How do i refer to the text typed in a combobox?

[john q public]

if it is not one of the items from a list that the combobox is bound t
but typed into the combobox field how do i reference that text in VB
to do a copy/paste

 

[Frank Kabel]

Hi
dim var
var = combobox.value
range("A1").value=var

 

[Tom Ogilvy]

combobox1.Value