ControlFormat Members (Excel)

Contains Microsoft Excel control properties.

Methods

Name

Description

AddItem

Adds an item to a list box or a combo box.

List

Returns or sets the text entries in the specified list box or a combo box, as an array of strings, or returns or sets a single text entry. An error occurs if there are no entries in the list.

RemoveAllItems

Removes all entries from a Microsoft Excel list box or combo box.

RemoveItem

Removes one or more items from a list box or combo box.

Properties

Name

Description

Application

When used without an object qualifier, this property returns an Application object that represents the Microsoft Excel application. When used with an object qualifier, this property returns an Application object that represents the creator of the specified object (you can use this property with an OLE Automation object to return the application of that object). Read-only.

Creator

Returns a 32-bit integer that indicates the application in which this object was created. Read-only Long.

DropDownLines

Returns or sets the number of list lines displayed in the drop-down portion of a combo box. Read/write Long.

Enabled

True if the object is enabled. Read/write Boolean.

LargeChange

Returns or sets the amount that the scroll box increments or decrements for a page scroll (when the user clicks in the scroll bar body region). Read/write Long.

LinkedCell

Returns or sets the worksheet range linked to the control's value. If you place a value in the cell, the control takes this value. Likewise, if you change the value of the control, that value is also placed in the cell. Read/write String.

ListCount

Returns the number of entries in a list box or combo box. Returns 0 (zero) if there are no entries in the list. Read-only Long.

ListFillRange

Returns or sets the worksheet range used to fill the specified list box. Setting this property destroys any existing list in the list box. Read/write String.

ListIndex

Returns or sets the index number of the currently selected item in a list box or combo box. Read/write Long.

LockedText

True if the text in the specified object will be locked to prevent changes when the workbook is protected. Read/write Boolean.

Max

Returns or sets the maximum value of a scroll bar or spinner range. The scroll bar or spinner won’t take on values greater than this maximum value. Read/write Long.

Min

Returns or sets the minimum value of a scroll bar or spinner range. The scroll bar or spinner won’t take on values less than this minimum value. Read/write Long.

MultiSelect

Returns or sets the selection mode of the specified list box. Can be one of the following constants: xlNone, xlSimple, or xlExtended. Read/write Long.

Parent

Returns the parent object for the specified object. Read-only.

PrintObject

True if the object will be printed when the document is printed. Read/write Boolean.

SmallChange

Returns or sets the amount that the scroll bar or spinner is incremented or decremented for a line scroll (when the user clicks an arrow). Read/write Long.

Value

Returns or sets a Long value that represents the name of specified control format.