XL2000: How to Create a Group of Mutually Exclusive ToggleButton Controls

This article provides an example of how to create a group of mutually exclusive ToggleButton controls on a UserForm.

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1. Close and save any open workbooks, and then open a new workbook.
2. Start the Visual Basic Editor (press ALT+F11). On the Insert menu, click Module.
3. In the module, type the following code:

   
   'Variable to hold name of ToggleButton that was clicked.
   Public Clicked As String
   
   Sub ExclusiveToggleButtons()
   
      Dim Toggle As Control
   
      'Loop through all of the ToggleButtons on Frame1
      For Each Toggle In UserForm1.Frame1.Controls
   
         'If Name of ToggleButton matches name of ToggleButton
         'that was clicked...
         If Toggle.Name = clicked Then
            '...select the button
             Toggle.Value = True
          Else
            '...deselect the button
            Toggle.Value = False
          End If
       Next
   End Sub
   					

4. On the Insert menu, click UserForm.
5. Draw a Frame control on the UserForm.
6. Draw three ToggleButton controls on the Frame control.
7. Double-click one of the ToggleButton controls to display the Code window for the UserForm.
8. In the module, type the following code:

   Private Sub ToggleButton1_MouseUp(ByVal Button As Integer, _
          ByVal Shift As Integer, ByVal X As Single, ByVal Y As Single)
       Clicked = ToggleButton1.Name
       Application.OnTime Now, "ExclusiveToggleButtons"
   End Sub
   
   Private Sub ToggleButton2_MouseUp(ByVal Button As Integer, _
          ByVal Shift As Integer, ByVal X As Single, ByVal Y As Single)
       Clicked = ToggleButton2.Name
       Application.OnTime Now, "ExclusiveToggleButtons"
   End Sub
   
   Private Sub ToggleButton3_MouseUp(ByVal Button As Integer, _
           ByVal Shift As Integer, ByVal X As Single, ByVal Y As Single)
       Clicked = ToggleButton3.Name
       Application.OnTime Now, "ExclusiveToggleButtons"
   End Sub
   					

9. Run the UserForm.

When you click one of the ToggleButton controls, the ExclusiveToggleButtons procedure sets the value of the other buttons to false. Only one of the ToggleButtons can be selected at a time.

For more information about using the ToggleButton control, in the Visual Basic Editor, click Microsoft Visual Basic Help on the Help menu, type togglebutton control in the Office Assistant or the Answer Wizard, and then click Search to view the topic.

For more information about using the Frame control, in the Visual Basic Editor, click Microsoft Visual Basic Help on the Help menu, type frame control in the Office Assistant or the Answer Wizard, and then click Search to view the topic.

For more information about using the MouseUp event, in the Visual Basic Editor, click Microsoft Visual Basic Help on the Help menu, type mouseup event in the Office Assistant or the Answer Wizard, and then click Search to view the topic.