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What is the difference between an Active X control vs. a normal control?

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    What is the difference between an Active X control vs. a normal control?

    What is the difference between an ordinary Form Control and an Active X control?

    For example:

    A scroll bar and an Active X scroll bar?
    A Command Button and an Active X Command Button?
    A Command Button and an Active X Command Button?
    A Combo Box and an Active X Combo Box?

    When do you use an ordinary form control? How about an Active X control?

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    Re: What is the difference between an Active X control vs. a normal control?

    They are from different libraries. Forms controls are part of Excel. ActiveX versions of same are from MSForms library. ActiveX has more properties and raises events which you may handle with code. Forms controls only allow to assign macro (like Click event), however Forms control is better for use on worksheet because it is more stable.
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