Excel Form Question

[General Fear]

I wanted to create a form using Excel. The form example that I have
seen shows the Excel Spreadsheet in the background.

Is it possible to create a form that will not show Excel at all?
Basically, what I wanted to create is a form with no Excel menus or
Excel cells. All I want the user to see is the form, with no hint of
Excel. That way, the end user will not realize that they are using
Excel at all.

If I can do the above, is there an example on the Net that I can
download and examine. Otherwise maybe you all can tell me how to do
this.

 

[Chip Pearson]

If you mean by "form" a UserForm in VBA, you can use code like the
following to hide Excel and then show the form:

Sub ShowTheForm()
On Error Resume Next
Application.Visible = False
UserForm1.Show
Unload UserForm1
End Sub

Then, in the form's code module, use

Private Sub UserForm_Terminate()
Application.Visible = True
End Sub

Cordially,
Chip Pearson
Microsoft MVP
Excel Product Group
Pearson Software Consulting, LLC
www.cpearson.com
(email on web site)

 

[FSt1]

hi
from an old post by Tom Hutchins.......
You can hide Excel so only your userform is showing.

To hide Excel when the form as activated:
Private Sub UserForm_Activate()
'Hide Excel when this form is activated
Application.Visible = False
End Sub

To show Excel again when the form is unloaded (In this example, the code is
attached to a command button on the form).
Private Sub cmdExit_Click()
'Close the form and show Excel.
Unload Me
Application.Visible = True
End Sub

and i suppose that you will have other code to go with the form.
just be sure to unhide excel when you close your form.

regards
FSt1

 

[FSt1]

hi
unless you made a backup copy prior to the save, i'm afraid it's gone.

sorry
regards
FSt1