Limit Number of Characters that can be Entered into a Text Box in an Excel UserForm
This Excel UserForm tutorial shows you how to limit the number of characters that a user can enter into a TextBox control within a UserForm. This is a form of data validation and allows you to prevent incorrect values from being input into the form. Note, this tutorial does not show you how to prevent certain text or numbers from being entered into a TextBox; users will still be able to enter any character into the TextBox, but they will be limited by how many characters they can input.
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This Excel VBA UserForm tutorial shows you how to separate VBA code from the UserForm. It is a best practice to separate all of the functional VBA code from the VBA code that is required directly by the form. Doing this, you will have more structured code that is easier to follow and easier to maintain. This tutorial covers all of the steps that you need to follow in order to take existing code from the UserForm and put it into a module. There are a number of steps required in this process, including changing specific areas of the VBA code, and this tutorial covers each step thoroughly.
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This Excel UserForm tutorial shows you how to prevent a user from typing incorrect or wrong values into a ComboBox in a UserForm. This will allow you to prevent a user from being able to enter a value into a ComboBox that is not actually listed within it. This method is a very easy way to implement data validation and allows you to validate data without any VBA code on the backend.
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This Excel VBA UserForm tutorial shows you how to automatically close a UserForm after an action has occurred within the form. This action can be anything from the user submitting data through the form to the user saving data from the form and so on. Basically, you will learn how to programmatically close the UserForm at any time during the execution of code within the form. This will allow you to prevent data from being entered more than once because you can close the form after it has been filled out. This is a great tip for making your UserForms more user-friendly.
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This Excel UserForm tutorial shows you how to change the color of everything within a UserForm. You will learn how to change the color of a TextBox, ComboBox, ListBox, the entire UserForm, and anything else that you can put into a UserForm. Adding color to your UserForms is a great way to make them stand out or blend in with your worksheet and this tutorial explains everything that you need to know about it.
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This Excel UserForm tutorial shows you how to set an image as the background for a UserForm. You will learn how to insert the image and how to change the position and resizing attributes of the image within the form. Also, this tutorial explains all of the steps that you need to go through in order to make a professional looking custom background image for your form. Doing this, you will be able to have professional looking UserForms.
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This Excel UserForm tutorial shows you how to get values from a UserForm. You will learn how to get the values that a user inputs into the controls within a form and then how to do whatever you need with those values. This includes getting the input from a Textbox, ComboBox, ListBox, CheckBox, OptionButton (Radio Button), and ToggleButton. Every step of this process is covered in this tutorial, including how to reference UserForm controls from within the UserForm or from within a separate VBA Module. In addition, this tutorial will cover the types of output that come from different controls within the UserForm.
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This Excel UserForm tutorial shows you how to reset or clear the values for UserForm controls. You will learn how to reset all controls back to the default values as well as how to simply clear all input from the controls within the form. This means that you will be able to remove all text from a TextBox, selections from a ComboBox or ListBox, clear any CheckBoxes or OptionButtons, as well as reset ToggleButtons. This tutorial will help you prevent duplicate entries in Excel from the UserForm and will help to improve the overall UserForm experience.
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