vbams-worduserformword-2007

Handling / Performing / Managing tasks in Userform with the help of keyboard ( shortcut keys )


I have a User-form userform

For most of Check-Boxes/ Buttons I assigned a Key. Can be execute by pressing:

Alt + Assigned-key

I had googled the following code.

Private Sub UserForm_Initialize()

Me.PASTE.Accelerator = "V"
Me.CEEMEA.Accelerator = "C"

End Sub

Problem is I have to Press Alt key to perform any given task.

Q. Is there any short way of doing this without pressing AltKey?

My progress After Robin's Original-Answer

Firstly I set focus on Macros Button.

Private Sub UserForm_Initialize()

    Me.Macros.SetFocus

End Sub

Then on Macro_Keydown Event I put the following code.

Private Sub Macros_KeyDown(ByVal KeyCode As MSForms.ReturnInteger, ByVal Shift As Integer)

    If KeyCode = vbKeyB Then
    Bulgaria.Value = Not Bulgaria.Value
    ElseIf KeyCode = vbKeyE Then
    Estonia.Value = Not Estonia.Value
    ElseIf KeyCode = vbKeyH Then
    Hungary.Value = Not Hungary.Value
    ElseIf KeyCode = vbKeyA Then
    Latvia.Value = Not Latvia.Value
    ElseIf KeyCode = vbKeyL Then
    Lithuania.Value = Not Lithuania.Value
    ElseIf KeyCode = vbKeyM Then
    Macedonia.Value = Not Macedonia.Value
    ElseIf KeyCode = vbKeyP Then
    Poland.Value = Not Poland.Value
    ElseIf KeyCode = vbKeyR Then
    Romania.Value = Not Romania.Value
    ElseIf KeyCode = vbKeyU Then
    Ukraine.Value = Not Ukraine.Value
    End If

End Sub

Solution

  • Updated answer

    The original answer didn't really meet the brief because whilst handling the UserForm events for e.g. KeyDown works for a form with no other controls, it doesn't work for a form with controls. This is because the event only works when the form has the focus. When the form has other controls, it never receives the focus. Also, it is not possible to set the focus onto the UserForm. Almost all forms will have some other controls, so the original answer is practically useless. So let's shamelessly adapt an idea from Andy Pope on MSDN to meet the OP's requirements.

    First, insert a VBA Class into the project with this code:

    Public WithEvents m_objGroupCheckBox As MSForms.CheckBox
    
    Private Sub m_objGroupCheckBox_KeyDown(ByVal KeyCode As MSForms.ReturnInteger, ByVal Shift As Integer)
        MsgBox "Keypress was: " & Chr(KeyCode) & " on " & m_objGroupCheckBox.Caption
        Select Case Chr(KeyCode)
            Case 1:
                UserForm1.CheckBox1.Value = Not UserForm1.CheckBox1.Value
            Case 2:
                UserForm1.CheckBox2.Value = Not UserForm1.CheckBox2.Value
            Case "3"
                UserForm1.CheckBox3.Value = Not UserForm1.CheckBox3.Value
        End Select
    End Sub
    

    The Class defines a generic event handler for a CheckBox on the UserForm. For the purposes of this example, we will make key presses of 1, 2 and 3 toggle the checkbox state for the 3 CheckBoxs on the form.

    Second, put the code in the Userform's initialize event. It creates a collection of this custom class that references back to the original checkboxes created on the UserForm.

    Private m_colCheckBoxes As Collection
    
    Private Sub UserForm_Initialize()
    
        Dim lngIndex As Long
        Dim objGroupCheckBox As clsGroupCheckBox
    
        Set m_colCheckBoxes = New Collection
        For lngIndex = 1 To 3
            Set objGroupCheckBox = New clsGroupCheckBox
            Set objGroupCheckBox.m_objGroupCheckBox = Me.Controls("CheckBox" & lngIndex)
            m_colCheckBoxes.Add objGroupCheckBox, CStr(m_colCheckBoxes.Count + 1)
        Next
    
    End Sub
    

    So now, if we have a UserForm in the designer like this, with each CheckBox named CheckBox1, CheckBox2 and CheckBox3:

    enter image description here

    Then, our generic event handler will allow us to define a single place to handle the KeyDown event and set CheckBox status in one spot.

    enter image description here

    Original answer - not as useful as it looks :(

    You can directly handle the KeyDown event of the UserForm and enter your specific logic in there. Maybe you should check out KeyUp and KeyPress as well depending on how you think the form will work.

    MSDN notes that '..."A" and "a" are returned as the same key. They have the identical keycode value. But note that "1" on the typewriter keys and "1" on the numeric keypad are returned as different keys, even though they generate the same character.' - MSDN Link

    You can handle SHIFT, CTRL and ALT as well.

    Private Sub UserForm_KeyDown(ByVal KeyCode As MSForms.ReturnInteger, ByVal Shift As Integer)
        If KeyCode >= vbKeyA And KeyCode <= vbKeyZ Then
            MsgBox "You pressed " & Chr(KeyCode)
        ElseIf KeyCode >= vbKeyF1 And KeyCode <= vbKeyF12 Then
            MsgBox "Function time!"
        End If
    End Sub