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Re: Embed drawing toolbar textbox or word doc in sheet, how to refer to it?

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> I need to generate a report that will work in Excel 2000 and later,  
> I'd like to embed a rich textbox control (with scrollbars), or a Word 
> document if that isn't possible, where I can write the report and 
> format it.
>
> I can embed a textbox control from the drawing toolbar or a word 
> document control in a worksheet, but I don't know how to refer to 
> either one of them to write text and format it inside them, where can 
> I find the name of the control so I can see the properties and work 
> with it?

Most controls include a properties dialog and/or userguide (hlp file) i 
addition to what lists in the Properties window.
>
> Also is there a way to get scrollbars to show on the rich textbox 
> control? I read that there was not.

Set the Scrollbars property to suit...

  0 = rtfNone
  1 = rtfHorizontal
  2 = rtfVertical
  3 = rtfBoth
>
> And is there any advantage to doing this stuff in a form vs embedding 
> the control in a worksheet? The reports have to be both saved and 
> printed. It seems like that should be possible from the worksheet 
> just as easily as doing it with a form. I avoid Excel forms because 
> they seem clunky to work with after being spoiled working with VB6.

Only VB6 thing I miss is the ability to use control arrays. One 
advantage I like is that chk/opt controls can be grouped outside of (or 
without) a container via their GroupName property.

FWIW
It's a bit of a chore getting userforms to display min/max controls and 
make them resizeable, but still doable nevertheless. (Once done, the 
form is reusable thereafter via 'Import...'!)

Making inter-dependant dropdowns via formulas on a worksheet is easier 
than doing same on a form which requires having to code. Worksheet 
dropdowns have data validation; userform dropdowns require code for 
this.

Cells can be disguised to look/feel/act like btn/chk/opt controls quite 
easily so they scroll/position properly when rows/cols visibility is 
toggled. Event code handles this quite easily! Adjacent cell content 
can auto-change via formulas depending on chk/opt cell choices.

Worksheet forms can be as interactive as you want, and are much easier 
to scroll/use than a long userform! Using 'helper' cols/rows outside 
the form area is a big bonus as these can be hidden at runtime. You can 
also toggle display of col/row headers and gridlines so your worksheet 
doesn't look like a worksheet.

HTH

-- 
Garry

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Embed drawing toolbar textbox or word doc in sheet, how to refer to it? Mike S <mscir@yahoo.com> - 2016-04-15 16:40 -0700
  Re: Embed drawing toolbar textbox or word doc in sheet, how to refer to it? GS <gs@v.invalid> - 2016-04-15 21:07 -0400
    Re: Embed drawing toolbar textbox or word doc in sheet, how to refer to it? Mike S <mscir@yahoo.com> - 2016-04-15 22:37 -0700
      Re: Embed drawing toolbar textbox or word doc in sheet, how to refer to it? GS <gs@v.invalid> - 2016-04-16 02:01 -0400
        Re: Embed drawing toolbar textbox or word doc in sheet, how to refer to it? Mike S <mscir@yahoo.com> - 2016-04-15 23:39 -0700
          Re: Embed drawing toolbar textbox or word doc in sheet, how to refer to it? GS <gs@v.invalid> - 2016-04-16 06:34 -0400
  Re: Embed drawing toolbar textbox or word doc in sheet, how to refer to it? GS <gs@v.invalid> - 2016-04-16 07:21 -0400
    Re: Embed drawing toolbar textbox or word doc in sheet, how to refer to it? Mike S <mscir@yahoo.com> - 2016-04-16 22:14 -0700

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