Microsoft KB Archive/160589

= XL97: How to Dynamically Resize a User Form =

Article ID: 160589

Article Last Modified on 11/23/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Excel 97 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q160589





SUMMARY
This article describes how to create a custom user form that dynamically changes size to show more options when you click a button.



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How to Create the User Form
To create the user form, follow these steps:  Close all open workbooks and open a new workbook. Start the Visual Basic Editor (press ALT+F11). Click UserForm on the Insert menu to create a blank user form. If the Properties window is not displayed, click Properties Window on the View menu. Type the following values for the Height and Width properties for UserForm1:

Height: 149

Width: 352

 On the Toolbox, click the CommandButton icon and draw two command buttons that are aligned on the right side of the form.</li>  For the following properties, type the following values. <pre class="fixed_text">   CommandButton1:

Property           Value -      Name                btnExpand Caption            Expand Height             24 Width              54 Left               6 Top                6

CommandButton2:

Property           Value ---      Name                btnContract Caption            Contract Height             24 Width              54 Left               6 Top                36 </li> On the Toolbox, click the OptionButton icon and draw two option buttons on the form.</li>  For the following properties, type the following values. <pre class="fixed_text">   OptionButton1:

Property           Value Caption            ExtraOption1 Left               264 Top                30

OptionButton2:

Property           Value Caption            ExtraOption2 Left               264 Top                54 </li> Set the Width property of the user form to 185.25.</li></ol>

How to Create the Code
<ol>  Double-click the Expand command button on the user form and type the following code in the Code module for the user form: Sub btnExpand_Click UserForm1.Width = 352.5 End Sub

Sub btnContract_Click Userform1.Width = 185.25 End Sub </li></ol>

How to Run the Macro
<ol> On the File Menu, click "Close and Return to Microsoft Excel".</li> On the View menu, point to Toolbars, and then click Forms.</li> On the Forms toolbar, click the Button icon, and then draw a button on the worksheet.</li> When the Assign Macro dialog box appears, type ShowForm in the Macro Name box, and then click New.</li>  Type the following code in the General module: Sub ShowForm UserForm1.Show End Sub </li> On the File menu, click "Close and Return to Microsoft Excel".</li> Click the worksheet that contains the button.</li> Click the button to run the ShowForm macro.</li> Click the Expand button.</li></ol>

The dialog box expands, and you can see the option buttons. If you click Contract, the dialog box is reduced in size, and you no longer see the option buttons.

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