox1.RemoveItem (0)»

‘alternate code: ListBox1.RemoveItem 0

ListBox1.RemoveItem ListBox1.ListCount — 1

Next n

End Sub