Learn how to control Excel worksheets with spin buttons, scrollbars, option buttons, and checkboxes.

Such buttons often run macros that you write using Visual Basic. When the button must appear in a dialog box, create it using Excel's Visual Basic for Applications window.

In this post, we show you how to change color of ActiveX Control buttons in Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint programs.

Slicers are a good way to filter data in a Microsoft Excel PivotTable or PivotChart, but they take up a bit of room. By moving the buttons to the chart, you free room for more visuals.

A couple of easy changes can greatly enhance the visual impact of a slicer. This walk-through shows you how.