XL97: How To Create a Group of Mutually Exclusive ToggleButtons

This article provides an example of how to create a group of mutually exclusive ToggleButton controls on a UserForm.

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1. Close and save any open workbooks, and then open a new workbook.
2. Start the Visual Basic Editor (press ALT+F11), and then on the Insert menu, click Module.
3. In the module, type the following code:

       'Variable to hold name of ToggleButton that was clicked.
       Public Clicked As String
   
       Sub ExclusiveToggleButtons()
   
          Dim Toggle As Control
   
          'Loop through all of the ToggleButtons on Frame1
          For Each Toggle In UserForm1.Frame1.Controls
   
              'If Name of ToggleButton matches name of ToggleButton
              'that was clicked...
              If Toggle.Name = clicked Then
                 '...select the button
                 Toggle.Value = True
              Else
                 '...deselect the button
                 Toggle.Value = False
              End If
           Next
       End Sub
   						

4. On the Insert menu, click UserForm.
5. Draw a Frame control on the UserForm.
6. Draw three ToggleButton controls on the Frame control.
7. Double-click one of the ToggleButton controls to display the Code window for the UserForm.
8. In the module, type the following code:

       Private Sub ToggleButton1_MouseUp(ByVal Button As Integer, _
               ByVal Shift As Integer, ByVal X As Single, ByVal Y As Single)
           Clicked = ToggleButton1.Name
           Application.OnTime Now, "ExclusiveToggleButtons"
       End Sub
   
       Private Sub ToggleButton2_MouseUp(ByVal Button As Integer, _
               ByVal Shift As Integer, ByVal X As Single, ByVal Y As Single)
           Clicked = ToggleButton2.Name
           Application.OnTime Now, "ExclusiveToggleButtons"
       End Sub
   
       Private Sub ToggleButton3_MouseUp(ByVal Button As Integer, _
               ByVal Shift As Integer, ByVal X As Single, ByVal Y As Single)
           Clicked = ToggleButton3.Name
           Application.OnTime Now, "ExclusiveToggleButtons"
       End Sub
   						

9. Run the UserForm.

When you click one of the ToggleButton controls, the ExclusiveToggleButtons procedure sets the value of the other buttons to false. Only one of the ToggleButtons can be selected at a time.

For more information about using the ToggleButton control, click the Office Assistant in the Visual Basic Editor, type togglebutton control, click Search, and then click to view the "ToggleButton Control" topic.

For more information about using the Frame control, click the Office Assistant in the Visual Basic Editor, type frame control, click Search, and then click the "Frame Control" topic.

For more information about using the MouseUp event, click the Office Assistant in the Visual Basic Editor, type mouseup event, click Search, and then click the "MouseDown, MouseUp 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: