Microsoft KB Archive/150373

= Macro to Loop Through Check Boxes Inside a Group Box =

Article ID: 150373

Article Last Modified on 10/11/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Excel 95 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Excel 5.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Excel 5.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Excel 5.0 for Macintosh

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This article was previously published under Q150373



SUMMARY
In Microsoft Excel, you can use the Top, Height, Left, and Width properties of objects on a dialog sheet to determine if the objects are inside of a group box.



MORE INFORMATION
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  In a new workbook, enter the following onto a Visual Basic for Applications module sheet: Sub SetCheckBoxes

' Declare variables. Dim GB As Object, CB As Object

' Set variables (makes the following lines much shorter). Set DS = DialogSheets(1) Set GB = DS.GroupBoxes(1)

' Loop through all of the check boxes on the dialog sheet. For Each CB In DS.CheckBoxes

' Test if the check boxes' top-left corner is inside the group- ' box If CB.Left > GB.Left And CB.Left < GB.Left + GB.Width And _ CB.Top > GB.Top And CB.Top < GB.Top + GB.Height Then ' If it is inside, then set the Value to xlOn. CB.Value = xlOn End If        Next

End Sub  Insert a dialog sheet. Add a group box large enough to place several check boxes within it. Add several check boxes, some inside of the group box and some outside of it. Run the macro.

The check boxes whose top-left corner is inside the group box will be checked.

