Microsoft KB Archive/198336

= PPT2000: How To Add Your Own Menu to PowerPoint =

Article ID: 198336

Article Last Modified on 11/30/2000

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft PowerPoint 2000 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q198336





SUMMARY
In PowerPoint, you can customize existing menus and toolbars as well as create your own menus. This article describes how to create a new menu and add commands to your menu.



Creating a New Menu

 * 1) On the Tools menu, click Customize.
 * 2) Click the Commands tab.
 * 3) From the Categories list, click New Menu.
 * 4) Drag the New Menu command from the Commands List and drop it on the toolbar on which you want to add the new menu.
 * 5) Click Modify Selection.
 * 6) In the Name box, type the name you want to use for your menu.

Adding Commands to Your New Menu

 * 1) On the Tools menu, click Customize.
 * 2) Click the Commands tab.
 * 3) Click the category that contains the command you want to add.
 * 4) Drag the command from the Commands List and position your mouse pointer on top of the new menu. If the menu does not contain any other commands, a gray box appears beneath it. If the menu already contains one or more commands, those commands appear.
 * 5) Point to the location you want to use for the new command. Release the mouse button.
 * 6) Repeat steps 1 through 5 to add additional commands.

