Microsoft KB Archive/140632

= Microsoft Knowledge Base =

XL: Limitations Adding Menu Items to Menu Bars
Last reviewed: March 27, 1997

Article ID: Q140632

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Excel for Windows, version 5.0
 * Microsoft Excel for the Macintosh, version 5.0
 * Microsoft Excel for Windows NT, version 5.0
 * Microsoft Excel for Windows 95, version 7.0

The number of menu items that can be added to a custom or default menu bar is limited by available system resources.

Although the default limit is 254 menu items, the actual number of menu items that can be added to a menu bar is affected by availability of system resources (memory available, number of add ins loaded, and so on.)