How to Press "enter' for a new line in a textbox?

Patriot2879

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hi,
I have a testbox1 in excel where after typing data in the text box i want to be able if required to press enter and start a new line in the textbox1, i am using the code below but i get an error please can you help me? thank you in advance.
Code:
Private Sub TextBox1_Change()
    If KeyCode = vbKeyReturn Then
        Me.NewLine
    End If
End Sub
 

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Thnak you for your help, all sorted now many thanks :) code works great :)
 
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If you set the MultiLine and EnterKeyBehavior properties of the textbox to True all you need to do is press Enter.
 
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:) just tried that thank you thats great i tried this earlier but only changed the multiline to True and not the other, :) that is great thank you
 
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I always forget to change both too.:eek:
 
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Thats one to remember :) i am pretty new to this , still learning but enjoying it at the same time :)
 
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