How to access Checkbox from VBA in Excel 2007

Question

When adding a checkbox, how do you access the value from VBA?

• In Excel 2007, on the Developer Ribbon
• Insert, Form Controls, Checkbox
• Rena

Answer 1

For completeness, if you're using an ActiveX checkbox instead of a regular checkbox, the syntax is

If Sheet1.Shapes("chkMyCheck").OLEFormat.Object.Object.Value Then 
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found using the Locals window and a variable set to the shape -

Dim shp as Shape
Set shp = Sheet1.Shapes("chkMyCheck")
Stop