A UserForm is a window within Excel’s user interface that allows you to create custom dialog boxes. These dialog boxes can be used to display data or perform other tasks.
The general appearance and behavior of these custom dialog boxes are typically similar to Excel’s built-in dialogs. But, there are many differences between them.
1. UserForms are customizable: Users can place controls on the UserForm canvas and configure their behavior through VBA code.
2. UserForms have a wide range of features, such as data validation and control rules: This can help you restrict the choices or data your users can enter in order to ensure that only valid and useful information is entered.
3. UserForms are dynamic: Users can change the information in their UserForms as needed by modifying their data fields or by moving the controls on the UserForm canvas.
4. UserForms have a wide rangeof options: They can be customized for specific uses by using controls such as buttons, dropdown lists, checkboxes, and text boxes.
5. You can customize the look of a UserForm: These customizations include moving the UserForm or its controls, resizing them, or displaying the user’s selection in a different location on the UserForm.
6. You can add or delete control groups: The UserForm controls can be grouped together using the Horizontal Spacing and Vertical Spacing options. The default value is horizontal, but you can change it to vertical if desired.
7. Labels, Option Buttons and Command Buttons: To add or modify the display text of your labels, Option Buttons, or Command Buttons, you need to give them a name. You can also change the captions for them, which is the text that appears on the user’s screen when the control is selected.
8. You can use the ‘Cancel’ button: A ‘Cancel’ button is an easy way to close a UserForm. It is similar to the ‘OK’ or ‘Cancel’ buttons that you see in other Windows forms, and it has the same functionality.
9. A command button is simple to create: You can add one to your UserForm by adding a button in the form and assigning the following VBA code.
10. You can also make it look more professional: To give your UserForm a more professional look, you can add frames and other graphics to the UserForm.
In addition to these, you can add buttons to your UserForm to submit, cancel, or clear data. These buttons are created using the same methods that you’ve used to create your labels, Option Buttons, and Command Buttons.
Then, you can change the text for these buttons by clicking on the ‘properties’ box and changing the contents of the ‘Caption’ box.
These customizations are very flexible and allow you to achieve very sophisticated, complex, and versatile results. However, they can be difficult to get right when working with the UserForm’s default event and the default settings of Excel’s User Interface.
Creating your own UserForm is not as complex as it might sound, and it can be done in under an hour for any novice. Moreover, you can easily access the UserForm’s code from any area of your workbook by double-clicking on it or by right-clicking on it and selecting ‘View Code’. This will take you to the UserForm’s Code window, where you can add and delete your own VBA codes.
