XL97: How to Display a ComboBox List When UserForm Is Displayed

When a UserForm is displayed, you can display the list for a ComboBox control by using the Activate event for the UserForm.

This article includes an example that uses the DropDown method of a ComboBox and the Activate method of a UserForm to automatically display the list of a ComboBox control when a UserForm is displayed.

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1. Close and save any open workbooks, and then create a new workbook.
2. On Sheet1, enter the following values:
   A1: FTP
   A2: GIF
   A3: HTTP
   A4: URL
   A5: WWW
3. Start the Visual Basic Editor (press ALT+F11).
4. If the Properties window is not visible, click Properties on the View menu (or press F4).
5. On the Insert menu, click UserForm.
6. Draw a ComboBox control on the UserForm.
7. Switch to the Properties window (press F4).
8. Change the following properties of the ListBox control to the following values.

           Property         Value
           -----------------------------
           RowSource        Sheet1!A1:A5

9. Double-click the UserForm to display the Code window for the UserForm.
10. In the Visual Basic module, type the following code for the UserForm Activate event:

            Private Sub UserForm_Activate()
                ComboBox1.DropDown
            End Sub
    						

11. Run the UserForm.

When the UserForm appears, the list for ComboBox1 is visible.

For more information about using the DropDown method, click the Office Assistant in the Visual Basic Editor, type dropdown, click Search, and then click to view the "DropDown Method" topic.

For more information about using the Activate event, click the Office Assistant in the Visual Basic Editor, type activate, deactivate, click Search, and then click to view the "Activate, Deactivate Events" topic.

NOTE: If the Assistant is hidden, click the Office Assistant button on the Standard toolbar. If Microsoft Excel Help is not installed on your computer, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: