Close particular userform (without closing another)

Hi guys!

I am actually coding VBA in PowerPoint but I think this issue is not specific to PowerPoint (correct me if I'm wrong):

I have userform1 loaded (modal=false) that loads up (via command button) userform2 (modal=true).
I need these modals set up like that so that the user can still interact with PowerpPoint (while having userform1 still showing/available) but don't want the user having any other ineractions until thery're done configuring stuff in userform2 (which will affect some stuff in userform1 as a result).
The problem becomes apperant when i click on the close button (or unload userform2) - this causes userform1 to unload as well.

I am aware of the Me.Hide command that can resolve the issue, but is it good practice? Is it ok to leave a userform running in the backround (even though it doesn't do much, and there's a good chance you might not need it after that one time that you did need it)?

Can userform2 be unloaded without unloading userform1 at all, given their mentioned modal settings, or is the Me.Hide the standard solution for this kind of senario (not just a workaround)?

Thanks!

You are right; this is a VBA question that is not specific to an application, so I will let it stay in this subforum since it will probably get more views that way.

If you Hide instead of Unload, the form is not "running in the background." The form is not doing anything at all. But its state is preserved for the next call to Show, so it looks like it did when it was hidden, all static variables still retain their values, and it is still extant (its public variables and its controls can be accessed by other modules and any changes "stick").

It is not a bad practice.

In general, it is better to Unload if you want to force everything to be reset the next time you open the form. If you Hide, then you may need code to re-initialize the content of controls and the values of static variables.