Excel ActiveX Combo Box to Select Worksheets with VBA

You can make data entry easier by letting users choose a value from a combo box. A combo box combines a text box with a list box to create a drop-down list.

You'll learn how to create a handy navigation combo-box for your Excel workbooks. The ActiveX combobox is automatically filled with the sheet names of your open workbook. If you add sheets, these are automatically added to the drop-down box. Deleted sheets are automatically removed from the combo-box.

What you learn in this video:
- User-Friendly Macro: A step-by-step guide to crafting an Excel macro that significantly improves navigation in extensive workbooks.
- Dynamic Combo Box Creation: We'll show you how to add a combo box that lists all worksheets, updating itself whenever you add, delete, or rename a sheet.
- Interactive and Automated: Learn to make the combo box fully dynamic, eliminating the need for manual updates.
- Simple Coding Explained: Follow along as we delve into basic coding in Excel, including using ActiveX controls and worksheet activate events.
- Problem-Solving Tips: Encounter common issues like duplicated entries and empty combo boxes? We'll teach you how to solve these efficiently.
- Enhanced User Experience: Make your workbook more intuitive with custom messages and navigation aids in the combo box.
- Workbook Open Event: Ensure your macro runs smoothly even when reopening your workbook by setting a workbook open event.

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[danielemerli]

I already knew this method, but your videos are so well done that I watch them even if (sometimes) they're nothing new for me. I think your explanations are very clear and useful also for Excel beginners.

[jimbarton]

Extremely helpful as are all your videos. I made one small addition. Because I often use a hidden "settings" sheet, I added this to cbSheet.AddItem:
If Sh.Visible Then
Me.cbSheet.AddItem Sh.Name
End If

[TradShowTom]

Very nice. Thank you, Leila. The only issue I had was if I added the code to put "Select Sheet" in it crashed every time. It would go to the sheet but then give me an out-of-range error. I checked my code 5-6 times and, near as I could tell, it was right. I'm sure it's something I'm doing wrong on my end though.

Your tutorials are great! Not 2 hours long so easy to stop and start and get it going.

[Suryaprakash-uyng]

I have the exact requirement and looking for solutions on various websites. Nothing helped except this one. Thank you so much

[greggowaffles]

Love how you bring up problems that arise, so that the viewers can get a deeper understanding. Awesome video!!

[sasavienne]

What is that? Simply stunning. Brilliant ideas. I fell in love with Excel after seeing such useful tutorials. I do not want to stop learning from you. Thanks

[caseyjohnston]

I didn't even realize that I wanted this, but now I must have it! Great presentation! The workbook seems to be missing though.

[mehdihammadi]

Thank you for sharing Leila. . Maybe you do that intentionnally but I would combine the procedures (write the code) in a way that avoid the switch to another sheet and coming back to run the macro if the workbook open on the ActivateX Sheet.

[yemisiadeoluwa]

You are the best Leila thanks so much for all your videos

[Galileopi]

This is very useful; It' is what I was looking for. You're great Leila, thanks

[Mick-qqpi]

Love your work, excellent teaching and now I use this on all my forms and it works brilliantly. Really Love your work Leila and would like to now learn how to activate more selections from 1 sheet to another.

[sanneng]

I really love your video. You explained clearly.

[vegaswould]

really awesome video. but if you right click on the sheet navigation arrows on the bottom left of the window, you get a pop up list of all the sheets in the workbook that essentially does the same thing.

[errolwirasinghe]

Sorry.. I was able to download it - thanks! You are an expert; but more.. an excellent teacher!!

[gabriellecajurao]

Hi Leila i need your help. I am applying what you taught on multiple worksheets. I have a hundred of worksheet. Is there a way to have a search function with that combobox?

[gregsdoodles]

THANK YOUUUU! I don't need the combo box, but I've been trying to figure out how to make sure my file opens to my dashboard every time it's opened and I think that last segment answers that. Now I'm kicking myself for leaving my laptop in my office so I have to wait until tomorrow to try it.

[rajaelrajon]

Thanks Leila, I'm learning very much with your Videos. Since I found your channel I visit it every day. I have an observation, since the the ComboBox is dynamic, what if the user delete the worksheet "Data" that is used at the open event. It´s better to use something like this ...


Private Sub Workbook_Open()
Dim SH As Worksheet

temp = ""
For Each SH In ThisWorkbook.Worksheets
If SH.Name <> "ActiveX" Then temp = SH.Name
If temp <> "" Then GoTo salir
Next SH

salir:

If ActiveSheet.Name = "ActiveX" Then
Worksheets(temp).Activate

End If
End Sub

[xaquison]

Very useful and easy to create. Thanks.

[HiteshPatel-hqlt]

Hi Leila.
Thank you for all your VBA Videos. I have been using many of your VBA Codes quite a while now. Recently I have used your code of this video and achieved what I was willing to. However, as an additional feature, I wrote code to first unhide the sheet based on ActiveX selection but failed to re-hide the same sheet again when ActiveX sheet is reselected after relevant data entry. Below is my attempted code:

Private Sub cbSheet_Change()
If CBSheet.Value <> "Select a sheet" Then
= True

If Worksheets("ActiveX").Select = True Then
= False
End If
End If
CBSheet.Value = "Select a sheet"
End Sub

[jokkiossaka]

Thank you very much Leila for your time and cool video!