An approach to consider, it sounds like you are using each list separately
to fill the combo box. ?

Why not use both together setting the number of columns (ColumnCount) to 2,
you can control which column is displayed by setting the ColumnWidth either
as 0,100 or 100,0 this will show either column. (choose an appropriate value
for the column to be displayed, anything 0 will show the column).

Your option button would change the value of the ColumnWidth property, hence
change from column A to column B. you might find two buttons one to select
column A (Text) and obe for column B (Acronym) is the easiest way of setting
the combobox to show what you want in the list.

Set Combobox1.RowSource to equal the range of both columns A and B
containing the data list
eg RowSource = Sheet1!A1:B4

' show column A
Private Sub CommandButton1_Click()
ComboBox1.ColumnWidths = "100,0"
End Sub

' show column B
Private Sub CommandButton2_Click()
ComboBox1.ColumnWidths = "0,100"
End Sub

Your selection shown in the combobox will change as the columns are switched

I think this will solve both your questions?

Cheers
Nigel



"Kevin" ! wrote in message
...
This is a 2 part question.
1. I create 2 lists, List1 on column A and List2 in column B. List1 and
List2 are linked to a Forms ComboBox and can be switch from one list to
the
other via 2 OptionButton. List1 is the narrative of a job and List2 is the
acronym/code for the narrative. What I do is look at the narrative and
then
click on one of OptionButtons to switch to the acronym and click on it to
trigger a macro to paste that/ code to a preselected cell. This works
fine,
but I would like to change it to something more stream line, like I see
the
Narrative(from List1) on the combobox and when I click/choose one of the
values it narrative it writes the code. ie; I select the value
"Photograph
difficult matter" and it writes PDM on a selected cell. I had some
ideas(Vlookup) but I was not able to make it work Any guidance will be
appreciated

2.When I created the Forms combobox and the I change form List1 to Liist2
via clicking on OptionButtons the combobox will automatically refresh to
the
respective cell, meaning the value of A2 would change to the value of B2
by
switching Option Boxes. The question is, when I create a Control Combobox
It
Will not refresh automatically, is there something I can do to
autorefresh.

Thank you very much for your help

Kevin






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