Show or Hide|Unload a userform

Show a UserForm

Please find the following instructions and example to Show a UserForm on the Worksheet.

1. place a command button on your worksheet.
2. Double click on the command button.
3. Now, you can see the following procedure. Please find the following screenshot.



Private Sub CommandButton1_Click()

End Sub

4. Add the following code to the above procedure. Shown in the following.

Private Sub CommandButton1_Click()
    UserForm1.Show
End Sub

5. Now, go to worksheet and click on the Command button to see the UserForm on the screen.

Show a UserForm while opening Excel File or Workbook

Here is the example code to Show a UserForm while opening Excel File or Workbook. Please find the below instructions.

1. Go to Visual Basic Editor or Press Alt+F11
2. In the Project Explorer,You can find The Workbook module.
3. Select Workbook from the object drop down list(find left side)
4. Select open from the procedure or event drop down list (find right side). Please find the following screenshot for the same.



5. You can see Workbook Open procedure . Its is shown as follows.

Private Sub Workbook_Open()

End Sub

6. Now, you can add the following code to the above event. It is shown in the following line.

Private Sub Workbook_Open()
    UserForm1.Show
End Sub

Hide a UserForm

When we hide the userform, it will just hide the userform and will not release the objects and variables from the memory. Where as Unload method will release the objects and variables from the memory.
Please find the following instructions and example to Hide a UserForm on the Worksheet.

1. place a command button on your worksheet.
2. Double click on the command button.
3. Now, you can see the following procedure.

Private Sub CommandButton1_Click()

End Sub

4. Add the following code to the above procedure. Shown in the following.

Using Hide Method:

Private Sub CommandButton1_Click()
    UserForm1. Hide
End Sub

Using Unload Method:

Private Sub UserForm_Click()
    Unload Me
End Sub

When we click on the Userform, it will disappear from the screen.

5. Now, go to worksheet and click on the Command button to hide or unload a UserForm on the screen.
6. So, Hide method will be used when we want to hide the form temorarly and to show after sometime to the user. Where as unload will be used when it completes the task.