I would like to put a statement in the intialization code (Private Sub
UserForm_Initialize()) of a UserForm to bring a certain textbox (or
any control) into focus. Something like

TextBox1.hasfocus = True

Is there a way to do this?

When I start to write such a statement in the VBA editor, I dont' find
anything dealing with focus in the list of properties and methods that
appears as context-sensitive help (sort of like a tool-tip)

When the Userform is "showning," the main menu of the Excel workbook
is grayed out, so I don't seem to be able to start the process of
recording a macro to see what the above code might be. Is there any
way to start a macro recording while the UserForm is "showing"? There
is no keyboard shortcut for starting "Record New Macro" on the main
Excel Menus, although I could go into keyboard customization and
assign one.

Thanks for any help.

Fred Holmes

Fred,

Try SetFocus, or even give that control a TabIndex of 1 in the form design
mode.

--

HTH

RP
(remove nothere from the email address if mailing direct)


"Fred Holmes" wrote in message
...
I would like to put a statement in the intialization code (Private Sub
UserForm_Initialize()) of a UserForm to bring a certain textbox (or
any control) into focus. Something like

TextBox1.hasfocus = True

Is there a way to do this?

When I start to write such a statement in the VBA editor, I dont' find
anything dealing with focus in the list of properties and methods that
appears as context-sensitive help (sort of like a tool-tip)

When the Userform is "showning," the main menu of the Excel workbook
is grayed out, so I don't seem to be able to start the process of
recording a macro to see what the above code might be. Is there any
way to start a macro recording while the UserForm is "showing"? There
is no keyboard shortcut for starting "Record New Macro" on the main
Excel Menus, although I could go into keyboard customization and
assign one.

Thanks for any help.

Fred Holmes

SetFocus works, but why doesn't it show up in the "help" list of
properties and methods? Surely someone at MS has done a basic
completeness check?????

Thanks,

Fred Holmes

On Mon, 20 Dec 2004 17:08:10 -0000, "Bob Phillips"
wrote:

Fred,

Try SetFocus, or even give that control a TabIndex of 1 in the form design
mode.

--

HTH

RP
(remove nothere from the email address if mailing direct)


"Fred Holmes" wrote in message
.. .
I would like to put a statement in the intialization code (Private Sub
UserForm_Initialize()) of a UserForm to bring a certain textbox (or
any control) into focus. Something like

TextBox1.hasfocus = True

Is there a way to do this?

When I start to write such a statement in the VBA editor, I dont' find
anything dealing with focus in the list of properties and methods that
appears as context-sensitive help (sort of like a tool-tip)

When the Userform is "showning," the main menu of the Excel workbook
is grayed out, so I don't seem to be able to start the process of
recording a macro to see what the above code might be. Is there any
way to start a macro recording while the UserForm is "showing"? There
is no keyboard shortcut for starting "Record New Macro" on the main
Excel Menus, although I could go into keyboard customization and
assign one.

Thanks for any help.

Fred Holmes

Fred,

I am not sure by what you mean. I see SetFocus in the intelli-sense for a
textbox, and if you look up Setfocus in VBA help, it applies to a Textbox.

Where do you expect to see it?

--

HTH

RP
(remove nothere from the email address if mailing direct)


"Fred Holmes" wrote in message
...
SetFocus works, but why doesn't it show up in the "help" list of
properties and methods? Surely someone at MS has done a basic
completeness check?????

Thanks,

Fred Holmes

On Mon, 20 Dec 2004 17:08:10 -0000, "Bob Phillips"
wrote:

Fred,

Try SetFocus, or even give that control a TabIndex of 1 in the form
design
mode.

--

HTH

RP
(remove nothere from the email address if mailing direct)


"Fred Holmes" wrote in message
.. .
I would like to put a statement in the intialization code (Private Sub
UserForm_Initialize()) of a UserForm to bring a certain textbox (or
any control) into focus. Something like

TextBox1.hasfocus = True

Is there a way to do this?

When I start to write such a statement in the VBA editor, I dont' find
anything dealing with focus in the list of properties and methods that
appears as context-sensitive help (sort of like a tool-tip)

When the Userform is "showning," the main menu of the Excel workbook
is grayed out, so I don't seem to be able to start the process of
recording a macro to see what the above code might be. Is there any
way to start a macro recording while the UserForm is "showing"? There
is no keyboard shortcut for starting "Record New Macro" on the main
Excel Menus, although I could go into keyboard customization and
assign one.

Thanks for any help.

Fred Holmes