FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTER

USING MICROSOFT EXCEL

HOW TO MODIFY THE WORKSHEET TAB IN EXCEL

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which controls, either ActiveX controls or Form controls, have more options and properties that you can control?
A
Both
B
Neither
C
Form controls
D
ActiveX controls
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -In general, use ActiveX controls when you need more flexible design requirements than those provided by Form controls. ActiveX controls have extensive properties that you can use to customize their appearance, behavior, fonts, and other characteristics.

Detailed explanation-2: -As Hans Passant said, Form controls are built in to Excel whereas ActiveX controls are loaded separately. Generally you’ll use Forms controls, they’re simpler. ActiveX controls allow for more flexible design and should be used when the job just can’t be done with a basic Forms control.

Detailed explanation-3: -Some of the ActiveX Controls are CheckBox, Label, Image, TextBox, ComboBox, ListBox, CommandButton, OptionButton etc.

Detailed explanation-4: -If you right-click on the Checkbox and the menu has an Edit Text option then it is a form control Checkbox. If you right-click the Checkbox and the menu has a Properties option then it is an ActiveX control.

Detailed explanation-5: -ActiveX controls are small building blocks that create applications that work over the Internet through Web browsers. Examples include customized applications for collecting data, viewing certain kinds of files, and displaying animation. Common uses of ActiveX controls are command buttons, list boxes, and dialog boxes.

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