I have created a userform and would like to set the focus for the first text box in the form, rather than forcing the user to click in the text box.
I thought all I’d need to do was set the statement
ProdTitle.SetFocus
after the userform.show statement….
ha!
any suggestions?
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Setting the Focus in a User Form (VBA/Word/2000)
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AskWoody LoungerAugust 22, 2001 at 2:12 am #359367Viewing 3 reply threadsAuthorReplies-
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AskWoody LoungerAugust 23, 2001 at 12:13 am #538646Catherine,
The “Me” is a keyword that can be used to refer to the UserForm object itself – you can only use this though in the userform’s own private code module.
So for instance “Unload Me”.The SetFocus statement should be working (not sure why it isn’t), but here’s a different way that may avoid the need to use the UserForm_Initialize procedure altogether: just ensure that the ProdTitle textbox is the first item in the userform’s Tab Order.
To set this:
Click anywhere in the Userform.
Click on View > Tab Order.
This will display a Tab Order dialog.
Use the buttons to move “ProdTitle” to first in the list.When you then “show” the userform, the focus should be go to the ProdTitle textbox.
Gary
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AskWoody LoungerAugust 23, 2001 at 3:51 am #538683Rats. SetFocus sets the focus on the control but does not position the insertion point inside. What idiot designed that?
This is a very, very cheezy workaround, but…
Private Sub UserForm_Activate()
‘set focus on the correct textbox
Me.TextBox1.SetFocus
‘tab to the next control, then shift-tab back
SendKeys “{TAB}+{TAB}”, True
End Sub(For some reason, I could not get this to work: “Changing the value of SelStart cancels any existing selection in the control, places an insertion point in the text, and sets the SelLength property to zero.”
Me.TextBox1.SelStart = 0
Nope, no insertion point visible.)
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AskWoody LoungerAugust 23, 2001 at 12:41 pm #538718You are not doing this correctly.
It’s rather complicated to explain.
You are better served by looking at a good VB book such as Gary Cornell’s Visual Basic 6 from te Ground Up for details.In effect, you wannas do something like the following.
In Userform_Initialize:
a. Choose the page that is on top when the userform is first displayed.
b. After you get that working, then add code to choose the control within the displayed page. -
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AskWoody LoungerAugust 23, 2001 at 12:36 pm #538717At this location, all programming is done by Me, Myself and I.
Usually, Me does most of the programming, so Me already has a list of the control names in his head.
Myself and I, tho as experienced as Me, occasionally use different coding techniques. But Me, as the senior partner, requires that they do not use “Me.” as Me is very protective of his identity.
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AskWoody LoungerAugust 25, 2001 at 1:26 pm #538928Have you seen MS Support Bulletin Q237863 – XL2000 SetFocus Property on TextBox does not work as expected?
I’m hoping that installing the SR1A will solve my problems because my setfocus worked fine on the form under VB5 (Word97) and won’t under VB6 (Word2k)
Ann Brandon
Edited to activate link–Charlotte
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AskWoody LoungerAugust 24, 2001 at 6:37 pm #538956XL2000: SetFocus Property on TextBox Does Not Work as Expected (Q237863)
Hey – thanks for digging that one up Ann. It is good to know when to quit.
Cheers
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AskWoody LoungerAugust 25, 2001 at 3:55 am #539048
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