How to populate a combo box with specified data on Workbook open?
Normally, you can fill a combo box (ActiveX Control) with a certain range of cell data by entering the cell references into the ListFillRange field of the combo box properties. If you want to populate a combo box with specified data directly without manually specifying its properties, the method in this article can help you.
Populate a combo box with specified data with VBA code
Populate a combo box with specified data with VBA code
This method can help you populate a combo box with specified data directly on workbook open. Please do as follows.
1. Press the Alt + F11 keys simultaneously to open the Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications window.
2. In the Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications window, double-click ThisWorkbook in the left pane to open the ThisWorkbook code editor. And then copy below VBA code into it. See screenshot:
VBA code: populate a combo box with specified data on workbook open
Private Sub Workbook_Open()
'Updated by Extendoffice 2018/1/30
With Sheet1.ComboBox1
.Clear
.AddItem "Select a Fruit"
.AddItem "Apple"
.AddItem "Banana"
.AddItem "Peach"
.AddItem "Pineapple"
.AddItem "Watermelon"
.Text = .List(0)
End With
End Sub
Notes:
3. Save the workbook as Excel Macro-Enabled Workbook format and close it.
4. Reopen the workbook, you will see the combo box has been populated with specified data as below screenshot:
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