How to uncheck another checkbox when a checkbox is checked in Excel?
As shown in the gif below, suppose there is a purchase list that needs to be finalized by you. While checking the list, you find that the checked items in some categories are over budget and need to reselect. Since the list is too long, you now need a more efficient way to automatically uncheck the original ticked checkbox when a new checkbox is checked in a category. This tutorial demonstrates the method step-by-step to help you get it done.
Uncheck another checkbox when a new checkbox is checked with VBA code
Uncheck another checkbox when a new checkbox is checked with VBA code
As shown in the above demo, ten checkboxes named Checkbox1, Checkbox2, Checkbox3, ..., Checkbox10 are divided into 3 groups and located in different categories in the table.
In this example, Checkbox1, 2, 3 are in one group, Checkbox4, 5, 6, 7 are in one group, and Checkbox8, 9,10 are in the same group. In each group, only one checkbox is allowed to be checked at a time. When a checkbox is checked, another checkbox is unchecked automatically.
Now let’s see how to apply the following VBA code to solve this problem.
1. Right click the sheet tab and click View Code from the context menu.
2. In the opened Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications window , paste the following VBA code into the Sheet (Code) window.
VBA code: Uncheck another checkbox when a new checkbox is checked
Dim xBol As Boolean
'Updated by Extendoffice 20220816
Private Sub CheckBox1_Change()
SetCheckBoxes "CheckBox1"
End Sub
Private Sub CheckBox2_Change()
SetCheckBoxes "CheckBox2"
End Sub
Private Sub CheckBox3_Change()
SetCheckBoxes "CheckBox3"
End Sub
Private Sub CheckBox4_Change()
SetCheckBoxes "CheckBox4"
End Sub
Private Sub CheckBox5_Change()
SetCheckBoxes "CheckBox5"
End Sub
Private Sub CheckBox6_Click()
SetCheckBoxes "CheckBox6"
End Sub
Private Sub CheckBox7_Click()
SetCheckBoxes "CheckBox7"
End Sub
Private Sub CheckBox8_Click()
SetCheckBoxes "CheckBox8"
End Sub
Private Sub CheckBox9_Click()
SetCheckBoxes "CheckBox9"
End Sub
Private Sub CheckBox10_Click()
SetCheckBoxes "CheckBox10"
End Sub
Private Function SetCheckBoxes(mCheckBoxName As String)
Dim x As Long
Dim xAllArr
Dim xArrItem
Dim xI, xJ
If Not xBol Then Exit Function
'In the following line, the checkboxes enclosed in double quotes belong to the same group, and each checkbox is separated by a comma. To add more checkbox groups, please enclose the checkboxes in new double quotes.
xAllArr = Array("CheckBox1,CheckBox2,CheckBox3", "CheckBox4,CheckBox5,CheckBox6,CheckBox7", "CheckBox8,CheckBox9,CheckBox10")
For xI = LBound(xAllArr) To UBound(xAllArr)
If InStr(xAllArr(xI), mCheckBoxName) > 0 Then
xBol = False
xArrItem = Split(xAllArr(xI), ",")
For xJ = LBound(xArrItem) To UBound(xArrItem)
If xArrItem(xJ) <> mCheckBoxName Then
Me.OLEObjects(xArrItem(xJ)).Object.Value = False
End If
Next
End If
Next
xBol = True
End Function
Private Sub Worksheet_Activate()
xBol = True
End Sub
Private Sub Worksheet_SelectionChange(ByVal Target As Range)
xBol = True
End SubNotes:
3. Press the Alt + Q keys to close the Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications window.
Then when you check a new checkbox in a group, the original checked one will be unchecked automatically as shown in the gif below.
Demo: Uncheck another checkbox when a checkbox is checked in Excel
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