creating drop down box with multiple choices

Bim · External Since: Jul 19, 2007 Posts: 1

Hello all
I am comletely new to any word function besides typing, but recently learned
some new tricks. I wanted to know how and if it is possible to create a drop
down box that can have multiple selections and display those selections in
the word document. Thanks much

corky_guy · External Since: Jul 12, 2007 Posts: 6

Try this:

Crate a ComboBox and call it ComboBox1 (it's default name)
Crate a doc variable and call it dropdown

Copy and past this into your VBA Code:

Private Sub UserForm_Initialize()
With ComboBox1
.AddItem " "
.AddItem "Blah"
.AddItem "Yada"
.AddItem "Bada"
.AddItem "Bing"
End With
End Sub

Private Sub CommandButton1_Click()
Dim dropdown As MSForms.ComboBox

With ActiveDocument
.Variables("dropdown").Value = ComboBox1.Text
.Fields.Update
End With
Me.Hide
End Sub

Jay Freedman · External Since: Mar 17, 2004 Posts: 2852

On Thu, 19 Jul 2007 06:26:06 -0700, Bim
<Bim.DeleteThis@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>Hello all
>I am comletely new to any word function besides typing, but recently learned
>some new tricks. I wanted to know how and if it is possible to create a drop
>down box that can have multiple selections and display those selections in
>the word document. Thanks much

Word doesn't offer a dropdown box that can accept multiple selections.
You'll have to use a list box (which is always fully displayed, not
dropdown/rollup) in a userform (a custom dialog created in VBA).

For an introduction to userforms, see
http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/Userforms/CreateAUserForm.htm. The list
box is one of the controls in the toolbox when you're designing the
userform, and in its Properties list you can set the MultiSelect
property either fmMultiSelectMulti or fmMultiSelectExtended. Read the
VBA Help about the MultiSelect for the meanings of these values, and
read the topic on the Selected property to find out how the code can
determine which items the user selected.

I have to say that this isn't the topic I would have picked for
someone who doesn't know any VBA programming...

--
Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org
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