The VBA Guide For Using Userform ListBox Controls
What Are ListBox Controls?
ListBoxes are a great way to manage tables within your userform. I have used them in the past to allow users to manage rows of information without necessary displaying all that information within the userform itself. There are a lot of neat things you can do with a userform so Ive collected some of the more popular tasks you may want to know how to write within your VBA code.
For all the example VBA code snippets, the name of the listbox with be called ListBox1. I also have a downloadable example file that you can get for free if you want to see a lot of this code in action.
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Add An Item to The ListBox
To The End
To A Specific Position
Remember ListBoxes are zero based, so the first item is really at position 0. So if you want to add an item to the 5th position, you need to reference number 4 in the AddItem function.
Add Multiple Items To The ListBox
Individually Written
From An Array List
From A Cell Range
From A Table Object (ListObject)
Delete ListBox Items
Remove An Item From The ListBox
Remove Selected Item(s) From The ListBox
Remove All Items From The ListBox
Listbox Selected Items
Select A Specific Item In The ListBox
Deselect All Items
Unfortunately, the ListIndex = -1 method does not work when a ListBox allows for multiple selections. Hence, the below code tests for the ListBoxs selection mode.
Count How Many Items Are Selected (Function)
Count How Many Items Are In The ListBox
Move Selected Item Up/Down
Move Selection Up One Position
Move Selection Down One Position
Additional Resources
Excel VBA UserForm Listbox (AnalysisTabs.com)
The Complete Guide to Excel VBA Form Control ListBoxes (wellsr.com)
Anything To Add?
I know there are a TON of things you can do with ListBoxes and if there are actions your are stuck trying to figure out, leave a comment below and I will try to add them to the guide. Please only ask for generic tasks and not super specific ones. Also, if there is a more simplistic way to carry out some of these tasks, let me know!
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