OFF98: How to Display a ComboBox List When the UserForm Is Displayed

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

   A1: FTP
   A2: GIF
   A3: HTTP
   A4: URL
   A5: WWW

3. Start the Visual Basic Editor (press OPTION+F11).
4. On the Insert menu, click UserForm.
5. Draw a ComboBox control on the UserForm.
6. Double-click the UserForm to display the Code window for the UserForm.
7. In the Visual Basic module, type the following code for the UserForm Activate event:

         Private Sub UserForm_Activate()
            ComboBox1.List = _
            ActiveWorkbook.Sheets("Sheet1").Range("A1:A5").Value
            ComboBox1.DropDown
         End Sub
   						

8. Click the UserForm to select it, and press F5 to run the UserForm.

When the UserForm appears, the list for ComboBox1 is visible.