text does not update in rectangle box
 

Hi,
I want to be able to update the text in the rectangle when the user clicks
on it. My code doesn't seem to update the text even though under debugging
mode, I can see it updating.
Pls help.

ActiveSheet.Shapes("Rectangle 2").Select
Selection.Characters.Text = "test1 "
MsgBox "ts"
ActiveSheet.Shapes("Rectangle 2").Select
Selection.Characters.Text = "test2 "
ActiveCell.Select

text does not update in rectangle box
 

Hi,

Try it like this:

ActiveSheet.Shapes("Rectangle 1").OLEFormat.Object.Caption="TEST"


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Hope that helps.

Vergel Adriano


"matelot" wrote:

Hi,
I want to be able to update the text in the rectangle when the user clicks
on it. My code doesn't seem to update the text even though under debugging
mode, I can see it updating.
Pls help.

ActiveSheet.Shapes("Rectangle 2").Select
Selection.Characters.Text = "test1 "
MsgBox "ts"
ActiveSheet.Shapes("Rectangle 2").Select
Selection.Characters.Text = "test2 "
ActiveCell.Select

text does not update in rectangle box
 

Try something like:

Sub ChangetheTextintheShape()
Dim res As String
With Selection
res = InputBox("What text do you want placed in the Shape?")
Selection.Characters.Text = res
End With
End Sub


"matelot" wrote in message
...
Hi,
I want to be able to update the text in the rectangle when the user clicks
on it. My code doesn't seem to update the text even though under debugging
mode, I can see it updating.
Pls help.

ActiveSheet.Shapes("Rectangle 2").Select
Selection.Characters.Text = "test1 "
MsgBox "ts"
ActiveSheet.Shapes("Rectangle 2").Select
Selection.Characters.Text = "test2 "
ActiveCell.Select

text does not update in rectangle box
 

Or

Sub ChangetheTextintheShape()
Dim res As String
With ActiveSheet.Shapes("Rectangle 2")
res = InputBox("What text do you want placed in the Shape?")
Selection.Characters.Text = res
End With
End Sub


Will only work with Rectangle 2, but you would need to place a button on the sheet to run it.

Corey....

"Corey" wrote in message ...
Try something like:

Sub ChangetheTextintheShape()
Dim res As String
With Selection
res = InputBox("What text do you want placed in the Shape?")
Selection.Characters.Text = res
End With
End Sub


"matelot" wrote in message
...
Hi,
I want to be able to update the text in the rectangle when the user clicks
on it. My code doesn't seem to update the text even though under debugging
mode, I can see it updating.
Pls help.

ActiveSheet.Shapes("Rectangle 2").Select
Selection.Characters.Text = "test1 "
MsgBox "ts"
ActiveSheet.Shapes("Rectangle 2").Select
Selection.Characters.Text = "test2 "
ActiveCell.Select

text does not update in rectangle box
 

That works. Thanks.

"Corey" wrote:

Try something like:

Sub ChangetheTextintheShape()
Dim res As String
With Selection
res = InputBox("What text do you want placed in the Shape?")
Selection.Characters.Text = res
End With
End Sub


"matelot" wrote in message
...
Hi,
I want to be able to update the text in the rectangle when the user clicks
on it. My code doesn't seem to update the text even though under debugging
mode, I can see it updating.
Pls help.

ActiveSheet.Shapes("Rectangle 2").Select
Selection.Characters.Text = "test1 "
MsgBox "ts"
ActiveSheet.Shapes("Rectangle 2").Select
Selection.Characters.Text = "test2 "
ActiveCell.Select

text does not update in rectangle box
 

Didn't work still but I try Corey method and it's good. Thanks.

"Vergel Adriano" wrote:

Hi,

Try it like this:

ActiveSheet.Shapes("Rectangle 1").OLEFormat.Object.Caption="TEST"


--
Hope that helps.

Vergel Adriano


"matelot" wrote:

Hi,
I want to be able to update the text in the rectangle when the user clicks
on it. My code doesn't seem to update the text even though under debugging
mode, I can see it updating.
Pls help.

ActiveSheet.Shapes("Rectangle 2").Select
Selection.Characters.Text = "test1 "
MsgBox "ts"
ActiveSheet.Shapes("Rectangle 2").Select
Selection.Characters.Text = "test2 "
ActiveCell.Select