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MS Office Forum / Excel / New Users / May 2008Option Buttons/Radio Buttons
Hi I run Excel 2000 I have 2 option buttons in each row (total of 20 rows) I would like the only one of the 2 buttons in each row are on or off. The problem I am having is that it dosent matter which button on which row I select, only that button is active. All the other buttons go blank. I have tried changing the source for each pair of buttons but when I do all the other button sources change as well. How do i set up the buttons so that I can select one of the 2 in every row.? Example 20 buttons in total - 10 buttons active and 10 buttons inactive Thanks John You have to group them by putting each set in a group box from the forms toolbar.  SignatureBiff Microsoft Excel MVP > Hi > [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > > John Thanks ! That has put me in the right direction. However I cant seem to re-format the group box outline so that I cannot see it on the screen. I can re-format it so that it does not print out but I would like the user not to be able see the actual outline of the group box on the screen. Thanks John > You have to group them by putting each set in a group box from the forms > toolbar. [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] > > > > John I don't know why MS didn't include the option to format the group box borders! You can hide then with some VBA: Open the VBE editor: hit ALT F11 Goto View>Immediate Window At the end of the list of commands type: ActiveSheet.GroupBoxes.Visible = FALSE Hit ENTER To reverse, follow the same steps but type: ActiveSheet.GroupBoxes.Visible = TRUE Hit ENTER SignatureBiff Microsoft Excel MVP > Thanks ! > [quoted text clipped - 39 lines] >> > >> > John That works great !...thanks ! I only have one more problem then I am done ( I Think !) I have approx 30 pairs of grouped buttons. They all work fine. The problem occurs when I try to protect the sheet. Even if I set every button format control to unlock the protection on it, after I apply the sheet protection I get an error message telling me I cannot change the bottons as the sheet is protected every time I select a button. I even tried taking the protection off the cells that the buttons reside in, but that didnt make any difference either. I really need to protect the sheet as there are a number of formulas that need protecting. Any Idea what the problem is? Thanks John > I don't know why MS didn't include the option to format the group box > borders! [quoted text clipped - 58 lines] > >> > > >> > John If you have those buttons linked back to a cell, then that cell will have to be unlocked. Maybe you could put all the linked cells in a single column and hide the column to make it more difficult for users to screw with those values. Or maybe you could put the linked cells on a different worksheet (and hide that worksheet). > That works great !...thanks ! > [quoted text clipped - 89 lines] > > >> > > > >> > John SignatureDave Peterson Dave Thanks for your response. The buttons were indeed linked to a cell and once I unlocked them it solved the problem. I have followed your advice and hiden the column with the linked cells. Thanks to both of you for your help, it is much appreciated. John > If you have those buttons linked back to a cell, then that cell will have to be > unlocked. [quoted text clipped - 98 lines] > > > >> > > > > >> > John You're welcome. Thanks for the feedback! And, thanks to Dave for pitchin in with the assist! SignatureBiff Microsoft Excel MVP > Dave > [quoted text clipped - 126 lines] >> > > >> > >> > > >> > John |
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