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How to make Command Button name dynamic in Excel?

Author Siluvia Last modified

This article is talking about making the name of a Command button changed dynamically with a specified cell value changes. For example, when value in cell A1 has been changed to “test”, the name of a certain Command button will be changed to “test” automatically.

Make Command Button name dynamic with cell value by VBA code

Make Command Button name dynamic with cell value by VBA code

The following VBA code can help you make the name of a command button dynamic with a specified cell value in a worksheet. Please do as follows.

1. Click Developer > Insert > Command Button (ActiveX Control) to insert a command button into the worksheet. See screenshot:

Developer > Insert > Command Button

2. After inserting the command button, right click the sheet tab and click View Code from the right-clicking menu as below screenshot shown:

ight click the sheet tab and click View Code

3. In the opening Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications window, please copy and paste below VBA code into the window.

VBA code: Make Command Button name dynamic with cell value

Dim xStr As String
Private Sub Worksheet_Change(ByVal Target As Range)
    Dim xShapeRg As ShapeRange
    On Error Resume Next
    If Not Application.Intersect(Target, Range("A1")) Is Nothing Then
        Me.CommandButton1.Caption = Target.Text
        Set xShapeRg = ActiveSheet.Shapes.Range(xStr)
        If xShapeRg Is Nothing Then Set xShapeRg = ActiveSheet.Shapes.Range("CommandButton1")
        Application.EnableEvents = False
        xShapeRg.Select
        Application.EnableEvents = True
        Selection.Name = Target.Text
    End If
End Sub
Private Sub Worksheet_SelectionChange(ByVal Target As Range)
    If (Not Intersect(Target, Range("A1")) Is Nothing) And Target.Text <> "" Then
        xStr = Target.Text
    End If
End Sub

Note: in the code, CommandButton1 is the name of the button you want to make its name dynamic, and A1 is the cell which you will reference the value to the button name automatically.

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

5. Turn off the Design Mode by clicking Developer > Design Mode.

From now on, the name of the Command Button will be changed dynamically with the specified cell value in your worksheet.

As below screenshot shown, when the value of cell A1 has been changed, the name of the command button will be changed to the same value automatically.

when the value of cell A1 is changed, the name of the command button will be changed to the same value

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