Depending on where you got the control from, one of these
Worksheet_SelectionChange event code should do what you want...

For Forms Toolbar Drop Down Control
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Private Sub Worksheet_SelectionChange(ByVal Target As Range)
With ActiveSheet.Shapes("Drop Down 5")
.Top = Target.Top + Target.Cells.Height
.Left = Target.Left
End With
End Sub

For ActiveX ComboBox Control
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Private Sub Worksheet_SelectionChange(ByVal Target As Range)
With ActiveSheet.ComboBox1
.Top = Target.Top + Target.Cells.Height
.Left = Target.Left
End With
End Sub


Rick


"Atishoo" wrote in message
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does anyone know how to make a combo box position itself close to the
active
cell each time a cell is selected??
have tried a few ideas but they all seem to take forever to execute in VBA