1. LECTURE 8
ListBoxes
Selecting items

2. SUMMARY
 ListBoxes and CheckBoxes
 Selecting items from a list
 Also select corresponding information
 Show selected items
ListBoxes with multiple columns

3. LISTBOX PROPERTIES
Displays a list of items
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Select ONE item
Select MULTI items
Each item has a position in the ListBox
 Count from the 0 position

4. ADD ITEMS TO A LISTBOX
.RowSource
.List
.AddItem

5. LISTBOX PROPERTIES: ADD A LIST
Items from a Named Range
If the named range is a column
 ListBox.RowSource = “RangeName”
 Where RangeName is the name of the range in Excel
List_CarBrands.RowSource = “CarBrands”

6. LISTBOX PROPERTIES: ADD A LIST
Items from a Named Range
If the named range is a row
 ListBox.List = Application.Transpose(Range(“RangeName”))
 Where RangeName is the name of the range in Excel
List_CarBrands.List =Application.Transpose(Range(“CarBrands”))

7. LISTBOX PROPERTIES: ADD A LIST
Items from an array
ListBox.List = NameOfArray
List_CarBrands.List = carBrands
 Where carBrands() is an array containing the names of the
brands of cars
 carBrands() has been declared and assigned the correct size and
dimension. I have assigned the names from excel to the
corresponding element of the array using a For loop.

8. LISTBOX PROPERTIES: ADD ITEMS
Items one at a time
ListBox.AddItem ListItem
 Where ListItem is the item you want to add to the list
 There is NO =
 If ListItem is text it needs to be in “ ”
List_CarBrands.AddItem “BMW”
You can use a With statement just like we did for
ComboBoxes.
With List_CarBrands
.AddItem “BMW”
.AddItem “Fiat”
End With
You can use ranges
instead of text

9. CLEAR THE LIST
.Clear

10. LISTBOX PROPERTIES: CLEAR LIST
Clear entire list
ListBox.Clear
If you are showing what the user has selected in a
second ListBox, you may need to clear it if they
change their selection

11. ListBox.RowSource
Add a named range (column)
ListBox.List
Add a named range (row)
Add items from an array
ListBox.AddItem
Add items one by one
ListBox.Clear
Clear all items in the ListBox
QUICK
SUMMARY
L i s t B ox
p ro p e r t i e s fo r
adding and
c l e a r i n g i te m s
f ro m a L i s t B ox

12. EXERCISE 1. ADD ITEMS TO A LIST
Download Lecture 8 Student Example.xlsm
Open Userform1
Use one of the methods just shown to add the car
brands to List_CarBrands.

13. GET INFO ABOUT WHAT IS
IN THE LISTBOX
(AND USER SELECTIONS)
.ListCount
.Value
.ListIndex
.List(i)
.Selected(i)

14. LISTBOX PROPERTIES: COUNT ITEMS
Count number of list items
ListBox.ListCount
 Returns the number of items shown in the ListBox
Dim numCars as Integer
numCars = List_CarBrands.ListCount
 What is the value of numCars?
For i = 1 to List_CarBrands.ListCount
…
Next i
 How many times will this loop run?

15. LISTBOX PROPERTIES: WHAT’S SELECTED?
What item was selected?
ListBox.Value
 Returns the item that is selected in the list
 ONLY works for Single Select ListBoxes NOT Multi Select
MsgBox (List_CarBrands.Value)
 What will be shown in the message box?
Range(“SelectedCar”).Value = List_CarBrands.Value
 What will be outputted to the above named range?

16. LISTBOX PROPERTIES: WHAT’S SELECTED?
The position of selected item
ListBox.ListIndex
 Returns the position of the item that is selected in the list
 Will only return a number
 ONLY works for Single Select ListBoxes NOT Multi Select
 Counts from 0.
MsgBox (List_CarBrands.ListIndex)
 What will be shown in the message box?

17. LISTBOX PROPERTIES: GET ITEMS FROM LIST
What is the ith list item?
ListBox.List(i)
 Returns the i th item from the list
 Works for Single Select and Multi Select
 Counts from 0
 We cannot use it to add items to a list
 E.g., ListBox.List(i) = …
MsgBox (List_CarBrands.List(2))
 What will be shown in the message box?

18. LISTBOX PROPERTIES: WHAT’S SELECTED?
What item(s) were selected?
ListBox.Selected(i) is True or False
 = True if item is selected
 = False if item is not selected
 Where i is a number or variable
 i represents a position in the ListBox
 Counts from 0
i=0
i=1
i=2
i=3
i=4
i=5
i=6
i=7
Use .Selected(i) to:
 Test whether an item in the list has been selected from
Multi-select ListBox (use .ListIndex or .Value for single select)
 Test whether ListBox.Selected(i) is TRUE or FALSE using an Ifstatement or Select Case (you’ll need a For-loop too)

19. EXERCISE 2. TEST WHAT IS SELECTED
Open UserForm1
When the command button is clicked
 Loop through each item in the ListBox (use .ListCount)
 Inside the loop, test if the i th item has been selected
 If it has been selected, then show the selection in a
message box.
i=1
i=4
i=5
i=7

20. ListBox.ListCount
Count the number of list items
ListBox.Value
Return the selected item
ListBox.ListIndex
Return the position of selected item
ListBox.List(i)
Return the i th list item
ListBox.Selected(i)
TRUE if the i th item is selected
FALSE if the i th item is not selected
QUICK
SUMMARY
L i s t B ox
p ro p e r t i e s fo r
g ett i n g i nfo
a b o u t l i s t i te m s
and user
selections

21. SELECT LIST ITEMS
WITHIN YOUR CODE
.Selected(i)

22. LISTBOX PROPERTIES: MAKE SELECTIONS
Select or unselect list items
ListBox.Selected(i) is True or False
 = True if item is selected
 = False if item is not selected
 Where i is a number or variable
 i represents a position in the ListBox
 Counts from 0
Use .Selected(i) to:
 Select an item in the list from within the code
 Deselect an item in the list from within the code
i=0
i=1
i=2
i=3
i=4
i=5
i=6
i=7

23. EXAMPLE. SELECT ITEMS IN A LIST
 Write code to select Mercedes from the listbox:
 Mercedes is 4 th , but counting from 0 it is 3 rd .
List_CarBrands.Selected(3) = True

24. EXAMPLE. SELECT ITEMS IN A LIST
Write code to select Fiat, Mercedes and Porche:
List_CarBrands.Selected(1) = True
List_CarBrands.Selected(3) = True
List_CarBrands.Selected(5) = True
Make sure List_CarBrands
is MultiSelect

25. EXERCISE 3. SELECT ITEMS IN A LIST
Open Userform2. Add car brands to the ListBox.
A checkbox can have a value of TRUE or FALSE
 checkbox1.value = True (means it’s checked)
 checkbox1.value = False (means it’s not checked)
In the procedure for clicking the check box:
 Write code to check if the value of the checkbox is true
 If it is true (so it’s checked) then select all items in the ListBox
Make sure List_CarBrands
is MultiSelect

26. EXERCISE 4. UNSELECT ITEMS IN A LIST
Open Userform2
Amend your code from Exercise 2
 If the checkbox is de-selected (i.e., the value is not true)
then unselect every item in the list.

27. LISTBOX PROPERTIES
What’s the difference between…
 ListBox.Value,
 ListBox.List(),
 ListBox.ListIndex and
 ListBox.Selected()?
These 2 only work for
single select ListBoxes
ListBox.Selected() is equal to TRUE or FALSE only.
ListBox.ListIndex is equal to the numbered
position of the selected item.
ListBox.Value is equal to the value of the selected
item.
ListBox.List() is equal to the value of the i th item.
That item may or may not have been selected.

28. LISTBOXES
Multi-column

29. MULTI-COLUMN LISTBOXES
Change the ColumnCount property to the number
of columns you want
Use .RowSource to add a named range

30. MULTI-COLUMN LISTBOXES
The number of columns

31. MULTI-COLUMN LISTBOXES
Do you want column
headings?
True = Yes, False = No

32. COLUMNHEADINGS = TRUE
Takes the row ABOVE your range as the headings

33. MULTI-COLUMN LISTBOXES
Adjust width of columns
Separate with ;

34. EXERCISE 5. MULTI-COLUMN LISTBOX
Insert a new userform.
Insert a large ListBox big enough to show all car
brands and prices.
 Make the ListBox multi-column.
 Name a range containing all prices as wells as row labels.
 Show this named range in your ListBox.

35. LEARNING OUTCOMES
You are ready to move on when…
 LO32: You can add items one by one or as a list to a
ListBox.
 LO33: You can determine which ListBox property should be
used to get information about the ListBox and user
selections.
 LO34: You can create a multi-column ListBox using a named
range in Excel.

36. THE END