Macro to Fill a List Box with Multiple Ranges

In Microsoft Excel, you can use a Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications macro to fill a list box from multiple cell ranges in a workbook. This article contains sample code to help you perform this task.

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Sample Visual Basic Procedure

1. In a new workbook, on the Insert menu, click Macro, and then click Dialog.
2. Use the tools on the Forms toolbar to create a list box on the Dialog sheet.
3. On Sheet1 enter the following data:

         A1: Cat     C1: Car
         A2: Dog     C2: Bus
         A3: Mouse   C3: Train

4. On the Insert menu, click Macro, and then click Module. In the new module sheet, enter the following macro code:

         Sub FillListBox()
            Dim Values As Range
            Dim x As Object
            DialogSheets("Dialog1").ListBoxes(1).RemoveAllItems
            Set Values = _
               Union(Worksheets("Sheet1").Range(Cells(1, 1), Cells(3, 1)), _
               Worksheets("Sheet1").Range(Cells(1, 3), Cells(3, 3)))
            For Each x In Values
               DialogSheets("Dialog1").ListBoxes(1).AddItem x.Value
            Next x
         End Sub
   						

To run the macro FillListBox do the following:

1. On the Tools menu, click Macro.
2. Select FillListBox, and then click Run.

Now when you display the dialog box, the values from A1:A3 and C1:C3 will be displayed in the list box.

For more information about the AddItem and RemoveAllItems methods in Microsoft Excel version 7.0, click Answer Wizard on the Help menu and type: