Combo Box Mysteriously moves with Grouped Cells

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jefferyshall

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I have a long list grouped by State. I have an empty "header" row a top each State group so no actual data rows show when collapsed. I added a ComboBox in one of the cells of each row 'except' for the empty header rows. When I collapse the Groups for some reason the last cell from each group moves down into the empty header row. I have stopped this from showing by adding a completely empty row at the bottom of each States group, but wondering why the ComboBox moves down one spot in the first place? And obviously if there is a way to stop it from doing so.

I have tried making that last row with a ComboBox on it a bit taller thinking maybe it's because the ComboBox seems to over hang the bottom of the cell a little bit, but that didn't do anything.

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OK, so I thought I had stopped this from happening by adding one completely empty line at the end of each group, but it didn't fix it. Even with the extra blank row at the end of every group when groups are collapsed every State group header row still has the last ComboBox of the previous group moved onto it.

First image below shows everything collapsed and all ComboBoxes were empty, then while collapsed I picked values for the last six State headers (where no ComboBoxes should be).
Each image after that shows where I start to expand each group from the bottom you can see it's definitely the last ComboBox from the previous group, even with the two rows between.
 

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gelu said:
The combo box needs to move and size with cells.

RIght click on it,
Format Control
Properties

View attachment 81103

To do all of them at once>
F5
Special
Objects
Then the above
Click to expand...
That option was grayed out when created them in the first place (and still is), so I picked "Move , but don't resize with cells". I figured that should still work because I am not resizing sizing the cells, just moving them when the lists collapse. Which seems to kind of work because they are not staying in place while the row beneath are collapsing, they are collapsing with it except for the last cell.

I have also experimented with having data in the cell to see if it is only overwriting because its empty, but it still overwrites with text in the cell. The only thing that makes it stop is if I have the a ComboBox in the cell, then it won't overwrite it and everything collapses properly except I am left with all those blank rows having the ComboBox.
 
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jefferyshall said:
That option was grayed out when created them in the first place (and still is), so I picked "Move , but don't resize with cells". I figured that should still work because I am not resizing sizing the cells, just moving them when the lists collapse. Which seems to kind of work because they are not staying in place while the row beneath are collapsing, they are collapsing with it except for the last cell.

I have also experimented with having data in the cell to see if it is only overwriting because its empty, but it still overwrites with text in the cell. The only thing that makes it stop is if I have the a ComboBox in the cell, then it won't overwrite it and everything collapses properly except I am left with all those blank rows having the ComboBox.
Click to expand...
So I figured out how to get the Option to set it to "Move and Resize with cells". It is still grayed out when you right click and go to the Properties that way, but you can do it by right clicking on it and while right clicked the "FORMAT" tab appears in the ribbon above, go up and click the Format tab, then in the "Size" group click the small arrow in the lower right corner, this opens the Properties panel to the right, go to Format & Shape (last icon at the top), go to Properties section and NOW you can pick "Move and size with cells". *No idea why, it is definitely the same set of Properties, because when I go and just right click them I can now see Move and Resize is picked (still grayed out though!) and if I change it in the right click properties to one of the other choices the change is represented in the still open Format Properties panel too, so why it is allowed to be changed in one properties panel and not the other...?? Definitely some weird bug.

Anyways - I changed them all and it still does the same thing. I kind of figured it would since in this situation I am not resizing, so the first two choices (at least to me) should work the same.

Hmmm... although, I do notice now that the first three rows aren't over lapping now, but the rest still are. I double checked and they are all set to Move and Resize with cells. Weird!
 
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