Change font (text size) of dropdownmenu
Dear experts, it may seem like a simple or stupid question. But I want to change the font (text size) of the options in the dropdown menu. I don't want change the size of the text in the cells, just the size of all the options that show up when you click on the arrow of the dropdownmenu. On multiple sites on internet it says that this can't be done in excel itself, so you have to use VBA editor. Is there somebody who can help me with this or have the VBA code for this? Thanks in advance!!
Last edited by Bor van Summeren; 03-20-2024 at 04:45 AM.
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If you mean the data validation list dropdown, then as far as I know you can't change it.
One workaround is to use the SelectionChange event to increase the zoom when you select a cell with that validation type applied.
For example, this changes the zoom to 150% for when you click on a cell with a list, and 55% otherwise.
Private Sub Worksheet_selectionChange(ByVal Target As Range) Dim dv As XlDVType With Target If .Count = 1 Then On Error Resume Next dv = .Validation.Type On Error GoTo 0 ActiveWindow.Zoom = IIf(dv = xlValidateList, 150, 55) End If End With End Sub
You can't change the font of a data validation dropdown.
The text size of a data validation dropdown changes with Zoom of the sheet so you could zoom in, then readjust the size of everything else on the sheet to keep the original appearance.
If you just have one, rather than a whole column of them, you can replace it with a combobox control which gives a lot more control over appearance.
Jeff
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