Microsoft KB Archive/159619

= XL97: Sample Macros for Customizing Menus and Submenus =

Article ID: 159619

Article Last Modified on 11/23/2006

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 * Microsoft Excel 97 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q159619





SUMMARY
The process of programmatically changing menus in Microsoft Excel 97 is different than earlier versions of Microsoft Excel. The biggest change in Microsoft Excel 97 is that toolbars, menu bars, and shortcut menus are considered one type of object (called a command bar). Most Visual Basic for Applications macros that you create in earlier versions of Microsoft Excel that customize menus and toolbars work in Microsoft Excel 97. However, some macros may fail. In this case, modify the macro code to work with the new object type.

This article provides several examples that illustrate how to customize menu bars, menus, and toolbars in Microsoft Excel 97.

NOTE: Many of the sample macros in this article use the ID number for a particular control as an argument for the Add method. You must know the ID number if you want to restore built-in menus that you deleted.

For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

159466 XL97: List of ID Numbers for Built-In Command Bar Controls



MORE INFORMATION
Microsoft provides programming examples for illustration only, without warranty either expressed or implied, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability and/or fitness for a particular purpose. This article assumes that you are familiar with the programming language being demonstrated and the tools used to create and debug procedures. Microsoft support professionals can help explain the functionality of a particular procedure, but they will not modify these examples to provide added functionality or construct procedures to meet your specific needs. If you have limited programming experience, you may want to contact a Microsoft Certified Partner or the Microsoft fee-based consulting line at (800) 936-5200. For more information about Microsoft Certified Partners, please visit the following Microsoft Web site:

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Deleting an Entire Menu Bar
The following macro disables the Worksheet menu bar. After you run the following macro, the Worksheet menu bar is not displayed when a worksheet is active. Sub Disable_Menu_Bar CommandBars("Worksheet Menu Bar").Enabled = False End Sub The following macro re-enables the Worksheet menu bar so that it is displayed when a worksheet is active. Sub Enable_Menu_Bar CommandBars("Worksheet Menu Bar").Enabled = True End Sub

Deleting and Restoring a Menu on a Menu Bar
The following macro deletes the Help menu from the Worksheet menu bar. Sub Delete_Help_Menu CommandBars("Worksheet Menu Bar").Controls("Help").Delete End Sub The following macro restores the Help menu to the Worksheet menu bar. Sub Restore_Help_Menu set x = CommandBars("Worksheet Menu Bar") x.Reset End Sub NOTE: This macro resets the entire Worksheet menu bar back to its default settings. When you run this macro, all customizations that you made to the Worksheet menu bar are lost.

Deleting and Restoring a Menu Command on a Menu
The following macro deletes the Contents And Index menu command on the Help menu. Sub Delete_Menu_Item Set x = CommandBars("Worksheet Menu Bar").Controls("Help") x.Controls("Contents and Index").Delete End Sub The following macro restores the Contents And Index menu command on the Help menu. Sub Restore_Menu_Item Set x = CommandBars("Worksheet Menu Bar").Controls("Help") x.Controls.Add Type:=msoControlButton, Id:=983, before:=2 End Sub

Deleting and Restoring a Submenu on a Menu
The following macro deletes the "Microsoft on the Web" submenu on the Help menu. Sub Delete_Submenu Set x = CommandBars("Worksheet Menu Bar").Controls("Help") x.Controls("Microsoft on the Web").Delete End Sub The following macro restores the "Microsoft on the Web " submenu on the Help menu. Sub Restore_Submenu Set x = CommandBars("Worksheet Menu Bar").Controls("Help") x.Controls.Add Type:=msoControlPopup, Id:=30222, before:=4 x.Reset End Sub

Deleting and Restoring a Menu Command on a Submenu
The following macro deletes the Protect Sheet menu command on the Protection submenu (on the Tools menu). Sub Delete_Item_on_Submenu Set x = CommandBars("Tools").Controls("Protection") x.Controls("Protect Sheet...").Delete End Sub The following macro restores the Protect Sheet menu command on the Protection submenu (on the Tools menu). Sub Restore_Item_on_Submenu Set x = CommandBars("Tools").Controls("Protection") x.Controls.Add Type:=msoControlButton, Id:=893, before:=1 End Sub

Deleting and Restoring a Menu on a Toolbar
The following macro deletes the Draw menu on the Drawing toolbar. Sub Delete_Menu_on_Toolbar CommandBars("Drawing").Controls("Draw").Delete End Sub The following macro restores the Draw menu on the Drawing toolbar. Sub Restore_Menu_on_Toolbar Set x = CommandBars("Drawing") x.Controls.Add Type:=msoControlPopup, Id:=30013, before:=1 x.Reset End Sub

Deleting and Restoring a Menu Item on a Shortcut Menu
The following macro deletes the Insert Comment menu command on the worksheet cell shortcut menu. Sub Delete_Shortcut_menu_item CommandBars("Cell").Controls("Insert Comment").Delete End Sub The following macro restores the Insert Comment menu command on the worksheet cell shortcut menu and restores the separator line that the previous macro deleted. Sub Restore_Shortcut_menu_item Set x = CommandBars("cell") x.Controls.Add Type:=msoControlButton, Id:=2031, before:=8 Application.ShortcutMenus(xlWorksheetCell).MenuItems.Add _ Caption:="-", before:=9 End Sub

