For those who have been around spreadsheet programs for quite some time, you may remember the old {?}~ command that was available in Lotus 1-2-3. This command allows you to pause the macro while the user enters data in the spreadsheet.
Excel doesn't include the same capability, but it does have ways that you can prompt the user for input. The two primary methods are these:
Both of these functions have been discussed in other issues of ExcelTips; I won't go over them again here. Based on the user's input, you can modify what the macro does in any way desired. The only drawback to the functions is that they only return a single, discrete piece of data. In other words, they aren't designed to allow the user to input a range of cells and then continue processing. For instance, if you wanted to ask the user to provide five values destined for five cells, you would need to present an InputBox five times, depositing the user's responses into the desired cells one after the other.
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2017-01-05 04:59:50
sunil kumar verma
I would like to known excel tips.
2016-07-27 15:54:46
allen@sharonparq.com
There is a fourth option, Michael: Use the search box at the upper-right corner of any page on this site.
This site contains every single tip ever published in 17+ years of weekly publishing about Excel. That's a lot of tips--about 1,800 of them or so at last count. I try very hard not to duplicate information, so the search function is a very handy function to keep in mind.
Sorry for any frustration!
-Allen
2016-07-27 13:17:00
Michael Heavener
I'm new to your tips, so instead of telling me you've covered this before, I suggest several options.
1. Don't whet my appetites and dash my hopes. Just don't bring up the topic in the newsletter.
2. Repeat the whole tip for those of us who haven't seen it before. People who have will understand and move on.
3. Provide links to the tips so we don't get frustrated.
Thanks.
Michael Heavener
2016-07-27 12:09:12
JMJ
On his site, "Chip" Pearson also gives some very interesting means to wait for an user input :
http://www.cpearson.com/excel/WaitFunctions.aspx
2015-05-27 09:13:44
Glenn Case
Patti:
Allen has a search box at the top of each tip page; you can use those to search for the terms of interest, and each will typically get you several related tips. For instance, a search for "MsgBox" produces 10 pages of related tips. Thus, it's not surprising that Allen does not necessarily link to these directly.
Hope this helps you find what you're after. If it does not, feel free to ask a specific question in the comment section of a related tip, or select the "Ask an Excel Question" link on the righthand side of this page under "Helpful Links" if your question is unrelated to the tip.
2015-05-26 19:05:44
Patti
It would have been helpful if you'd at least linked the previous articles for those of us who don't read your blog regularly and simply found your post while looking for the solution!
2014-09-24 13:47:00
Mohammed Khan
Thanks for this tip.
Can you show a full macro before and after
"UserForm1.Show vbModeless
UserForm1.Visible
DoEvents
Loop"
I wil be grateful. Best regards.
2013-12-28 12:14:42
Bill Meyer
To pause a macro and allow users to enter data directly into a worksheet simply create a user form (UserForm1). Then in the macro put:
UserForm1.Show vbModeless
Do While UserForm1.Visible
DoEvents
Loop
When the user form is closed the macro continues execution at the next statement
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