I'm using a UserForm spawned by Excel that modifies a PowerPoint presentation (it's a roundabout way to avoid needing a macro-enabled spreadsheet). The form works just fine, but every time I focus to it the Excel application takes focus (since Excel is the parent window).
Is there any way to stop this from happening? I'd like to prevent Excel from taking focus when the UserForm is used.
Would something like this work? This will hide/make invisible the parent Excel Application while the UserForm is displayed. Or at least get you started:
Example subroutine that "Shows" the userform:
Sub Test()
Dim ppt As Object
Dim xl As Object
Set ppt = GetObject(, "PowerPoint.Application")
Application.Visible = False
UserForm1.Show vbModeless
End Sub
Use this in the form's Terminate event:
Private Sub UserForm_Terminate()
'Ensures the Excel Application is visible after the form closes
Application.Visible = True
End Sub
You could add a button/etc on the form, if you want to allow the user to unhide the Excel Application
Private Sub CommandButton1_Click()
'Displays the Excel Application:
Application.Visible = True
End Sub
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I created a simple userform for testing, but one issue comes up and i have no idea how to resolve it.
This is the case:
When I open .xlsm file for the first time and close the userform and workbook, this closes both of them.
But when I continue to click the .xlsm file again, close the userform and the workbook, it (the userform) pops up again.
It seems the workbook doesn't close.
Then i need to close the userform again to close this workbook.
I would like help to understand why the userform comes up again?
The userform only has one listbox controls.
The following code is in a module:
Private Sub Auto_Open()
UserForm1.Show
MsgBox "Close2"
ThisWorkbook.Close
End Sub
The userform contains the following code:
Private Sub UserForm_Initialize()
Application.Visible = False
End Sub
Private Sub UserForm_QueryClose(Cancel As Integer, CloseMode As Integer)
MsgBox "Close1"
End Sub
You could try to put this into the workbook code section as followed.
And not put it in a separate module.
Private Sub Workbook_Open()
Application.Visible = False
userform1.Show
MsgBox "Close2"
ThisWorkbook.Close
End Sub
you can remove the code for the user form initialize.
The thing is as its hidden you might open it twice cause you do cause it does not respond directly.
I have an Excel file with some macros and userforms.
I don't want the users to have access to the file itself without a password. They should only be able to see the userform and input data through the userform.
This is the code I have at the moment.
Private Sub Workbook_Open()
Dim ws As Worksheet
For Each ws In Worksheets
ws.Protect "Password", UserInterfaceOnly:=True 'True allows code to change data.
Next ws
Application.WindowState = xlMinimized
UserForm4.Show vbModeless
End Sub
Whenever we need to use another program or application, it minimizes Excel, but when try to use Excel again, the window is maximized.
Is it possible to keep Excel minimized at all times?
Instead of minimizing you could hide the application.
Application.Visible = False
UserForm4.Show vbModeless
In this way you will only see the userform but you have to make sure you reset this setting when you leave the userform.
We have a userform that pops-up and remains on top of all applications.
Since users are always working on multiple workbooks and applications, I want a button on the userform. On clicking this button the users should be returned to the workbook from where the userform is activated.
Let's say the userform is activated from Book1. On clicking the button, users should be returned to book1.
I'm just an excel beginner. Any help will be appreciated
Something like this should work in the code for the userform:
Public wbSource As Workbook
Private Sub CommandButton1_Click()
wbSource.Activate
End Sub
Private Sub UserForm_Initialize()
Set wbSource = ThisWorkbook
End Sub
I kept a userform control button in my worksheet to fire up a macro, which in turn shows a user form, In the form I wish to display the opened files in checkboxes(using the Workbooks collection).I wish to run a macro that performs action for the user selected files only.
So for the button in my worksheet, I have assigned the following macro
Private Sub Button2_Click()
Load MyForm
MyForm.Show
End Sub
At first I kept the below code in the module where my macro sub is there.Since it's not working, I right clicked on user form and selected view code and kept the below code there.But still it's showing the same static designed user form, not the dynamic.I kept breakpoint at both load Myform and MYform.Show() and I stepped through code.It never went into intialize or activate method at all.
Private Sub MyForm_Activate()
'for checking the whether this method is called or not I am trying to change caption
MyForm.LabelSelectFile.Caption = "dhfdfldkfldzjf;zdfkz;d"
Dim mymyWorkBook As Workbook
For Each mymyWorkBook In Workbooks
'code for creating checkbox based on the file name displayed by the workbook collection
Next mymyWorkBook
End Sub
I can't understand why that event is not getting triggered.Please help me to overcome this.Thanks in advance
Even though the name of the form is MyForm, you still need to use userform.
'~~> in your worksheet
Private Sub Button2_Click()
MyForm.Show
End Sub
'~~> In the userform code area
Private Sub UserForm_Initialize()
'~~> Your code here
End Sub
or
Private Sub UserForm_Activate()
End Sub
The best is to always select the event from the drop down, rather than typing it
I'm trying to write a vba macro that can be called in edit-mode in PowerPoint 2007-2010.
I can easily add a Command Button to a presentation. However, this button can only be clicked to trigger the vba macro while in slideshow mode.
However, what I would like to do is have this button trigger the associated vba macro while in edit mode. Clicking on it in edit mode allows me to change its size etc, but it doesn't call the macro.
In Excel on the other hand, I get exactly the expected behaviour when I insert a button -> clicking on it calls the vba action.
So how can I create a button (or other element that acts the same way) that calls a vba macro during edit view in PowerPoint. The only way I can think of is using a ribbon action, however this is unpractical in this case, because the macro will modify a shape that is associated with the button and there might be several of these shapes per slide that should each have their own button.
The only way I can think of is using a ribbon action, however this is unpractical in this case, because the macro will modify a shape that is associated with the button and there might be several of these shapes per slide that should each have their own button.
Depending on what you're trying to do, a ribbon button that launches a macro might be quite practical. The macro could operate on the current selection (and test the current selection to ensure that it's something appropriate).
With ActiveWindow.Selection.ShapeRange
' operate on the currently selected shapes
End with
just answer it a some where else also
it is possible to do so all you need is download this file
http://www.officeoneonline.com/eventgen/EventGen20.zip
install it
create a class module
paste this code
Option Explicit
Public WithEvents PPTEvent As Application
Private Sub Class_Initialize()
End Sub
Private Sub PPTEvent_WindowSelectionChange(ByVal Sel As Selection)
If Sel.Type = ppSelectionShapes Then
If Sel.ShapeRange.HasTextFrame Then
If Sel.ShapeRange.TextFrame.HasText Then
If Trim(Sel.ShapeRange.TextFrame.TextRange.Text) = "Text inside your shape" Then
Sel.Unselect
yoursub
End If
End If
End If
End If
End Sub
insert a new module
paste this code
Dim cPPTObject As New Class1
Dim TrapFlag As Boolean
Sub TrapEvents()
If TrapFlag = True Then
MsgBox "Already Working"
Exit Sub
End If
Set cPPTObject.PPTEvent = Application
TrapFlag = True
End Sub
Sub ReleaseTrap()
If TrapFlag = True Then
Set cPPTObject.PPTEvent = Nothing
Set cPPTObject = Nothing
TrapFlag = False
End If
End Sub
Sub yoursub()
MsgBox "Your Sub is working"
End Sub
Now run TrapEvents and whenver you will click shape with that text in it your sub will run
Credits to the person who wrote this http://www.officeoneonline.com/eventgen/eventgen.html