KB161816 - XL97: Min Can Exceed Max on ScrollBar or SpinButton Control

Article ID: 161816

Article Last Modified on 11/23/2006

Microsoft Excel 97 Standard Edition

This article was previously published under Q161816

SYMPTOMS

You can set the Min property to a value that is greater than the value for the Max property for the ScrollBar and SpinButton ActiveX controls.

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When you set the Min property to a value that is greater than the value for the Max property, the default behavior of the control is reversed. When this behavior occurs, clicking the arrow that points upward on a SpinButton control decreases the value of the SpinButton instead of increasing the value. The following example illustrates the behavior:

Close and save any open workbooks, and then create a new workbook.
Start the Visual Basic Editor (press ALT+F11).
If the Properties Window is not visible, click Properties on the View menu (or press F4).
On the Insert menu, click UserForm.
Draw a Label control on the UserForm.
Draw a SpinButton control on the UserForm.
Activate the Properties window (press F4).

Change the following properties for the SpinButton control to the following values:

       Property      Value
       ---------------------------------------
       Orientation   0 - fmOrientationVertical
       Min           100
       Max           50
       Value         75

Double-click the SpinButton to display the Code window for the UserForm.

In the module, type the following code for the SpinButton1 Change event:

       Private Sub SpinButton1_Change()

           'Set the Caption of the label to the value of the SpinButton.
           Label1.Caption = SpinButton1.Value

       End Sub

Run the UserForm.

When you click the upward pointing arrow on the SpinButton, the value in the label is decreased. This behavior is the result of setting the Min property of the SpinButton to a value that is greater than the value for the Max property.
Close the UserForm.

NOTE: This behavior also occurs in a ScrollBar or a SpinButton control is that you place on a worksheet.

REFERENCES

For more information about SpinButtons, click the Office Assistant, type spinbutton, click Search, and then click to view "SpinButton Control".

For more information about Scrollbar Controls, click the Office Assistant, type scrollbar, click Search, and then click to view "ScrollBar Control".

For more information about adding ActiveX Controls to a Worksheet, click the Office Assistant, type toolbox, click Search, and then click to view "About buttons, check boxes, or other controls to a worksheet".

NOTE: If the Assistant is hidden, click the Office Assistant button on the Standard toolbar. If Microsoft Excel Help is not installed on your computer, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

120802 Office: How to Add/Remove a Single Office Program or Component

Additional query words: XL97 scroll bar spin button

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