Comments on: Grouping Option Buttons

By: Kalske

Kalske — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 12:21:28 +0000

I’m trying the same as Peter does, but with an extra snack:

Is it possible to “anchor” the active-X tool so that you can have it in every sheets.
For example a command button for printing or saving so that you don´t have to return
to another sheet to press a button…though I know that you can place it in the window…

By: Peter

Peter — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 10:32:45 +0000

Could me someone help in the following problem?

I have more grouped option buttons in an Excel sheet. These controls should maintain their places in relation to another objects (e.g.tables)in the same sheet, that means the should stay “anchored”.

But if I open this sheet in an another PC (which has the same version of Excel and Win7) the mentioned controls occure in a shifted position in comparison to the coupled tables.

I have already tried all possible settings in the menu of objects properties, but no one has helped.

Many thanks for some helpful advice in advance.

By: Ian

Ian — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 16:02:00 +0000

@ Lisa
assuming you don't need to add more buttons in the future, you can delete the group box after you have grouped the buttons and they stay grouped.

By: Bing Yu

Bing Yu — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 05:58:00 +0000

thank YOU!!!!!

By: Jim Duport

Jim Duport — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 13:40:00 +0000

Thank you!!!!!!!

By: Dick Kusleika

Dick Kusleika — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 14:25:00 +0000

I'm not sure how to do it via the user interface, or even if it's possible. You could do it in VBA using

Sheet1.Shapes("Group Box 1").Visible = msoFalse

By: Lisa

Lisa — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 17:39:00 +0000

Excellent help, thanks! One last question: How can you make the "Group Box #" vanish when you view it onscreen? It must be possible, since frame certainly clutters up the view.

I've made it disapper on the Print Preview by selecting the frame, right-clicking then selecting Format Object. Once there, I go to the Properties tab and unselecting Print Object. But that's it so far.

By: Jon Peltier

Jon Peltier — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 23:57:00 +0000

Ian -

An option button has only one group, but you can write code responding to a button click that processes another group.

Tedious, but it works.

By: Ian

Ian — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 16:16:00 +0000

Is there any way of assigning activex option buttons to more than one group?

I have a grid of option buttons (8 rows by 3 columns) and I want to be able to select any 1 in row one, 1 in row two, one in row 3,4,5,6 etc.. but only one in column 1, one in column 2 and 1 in column 3.

I can group the rows or columns (or all) together easily but do not know how to restrict in the way I want.

Any help much appricated.

By: Dennis

Dennis — Sun, 16 May 2010 18:05:00 +0000

BIG THANX.
I've been looking for this answer for awhile!!!!!!