Excel VBA UserForms #2

Excel VBA UserForms #2

Create a UserForm with 2 option buttons:  1 Sort by Employee ID or 2 Sort by Name.

Part one, create the UserForm and give it buttons.

1. First, bring up the VBA UserForm editor (F11), and add a new UserForm  using the dropdown in the upper left of the screen.
2. Rename the UserForm to “sortform” and change the caption to “Choose sort option”:
3. Add two Option Buttons (or as many as you need for your form), and two Command Buttons to your UserForm using the toolbox:
4. Next, (name) and Caption your command buttons (sort and cancel, respectively).
5. Then let’s program the Cancel button, using the .hide command from UserForms #1 video.
6. Now we’ll edit the caption on the Option buttons, naming one Emp Id, and the other Name.

Part Two, recording a macro

1. Click the Record macro button, hit ok on the window that pops up, and select your range of cells you wish to include for sorting
2. Select Data on the menu bar and hit the sort button, then select Emp Id in the Sort by dropdown box and hit ok. Repeat for the Name column.
3. Bring up the VBA window with alt-F11

Part three, use the macro to code the buttons

1. Go to the most recent module and copy the selection as shown
2. Select the sortform and double-click the sort button to paste in the code
3. Add in the following code above your pasted code:
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4. Add in this code, or for step-by-step instructions and complete explanation, please watch the full video below!
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