Consider the following dataset of fruit items and two stores. We’ll insert option buttons so we can use this dataset to input data in other sheets.
Step 1 – Activating the Developer Tab to Add Option Button in Excel
- Go to File.
- Go to Options.
- The Excel Options window will appear.
- Select Customize Ribbon.
- Check the Developer item from the list on the right and click OK.
- The Developer tab is added to the Excel ribbon.
Step 2 – Inserting an Option Button
We need to add option buttons in cells C5:C9 and C12:C13.
- Go to the Developer tab and click Insert.
- Select the Option Button Icon in the Form Controls section.
- The cursor changes to a plus.
- Place the cursor in the desired location, create a box surrounding the first option, Mango, and stretch the box to cover the cell.
- Click anywhere on the sheet to finalize the button.
- Right-click on the option button and choose Edit Text.
- Delete the default name Option Button.
- Click anywhere on the sheet, and you’ll only see the initial cell value.
- Follow the same procedure to add option buttons to all of the options like this.
Step 3 – Binding or Linking the Option Button to a Cell
We need to bind the option buttons to another cell to display a value.
- Right-click on a button.
- Select Format Control.
- A Format Control window will appear.
- Go to Control and select Unchecked, then place the bounded cell reference in the Cell link box. We chose C15.
- Click OK.
- Repeat for all buttons. This cell will represent the option button number.
- We have selected the Option Button 3, so the C15 cell is showing 3.
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Step 4 – Grouping Option Button
We need to make two groups of the option buttons.
- Go to Developer and click Insert.
- Choose the Grouping Icon in the Form Controls section.
- Stretch the cursor to make a box around the option buttons you want to group. The first group for the sample is cells C5:C9.
- Click anywhere on the sheet and Excel will create Group box 1.
- Create the Group box 2 following the same procedure.
- Bind Group box 1 to Cell F5 and Group box 2 to Cell F12.
- The two Group boxes will show the different option button numbers for different Group Boxes.
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