How to enable or disable button based on cell value in Excel?

This article, I will talk about some methods to enable or disable button based on cell value in Excel worksheet.

Enable or disable two buttons based on two column data with VBA code

Enable or disable a button based on two cell values with VBA code

Enable or disable two buttons based on two column data with VBA code

For example, I have two command buttons in a worksheet, if Column A has data, the button1 is enable, and button 2 is disable; if Column C contains data, the button 2 is enable, and button 1 is disable. To solve this task, the following VBA code may help you.

1. Right click the sheet that contain the buttons, and then choose View Code from the context menu, see screenshot:

2. In the Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications window, please copy and paste the below code into the blank module:

VBA code: Enable or disable two buttons based on two columns:

Private Sub Worksheet_Change(ByVal Target As Range)
    CommandButton1.Enabled = False
    CommandButton2.Enabled = False
    If Application.WorksheetFunction.CountA(Range("C:C")) > 0 Then
        CommandButton2.Enabled = True
    End If
    If Application.WorksheetFunction.CountA(Range("A:A")) > 0 Then
        CommandButton1.Enabled = True
    End If
End Sub

Note: In the above code, CommandButton1 and CommandButton2 are the buttons names, A:A and C:C are the two columns that you use to enable or disable two buttons, please change them to your need.

3. Then save and close the code window, now, you will get the following result as you need:

(1.) If type data in Column A, the button 1 is enabled and button 2 is disabled, see screenshot:

(2.) If type data in Column C, the button 2 is enabled and button 1 is disabled, see screenshot:

(3.) Both Column A and Column C have data, two buttons are all enabled, see screenshot:

(4.) Two buttons are all disabled if there is no data in Column A and Column C, see screenshot:

Enable or disable a button based on two cell values with VBA code

If you want to enable or disable a command button based on two cell values, such as, when value in A1 is greater than value in B1, the button is enable, else, the button is disable. The following VBA code also can do you a favor.

1. Right click the sheet that contain the button, and then choose View Code from the context menu, in the Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications window, please copy and paste the below code into the blank module, see screenshot:

VBA code: Enable or disable a button based on two cell values:

Private Sub Worksheet_Change(ByVal Target As Range)
    Dim TargetAdd As String
    Dim xTemp As Double
    On Error GoTo ExitSub
    TargetAdd = Target.Address
    CommandButton1.Enabled = False
    If (TargetAdd = Range("A1").Address) Or (TargetAdd = Range("B1").Address) Then
        If Range("A1") > Range("B1") Then
            CommandButton1.Enabled = True
        End If
    End If
ExitSub:
End Sub

Note: In the above code, A1 and B1 are the cell values that you use, CommanButton1 is the button name, change them to your own.

2. Then save and close the code window, now, if the cell value in A1 is greater than B1, the button is enabled, else, if the cell value in A1 is less than B1, the button is disabled, see screenshot: