Microsoft KB Archive/183184

= XL98: Min Can Exceed Max on Scroll Bar or SpinButton Control =

Article ID: 183184

Article Last Modified on 6/17/2005

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Excel 98 for Macintosh

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This article was previously published under Q183184



SYMPTOMS
You can set the Min property to a value that is greater than the value for the Max property for the ScrollBar and SpinButton controls.



STATUS
This behavior is by design of Microsoft Excel 98.



MORE INFORMATION
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Example
To see an example of the behavior, follow these steps:

 Close and save any open workbooks, and then create a new workbook. Start the Visual Basic Editor (press OPTION+F11). On the Insert menu, click UserForm. Draw a Label control on the UserForm. Draw a SpinButton control on the UserForm. Switch to the Properties window (press F6).</li>  Change the following properties for the SpinButton control to the following values. <pre class="fixed_text">      Property      Value ---

Orientation  0 - fmOrientationVertical Min          100 Max          50 Value        75 </li> Double-click the SpinButton to display the Code window for the UserForm.</li>  In the module, type the following code for the SpinButton1 Change event: Private Sub SpinButton1_Change

' Set the Caption of the label to the value of the SpinButton. Label1.Caption = SpinButton1.Value

End Sub </li> Run the UserForm.

When you click the upward pointing arrow on the SpinButton, the value in the label is decreased. This behavior is the result of setting the Min property of the SpinButton to a value that is greater than the value for the Max property.</li> Close the UserForm.</li></ol>

NOTE: This behavior also occurs in a ScrollBar or a SpinButton control that you place on a worksheet.

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