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XL2000: How to Programmatically Insert Data from a List Box into the Active Cell

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This article describes a sample Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications Sub procedure (macro) that enters a selected item from a list box into the active cell on a worksheet.

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To create and use a sample macro to enter a selected item from a list box into the active cell on a worksheet, use the steps in the following example:

Start Excel and open a new worksheet.
Enter the following data in the worksheet:
A1: One
A2: Two
A3: Three
On the View menu, point to Toolbars, and then click to select the Forms checkbox (if not already checked).
On the Forms toolbar, click List Box.
Draw a list box on the worksheet.
Right-click the list box to select it (if it is not already selected).
On the Format menu, click Control.
Click the Control tab.
In the Input range box, type A1:A3, and then click OK.
Press ALT+F11 to start the Visual Basic editor.
On the Insert menu, click Module.

In the module sheet, type the following code:

Sub Test()
    Dim Lbox As Object
    ' Create the Lbox object, which will be the list box on the Active
    ' sheet.
    ' Activesheet can be changed to sheets("test") where test is the
    ' name of the sheet on which you want the information.
    Set Lbox = ActiveSheet.ListBoxes(1)
    ' Check to see the value (or what is selected) of the list box. If
    ' zero, exit the Sub.
    If Lbox.Value = 0 Then Exit Sub
    ' Change the value of the Active cell to be what is selected in the
    ' list box
    ActiveCell.Value = Lbox.List(Lbox.Value)
    ' Set the list box back to zero or nothing selected.
    Lbox.Value = 0
End Sub