How to clear contents of textbox when clicked in Excel?
Normally, for clearing old contents of a textbox (ActiveX Control), you have to get into the textbox, select the whole contents and then press the Backspace or Delete key. How to clear all contents quickly in a textbox? This article will show you a VBA method to quickly clear contents of a textbox when just double clicking on it.
Clear contents of textbox when clicked with VBA code
Clear contents of textbox when clicked with VBA code
The following VBA code can help you quickly clear contents of a textbox when double-clicking on it. Please do as follows.
1. If a textbox has already existed in the worksheet, please turn on the Design Mode by clicking Developer > Design Mode. See screenshot:
Or you can also insert a textbox by clicking Developer > Insert > Text Box (ActiveX Control). See screenshot:
2. Right-click the textbox and click View Code from the context menu. See screenshot:
3. In the opening Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications window, please replace the original VBA code in the Code window with below VBA code.
VBA code: Clear contents of a textbox when double-clicking on it
Private Sub TextBox1_DblClick(ByVal Cancel As MSForms.ReturnBoolean)
If Not iGblInhibitTextBoxEvents Then
TextBox1.Value = ""
End If
End SubNote: In the code, TextBox1 is the name of the textbox you will clear contents from. Please change it to your own.
4. Press the Alt + Q keys to exit the Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications window.
5. Turn off the Design Mode.
From now on, when double-clicking a textbox, its contents will be cleared immediately.
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