XL2000: How to Temporarily Hide a UserForm

In versions of Microsoft Excel earlier than Excel 97, if you use the Hide method to hide a custom dialog box, Excel does not hide the dialog box until the macro that contains the Hide method is finished running.

In Excel 2000, if you use the Hide method to hide a UserForm, the UserForm is hidden immediately. You can redisplay the UserForm later by using the Show method in a macro. You can also use the Unload statement to hide a UserForm; however, if you do so, any settings in the UserForm are lost. Note that you may want to use the Unload statement if you want to reset the UserForm.

This article explains how to create a UserForm and contains a sample Visual Basic for Applications macro that temporarily hides the UserForm (using the Hide method and the Unload statement).

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How to Create a UserForm

1. Save and close any open workbooks, and then create a new workbook.
2. Start the Visual Basic Editor (press ALT+F11).
3. On the Insert menu, click UserForm.
   
   This step inserts UserForm1 into the project.
4. Add a command button control to the UserForm.
5. Change the properties of the command button to the following:

      Property   Value
      --------------------
      Caption    Hide Form
      Name       cmdHide
   					

6. Add another command button control to the UserForm.
7. Change the properties of the command button to the following:

      Property   Value
      ----------------------
      Caption    Unload Form
      Name       cmdUnload
   					

8. Add a text box control to the UserForm.

Sample Macro for Hiding the UserForm

1. Double-click the cmdHide command button on UserForm1.
2. Type the following code for the cmdHide Click event:

   Private Sub cmdHide_Click()
      UserForm1.Hide
   End Sub
   					

3. Type the following code for the cmdUnload Click event:

   Private Sub cmdUnload_Click()
      Unload UserForm1
   End Sub
   					

4. On the Insert menu, click Module.
5. Type or paste the following code into the module sheet:

   Sub Show_Form()
      UserForm1.Show   'Display the UserForm
      Do
         response = MsgBox("Do you want to redisplay the form?", _
            vbYesNo)
   
         If response = vbYes Then
   
            UserForm1.Show  'Redisplay the UserForm.
   
         End If
   
      Loop Until response = vbNo  'Do not redisplay the UserForm.
   
   End Sub
   					

6. Run the Show_Form macro.
7. Type text in the text box control.
8. Click Hide Form.
9. When you are prompted about whether to redisplay the UserForm, click Yes.
   
   The UserForm reappears, and the text in the text box is retained.
10. Click Unload Form.
11. When you are prompted about whether to redisplay the UserForm, click Yes.
    
    The UserForm reappears, but the text in the text box is not retained.
12. Click Unload Form.
13. When you are prompted about whether to redisplay the UserForm, click No.
    
    The UserForm is not redisplayed, and the macro ends.

For more information about hiding UserForms, in the Visual Basic Editor, click Microsoft Visual Basic Help on the Help menu, type hide method in the Office Assistant or the Answer Wizard, and then click Search to view the topic.

For more information about unloading UserForms, in the Visual Basic Editor, click Microsoft Visual Basic Help on the Help menu, type unload statement in the Office Assistant or the Answer Wizard, and then click Search to view the topic.