XL97: How to Remove All Items from a ListBox or ComboBox

If ListBox or ComboBox Control is bound to a worksheet

1. Close and save any open workbooks, and then create a new workbook.
2. On Sheet1, type the following values:

   A1: Alpha
   A2: Bravo
   A3: Charlie
   A4: Delta
   A5: Echo

3. Start the Visual Basic Editor (press ALT+F11).
4. If the Properties window is not visible, click Properties on the View menu (or press F4).
5. If the Project Explorer window is not visible, click Project Explorer on the View menu.
6. On the Insert menu, click UserForm.
7. Draw a ListBox control on the UserForm.
8. Switch to the Properties window (press F4).
9. Change the RowSource property of the ListBox control to the following value:

   Sheet1!A1:A5

10. Draw a CommandButton control on the UserForm.
11. Double-click the CommandButton to open the code window for the CommandButton.
12. In the module, type the following code for the CommandButton Click event:

           Private Sub CommandButton1_Click()
               ListBox1.RowSource = ""
           End Sub
    						

13. Run the UserForm.
    
    The list box that you added to the UserForm is populated with the values that you entered on Sheet1.
14. Click the CommandButton.

If the ListBox or ComboBox is not bound to a worksheet

1. Close and save any open workbooks, and then create a new workbook.
2. Start the Visual Basic Editor (press ALT+F11).
3. If the Properties window is not visible, click Properties on the View menu (or press F4).
4. On the Insert menu, click UserForm.
5. Double-click the UserForm to open the code window for the UserForm.
6. In the module, type the following code for the UserForm Initialize event:

          Private Sub UserForm_Initialize()
              Dim MyArray As Variant
              Dim i As Integer
   
              'Initialize array with values to populate ListBox.
              MyArray = Array("Alpha", "Bravo", "Charlie", "Delta", "Echo")
   
              For i = LBound(MyArray) To Ubound(MyArray)
   
                  'Add a value from MyArray to ListBox1.
                  UserForm1.ListBox1.AddItem MyArray(i)
   
              Next
          End Sub
   
       This procedure populates ListBox1 when the UserForm is loaded.
   						

7. Draw a ListBox control on the UserForm.
8. Draw a CommandButton control on the UserForm.
9. Double-click the CommandButton to open the code window for the CommandButton.
10. In the module, type the following code for the CommandButton Click event:

           Private Sub CommandButton1_Click()
               Dim i As Integer
    
               For i = 1 To ListBox1.ListCount
    
                   'Remove an item from the ListBox.
                   ListBox1.RemoveItem 0
    
               Next i
           End Sub
    
       This Visual Basic procedure removes all of the items from ListBox1.
    						

11. Run the UserForm.
12. Click the CommandButton.