XL2000: How to Dynamically Resize a User Form

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SUMMARY

This article describes how to create a custom user form that dynamically changes size to show more options when you click a button.

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How to Create the User Form

To create the user form, follow these steps:

Close all open workbooks and open a new workbook.
Start the Visual Basic Editor (press ALT+F11).
Click UserForm on the Insert menu to create a blank user form.
If the Properties window is not displayed, click Properties Window on the View menu.
Type the following values for the Height and Width properties for UserForm1:
Height: 149
Width: 352
On the Toolbox, click the CommandButton icon and draw two command buttons that are aligned on the right side of the form.

For the following properties, type the following values.

   CommandButton1:

      Property            Value
      -----------------------------
      Name                btnExpand
      Caption             Expand
      Height              24
      Width               54
      Left                6
      Top                 6

   CommandButton2:

      Property            Value
      -------------------------------
      Name                btnContract
      Caption             Contract
      Height              24
      Width               54
      Left                6
      Top                 36

On the Toolbox, click the OptionButton icon and draw two option buttons on the form.

For the following properties, type the following values.

   OptionButton1:

      Property            Value
      --------------------------------
      Caption             ExtraOption1
      Left                264
      Top                 30

   OptionButton2:

      Property            Value
      --------------------------------
      Caption             ExtraOption2
      Left                264
      Top                 54

Set the Width property of the user form to 185.25.

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How to Create the Code

Double-click the Expand command button on the user form and type the following code in the Code module for the user form:

Sub btnExpand_Click()
   UserForm1.Width = 352.5
End Sub

Sub btnContract_Click()
   Userform1.Width = 185.25
End Sub

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How to Run the Macro

To run the macro, follow these steps:

On the File menu, click Close and Return to Microsoft Excel.
On the View menu, point to Toolbars, and then click Forms.
On the Forms toolbar, click the Button icon, and then draw a button on the worksheet.
When the Assign Macro dialog box appears, type ShowForm in the Macro name box, and then click New.

Type the following code in the General module:

Sub ShowForm()
   UserForm1.Show
End Sub

On the File menu, click Close and Return to Microsoft Excel.
Click the worksheet that contains the button.
Click the button to run the ShowForm macro.
Click the Expand button.

The dialog box expands and you can see the option buttons. If you click Contract, the dialog box is reduced in size and you no longer see the option buttons.

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REFERENCES

For more information about UserForms, in the Visual Basic Editor, click Microsoft Visual Basic Help on the Help menu, type userform window in the Office Assistant or the Answer Wizard, and then click Search to view the topic.

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