VBA Enabled Property of ListBox control is used to respond to user interaction. It sets or gets a value either ‘true’ or ‘False’. When the enabled property is ‘True’ user can access the listbox and we can change the selection. Or we can select the items in the listbox.
ListBox_Enabled_Property – Syntax
Please find the below syntax of ListBox_Enabled_Property in Excel VBA.
ListboxName.Enabled=True or False
Where ListboxName represents the ListBox object. In the above syntax we are using ‘Enabled’ property of ListBox object to enable the listbox control.
ListBox_Enabled_Property – Explanation & Example
Here is the example for ListBox control Enabled_Property. It will take you through how to enable listbox control property of listbox using Excel VBA. Here you can find or see how we enable listbox using ‘Enabled’ property of listbox manually or using code.
ListBox_Enabled_Property: Change Manually
Please find the following details how we are changing manually ‘Enabled’ of listbox property.
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- Go To Developer Tab and then click Visual Basic from the Code or Press Alt+F11.
- Go To Insert Menu, Click UserForm. Please find the screenshot for the same.
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- Drag a Listbox on the Userform from the Toolbox.
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- Right click on the List box. Click on properties from the available list.
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- Now you can find the properties window of listbox on the screen. Please find the screenshot for the same.
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- On the left side find ‘Enabled’ property from the available List Box properties.
- On the right side you can choose True or False from the available options.
- For example, you can see here I have choosen ‘True’. You can see the same in the screen shot for your understand.
ListBox_Enabled_Property: Change Using Code
Please find the following details how we are changing Enabled of listbox property with using Excel VBA code.
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- Go To Developer Tab and then click Visual Basic from the Code or Press Alt+F11.
- Go To Insert Menu, Click UserForm. Please find the screenshot for the same.
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- Drag a Listbox on the Userform from the Toolbox. Please find the screenshot for the same.
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- Double Click on the UserForm, and select the Userform event as shown in the below screen shot.
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- Now can see the following code in the module.
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Private Sub UserForm_Initialize() End Sub
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- Now, add the following example code1 or code2 to the in between above event procedure.
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Example Code1:
Here is the example for enabled property of listbox control. when we set the enabled property is ‘True’, user can access the listbox and we can change the listbox items selection. Or we can select the items in the listbox.
'Enabled Property of ListBox Control Private Sub UserForm_Initialize() With UserForm1.ListBox1 'ListBox Source Data .RowSource = "A2:A10" 'The below statement will show header in each column .ColumnHeads = True 'The below statement enable the listbox and will respond to user interaction ListBox1.Enabled = True End With End Sub
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- Now, Press ‘F5’ to see the following Output.
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Output: If Enabled =True
Please find the below output when we set Enabled property to ‘True’. It is shown in the following Screen Shot.
Example Code2:
When the enabled property is ‘False’ user can’t access the listbox manually and we cann’t change the listbox selection. And we can’t select the items in the listbox.
'Enabled Property of ListBox Control Private Sub UserForm_Initialize() With UserForm1.ListBox1 'ListBox Source Data .RowSource = "A2:A10" 'The below statement will show header in each column .ColumnHeads = True 'The below statement will not respond to user interaction ListBox1.Enabled = False End With End Sub
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- Now, Press ‘F5’ to see the following Output.
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Output: If Enabled =False
Please find the below output when we set Enabled property to ‘False. It is shown in the following Screen Shot.