this is in a worksheet_open sub. the combobox is the only activex
control on the worksheet. what am i doing wrong? i tried "value" but
that didn't work. but neither is listindex. i originally had it all
in one line but when that didn't work i thought it might need a "with"
statement (ThisWorkbook.Sheets("Income").OLEObjects
("cmbCounty").ListIndex = 0 'Value = "")
thanks a lot for any advice.

With ThisWorkbook.Sheets("Income")
.OLEObjects("cmbCounty").ListIndex = 0 'Value = ""
End With

:)
susan