XL97: How to Determine the Key Pressed Along with Mouse Button

1. Save and close any open workbooks and then open a new workbook.
2. Start the Visual Basic Editor (press ALT+F11).
3. On the Insert menu, click UserForm.
4. Add a CommandButton to the UserForm.
5. Double-click the CommandButton to display the Code Module behind the UserForm.
6. Enter the following code for the MouseDown event for the CommandButton:

         Private Sub CommandButton1_MouseDown(ByVal Button As Integer, _
             ByVal Shift As Integer, ByVal X As Single, ByVal Y As Single)
   
             Select Case Shift
   
                 Case 0
                     MsgBox "No key pressed"
                 Case 1
                     MsgBox "SHIFT key pressed"
                 Case 2
                     MsgBox "CTRL key pressed"
                 Case 3
                     MsgBox "CTRL and SHIFT keys pressed"
                 Case 4
                     MsgBox "ALT key pressed"
                 Case 5
                     MsgBox "ALT and SHIFT keys pressed"
                 Case 6
                     MsgBox "CTRL and ALT keys pressed"
                 Case 7
                     MsgBox "CTRL, ALT, and SHIFT keys pressed"
   
             End Select
   
         End Sub
   						

7. Run the UserForm.
8. Click the CommandButton with any combination (or none at all) of the CTRL, ALT, and SHIFT keys pressed as you click with your mouse.
   
   A message box appears listing the buttons you pressed.
9. Close the UserForm.

    Value of Shift
    argument         Keys Pressed
    -------------------------------------
    0                no keys pressed
    1                SHIFT
    2                CTRL
    3                SHIFT and CTRL
    4                ALT
    5                ALT and SHIFT
    6                ALT and CTRL
    7                ALT, SHIFT, and CTRL