Microsoft KB Archive/126895

= Macro to Change the ToolTip Name for Custom Toolbar =

Article ID: 126895

Article Last Modified on 10/11/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Excel 95 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Excel 5.0c
 * Microsoft Excel 5.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Excel 5.0 for Macintosh

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This article was previously published under Q126895



SUMMARY
When you create a custom toolbar button in Microsoft Excel, the default ToolTip that is created for that button will be "Custom." The only way to change this ToolTip is to run a Visual Basic for Applications macro.



Visual Basic Code Example
Microsoft provides programming examples for illustration only, without warranty either expressed or implied. This includes, but is not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. This article assumes that you are familiar with the programming language that is being demonstrated and with the tools that are used to create and to debug procedures. Microsoft support engineers 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 requirements. To change the ToolTips for a toolbar:  Change the word "standard" in the second line of the macro to the name of the toolbar that you want to change, for example formatting or toolbar 1 .  On a module sheet, enter the following Visual Basic macro code: '  Sub ChangeTooltips

Set mytoolbar = Toolbars("standard")

For Each mytool In mytoolbar.ToolbarButtons

Message = "Enter a new ToolTip name"  ' Set prompt. Title = "ToolTip changer" ' Set title. Default = mytool.Name  ' Set default.

' If tool is not a gap, display input box. If Not mytool.IsGap Then MyValue = InputBox(Message, Title, Default)

' Change ToolTip name, mytool.Name = MyValue End If     Next End Sub '--- NOTE: This macro will allow you to change the ToolTip for each button on a toolbar. If you do not want to change the ToolTip for a particular button, click Cancel.

The following sample code will change the ToolTip of a single toolbar button. '---  Sub ChangeSingleTooltip Toolbars("name of toolbar").ToolbarButtons("index number of button in     toolbar").Name = "it's changed" End Sub '--- 

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

112632 XL: Setting Status Bar Text and ToolTips for Toolbar Buttons

Additional query words: tool tip XL

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