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How to format numbers in a textbox as currency in Excel?

Author Siluvia Last modified

Normally, Excel does not provide a built-in function to change the text format in an ActiveX TextBox. However, if you need to format numbers entered into the TextBox as currency for specific purposes, you can achieve this using a simple VBA method. This article provides step-by-step instructions to guide you through the process.

Format numbers in a textbox as currency with VBA code

Format a textbox as currency with VBA code

The below VBA code can help you easily format numbers in the textbox as currency in Excel. Please do as follows.

1. Click Developer > Insert > Text Box (ActiveX Control) to insert a textbox into worksheet. See screenshot:

A screenshot showing the insertion of an ActiveX TextBox in Excel

2. Right-click the textbox, then click View Code from the right-clicking menu.

A screenshot showing the option to view VBA code for a textbox in Excel

3. In the opening Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications window, please replace the original code in the Code window with below VBA code.

VBA code: format textbox as currency in Excel

Private Sub TextBox1_Change()
    TextBox1.Value = Format(TextBox1.Value, "$###,##")
End Sub

Note: In the code, TextBox1 is the name of the textbox you will format numbers inside as currency. Replace it with the name of your textbox.

4. Press the Alt + Q keys simultaneously to close the Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications window.

5. Turn off the Design Mode.

From now on, when entering a number into the textbox, it will automatically be formatted as currency, as shown in the screenshot below.

A screenshot showing a number formatted as currency in an Excel textbox

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