Solved: Tab

[ukdane]

Is it possible to program a tab function so that if a user is tabbing from cell to cell, that at some point, if they press tab, instead of tabbing into a cell, the tab moves into a shape (in my case a dropdown box), and then tab out of it into another cell.
Kind of like the tab index on a form, except without the form.

Thanks in advance

[Bob Phillips]

How about this

[vba]

Private Sub Worksheet_SelectionChange(ByVal Target As Range)
If Target.Address = "$M$5" Then

Me.TextBox1.Activate
End If
End Sub
[/vba]

[ukdane]

Sounds like a plan, I'll give it a go.
Any ideas about tabbing out of it afterwards, and into the next cell?

Cheers

[Bob Phillips]

No, I don't think you can via code as there is no such event.

[ukdane]

To confirm

This works: [VBA]Private Sub Worksheet_SelectionChange(ByVal Target As Range)
Application.EnableEvents = True
If Target.Address = "$C$1" Then
Me.ComboBox1.Activate
End If
End Sub[/VBA]

I was looking at
[VBA]Private Sub ComboBox1_KeyPress(ByVal KeyAscii As MSForms.ReturnInteger)
If KeyAscii = 9 Then
Me.Range("F3").Activate
KeyAscii = 0
Else
End If
End Sub[/VBA]
To tab out, but as you say, pressing the tab key, doesn't even register.

[Bob Phillips]

This seems to work

[vba]

Private Sub Worksheet_SelectionChange(ByVal Target As Range)
If Target.Address = "$C$1" Then

Me.ComboBox1.Activate
End If
End Sub

Private Sub ComboBox1_KeyDown(ByVal KeyCode As MSForms.ReturnInteger, _
ByVal Shift As Integer)
If KeyCode = vbKeyTab Then

Me.Range("D1").Select
End If
End Sub
[/vba]

[ukdane]

Yes it does indeed.
Thanks for your help.