An alternative to using the Tab Order dialog is to select your controls one
at a time in the REVERSE order that you want them to be numbered in and set
the TabIndex property to 0 (ZERO) for EACH control that you select. The
second time you set a control's TabIndex to 0, the previous control whose
TabIndex was 0 will have it renumber to 1. The third time, the TabIndex 0
goes to TabIndex 1 and the prior control with TabIndex 1 gets bumped up to
TabIndex 2, and so on. That is why you pick the controls in the reverse
order that you want them numbered in.

--
Rick (MVP - Excel)


"Roger on Excel" wrote in message
...
[Excel 2003]

I have a userform with hundreds of textboxes on it

They are not in any particular Tab order and rearranging them is going to
be
a major undertaking to put them in a sensible order

Is there an easier way to change the Tab order without using the tiny
dialog
box in the VBA window?

Many Thanks,


Roger