activesheet.optionbuttons("opt_But2").value

if it is a forms button (will return 1 or -4146, xlon or xloff)

activesheet.oleobjects("opt_But1").object.value

for a control toolbox button, return True/False

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HTH

Bob Phillips

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"excel_stuck" <u23938@uwe wrote in message news:630750acfe46f@uwe...
I have a simple question, I think, for all you experts out there. I have
two
option buttons in a textbox in a spreadsheet. I want to know the state
(or
value) of each of the buttons at any given time. I cannot seem to find
the
correct property name for the button to extract the value. I can find out
their name, position, etc from the shapes list, but I need the actual
value.
The buttons are named opt_BUT1 and opt_BUT2. How can I determine the
value
of these buttons?