I have done a similar thing, BUT I would suggest instead of changing the
color of the button, Put a date-time stamp next to it.

This command will put a time stamp with User ID (UID as determined by the
initials in the excel options box) next to button 'cmdFlowFormulasDown')

a color can be good, but I think actually showing the last date and time a
button was clicked removes ANY guesswork.

** on buttons from the forms toolbar, you can only change the font color of
the button
** on buttons from the VB toolbar, you can change the color of the button as
well, but they are trickier to work with.


ThisWorkbook.Worksheets("Buttons").Buttons("cmdFlo wFormulasDown").BottomRightCell.Cells(0,
2).Value = Format(Now(), "mmm d, yyyy - hh:mm ") & Application.UserName




"Murph" wrote:

can you insert command buttons into an excel sheet? if so, can you make them
change colors after they have been clicked?

I think you can use autoshapes as buttons in excel but I'm not sure you have
as much control with them, as in changing colors and such.

I want to link a macro to a button. Once that button is pushed I want it to
change colors so the user knows they have already clicked it once.