XL97: Min Can Exceed Max on ScrollBar or SpinButton Control

• Microsoft Excel 97 for Windows

SYMPTOMS

You can set the Min property to a value that is greater than the value for the Max property for the ScrollBar and SpinButton ActiveX controls.

STATUS

This behavior is by design of Microsoft Excel 97.

MORE INFORMATION

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When you set the Min property to a value that is greater than the value for the Max property, the default behavior of the control is reversed. When this behavior occurs, clicking the arrow that points upward on a SpinButton control decreases the value of the SpinButton instead of increasing the value. The following example illustrates the behavior:

1. Close and save any open workbooks, and then create a new workbook.

2. Start the Visual Basic Editor (press ALT+F11).

3. If the Properties Window is not visible, click Properties on the View menu (or press F4).

4. On the Insert menu, click UserForm.

5. Draw a Label control on the UserForm.

6. Draw a SpinButton control on the UserForm.

7. Activate the Properties window (press F4).

8. Change the following properties for the SpinButton control to the following values.

          Property      Value
          ---------------------------------------
          Orientation   0 - fmOrientationVertical
          Min           100
          Max           50
          Value         75
   
   

9. Double-click the SpinButton to display the Code window for the UserForm.

10. In the module, type the following code for the SpinButton1 Change event:

    Private Sub SpinButton1_Change()

               'Set the Caption of the label to the value of the SpinButton.
               Label1.Caption = SpinButton1.Value
       
           End Sub
    
    

11. Run the UserForm.

1. Close the UserForm.

REFERENCES

For more information about SpinButtons, click the Office Assistant, type "spinbutton", click Search, and then click to view "SpinButton Control".

For more information about Scrollbar Controls, click the Office Assistant, type "scrollbar", click Search, and then click to view "ScrollBar Control".

For more information about adding ActiveX Controls to a Worksheet, click the Office Assistant, type "toolbox", click Search, and then click to view "About buttons, check boxes, or other controls to a worksheet".

NOTE: If the Assistant is hidden, click the Office Assistant button on the Standard toolbar. If Microsoft Excel Help is not installed on your computer, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   ARTICLE-ID: Q120802
   TITLE     : Office: How to Add/Remove a Single Office
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