I have run across this; how to get at that text is pretty obscure from the
documentation and object browser! Here is the solution:
Sheet2.Shapes("Text Box 1").OLEFormat.Object.Text=""
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- K Dales


"john tempest" wrote:

i am trying to write some code to clear a text box .the text box is from the
drawing toolbar. i have trid the following but to no avail:
Private Sub CommandButton3_Click()
With Sheet2.Shapes("Text Box 1").TextFrame
.Characters(.Characters.Count + 1).ClearContents
End With
End Sub
any suggestions
regards john