Microsoft KB Archive/84904

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WD: Renaming Top-Level Menus in Word for Windows

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Q84904

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 1.0, 1.1, 1.1a, 2.0, 2.0a, 2.0a-CD, 2.0b, 2.0c, 6.0, 6.0a, 6.0c
 * Microsoft Word for the Macintosh, versions 6.0, 6.0.1

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SUMMARY
Using the WordBasic RenameMenu command, you can rename the top-level menus in Microsoft Word. To add a new top-level menu item in Word 6.0 use the ToolsCustomizeMenuBar statement.

NOTE: It is not possible to add a new top-level menu in Word 2.0 for Windows (you can only rename existing menus).

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Word 6.0 Syntax
RenameMenu Menu$, NewName$, Type [, Context]

The Type parameter allows you to specify whether you want to modify the menus on the menu bar when a document is open or not. The Context parameter allows you to specify the Normal or Active template.

This example renames the Tools menu &quot;Other Tasks&quot; and makes ALT, O the key sequence that activates the menu:

  Sub Main RenameMenu &quot;Tools&quot;, &quot;&Other Tasks&quot;, 0 End Sub

Word 2.0 Syntax
RenameMenu MenuNumber, NewText$

The MenuNumber parameter is the number of the menu to rename (numbers 0-7), and &quot;NewText$&quot; is the new menu name.

To rename a menu in Word version 2.0 for Windows, follow these steps:


 * 1) From the Tools menu, choose Macro, and type a new macro name such as Rename.
 * 2) Choose the Edit button.

The following sample macro renames the Window menu to Other Tasks:

  Sub Main RenameMenu 7, &quot;&Other Tasks&quot; End Sub NOTE: The ampersand (&) preceding a character in the menu name sets an underlined access key for choosing the menu command.

The Word 2.0 menu titles and argument numbers are as follows:

Number   Title --   -  0       File 1      Edit 2      View 3      Insert 4      Format 5      Tools 6      Table 7      Window To rename a menu in Word version 1.x for Windows, follow these steps:


 * 1) From the Macro menu, choose Edit.
 * 2) Type a new macro name such as Rename.

The following sample macro renames the Macro menu to Other Tasks:

  Sub Main RenameMenu 6, &quot;&Other Tasks&quot; End Sub The Word 1.x menu titles and argument numbers are as follows:

Number   Title --   - 0        File 1       Edit 2       View 3       Insert 4       Format 5       Utilities 6       Macro 7       Window