Microsoft KB Archive/141508

= List of Controls That Can Be Placed on a Custom Dialog Box =

Article ID: 141508

Article Last Modified on 8/17/2005

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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 Q141508





SUMMARY
The forms toolbar contains twelve different controls that you can place on a custom dialog box. To place one of these controls on a custom dialog box, click the button of the control you want. Drag the mouse pointer on the dialog box until the control is the desired size and shape.



MORE INFORMATION
The following table lists the controls and their descriptions.   Control name            Description -  Label                   Text provided for the user, such as names, instructions, and cautions.

Edit box               A box that allows a user to enter text, numbers, or cell references.

Group box              A border that separates a group of buttons or                           other controls from the rest of the dialog box.

Button                 A button such as Cancel or OK.

Check box              A box that indicates whether an option has been set, regardless of the state of other options on                          the dialog box.

Option button          A button for selecting one item from a group of                           mutually exclusive options. Options can be                          placed in a group box to group them together.

List box               A list of text strings that allows for one or                           more selections.

Drop-down              A single non-editable text box and an down arrow, paired with a drop-down list that appears after the down arrow has been clicked.

Combination            A single editable text box combined with a list list-edit              box.

Combination drop-      An empty edit box with a down arrow, paired with down edit              a drop-down list that appears after the down arrow has been clicked.

Scroll bar             A horizontal or vertical scroll bar for changing> numeric values.

Spinner                A pair of buttons for increasing or decreasing a value.



Microsoft Excel Version 7.0
For more information about custom dialog boxes, in Microsoft Excel, click Answer Wizard on the Help menu, and type the following

creating a dialog

and click the Search button.

Microsoft Excel Version 5.0
"Visual Basic User's Guide," version 5.0, page 225

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