XL98: How to Move Between Custom UserForms with CommandButtons

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Creating the UserForms

To create the UserForms, follow these steps:

1. Save and close any open workbooks, and then create a new workbook.
2. Start the Visual Basic Editor (press OPTION+F11).
3. On the Insert menu, click UserForm.
   
   This step inserts UserForm1 into the project.
4. Add a TextBox and a CommandButton control to the UserForm.
5. Press F6 to switch to the Properties Window.
6. Change the Caption property of the CommandButton to show UserForm2.
7. On the Insert menu, click UserForm.
   
   This step inserts UserForm2 into the project.
8. Add a TextBox and a CommandButton control to the UserForm.
9. Press F6 to switch to the Properties Window.
10. Change the Caption property of the CommandButton to show UserForm1.

Sample Macro for Moving Between UserForms

To create the macro, follow these steps:

1. Double-click the CommandButton on UserForm1.
2. Type the following code for the CommandButton1 Click event:

           Private Sub CommandButton1_Click()
   
               'Set the text for TextBox1 in UserForm2 with the text in
               'TextBox1 in UserForm1.
               UserForm2.TextBox1.Text = TextBox1.Text
   
               UserForm1.Hide
               UserForm2.Show
   
           End Sub
   						

3. Double-click the CommandButton on UserForm2.
4. Type the following code for the CommandButton1_Click event:

           Private Sub CommandButton1_Click()
   
               'Set the text for the TextBox in UserForm1.
               UserForm1.TextBox1.Text = TextBox1.Text
   
               UserForm2.Hide
               UserForm1.Show
   
           End Sub
   						

   NOTE: Because the CommandButton and TextBox controls are on different UserForms, you can use the same name for the controls.
5. On the Insert menu, click Module.
6. Type the following code in this module:

           Sub Show_UserForms()
   
               UserForm1.Show
   
           End Sub
   						

7. Run the Show_UserForms macro.
8. Type any text in the TextBox on UserForm1, and then click the CommandButton.
   
   UserForm1 is hidden. UserForm2 is displayed with the text you typed in the TextBox on UserForm1.
9. Type new text in the TextBox on UserForm2, and then click the CommandButton.
   
   UserForm2 is hidden. UserForm1 is displayed with the text you typed in the TextBox on UserForm2.
10. Close the UserForm.