Auto-fill Combo Box

[smit3446]

I have an auto-fill combo box that is working well with one exception. The value in the combo box has a linked cell destination that is changing/populating with whatever is in the combo box in "real-time".

This works as expected, but the file is massive, and there are many VLOOKUPS running off the cell destination, so with each "changed" value in the auto-fill combo box, the file has to run its hundreds of VLOOKUPS and slows down the file (and my computer!) considerably.

My question is this - how can I retain the auto-fill properties of this combo box but not have the target cell populate until a user hits "enter" or something similar? I don't want that target cell populated until the desired selection from the combo box is actually selected.

Hope this makes sense, thanks in advance!

 

[Yongle]

Consider setting calculations to manual
That allows you to choose when formulas are recalculated

Excel calculations: automatic, manual, iterative

The tutorial explains the basics of Excel calculation settings and how to recalculate Excel formulas automatically and manually.

www.ablebits.com

 

[Akuini]

My question is this - how can I retain the auto-fill properties of this combo box but not have the target cell populate until a user hits "enter" or something similar? I don't want that target cell populated until the desired selection from the combo box is actually selected.

Try this:
1. Clear the Linkedcell property.
2. Use this code (change ComboBox1 and the target cell Range("A1") to suit)
The target cell will be populated only when you hit "enter".

Private Sub ComboBox1_KeyDown(ByVal KeyCode As MSForms.ReturnInteger, ByVal Shift As Integer)
        Select Case KeyCode
        Case 13 'Enter
                Range("A1").Value = ComboBox1.Value
        Case 27, 9 'esc 'tab
                Range("A1").Activate
        Case Else
            'do nothing
    End Select

End Sub