Microsoft KB Archive/120935

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 * Microsoft Word for the Macintosh, version 6.0

SUMMARY
You can add frequently used documents to a custom menu in Word 6.0. However, the command in Word versions 4.0 and 5.x for the Macintosh that automatically create a custom Work menu (namely, COMMAND+OPTION+=), do not work in Word 6.0 for the Macintosh.

MORE INFORMATION
To create a custom or Work menu in Word 6.0, follow these steps:


 * 1) On the Tools menu, click Customize.
 * 2) Click the Menus tab.
 * 3) Click the menu bar.
 * 4) Type the name of the menu you want to add (for example, Work).
 * 5) Select the position on the menu bar where you would like the menu to appear (the default is the last position).
 * 6) Click Add.
 * 7) Click Close.

To add a document to a custom menu in Word 6.0, follow these steps:
 * 1) Open the document you want to add to the custom menu.
 * 2) On the Tools menu, click Customize.
 * 3) Select the Menus tab.
 * 4) On the Categories list, select File.
 * 5) On the Commands list, select FileOpenFile.
 * 6) On the Change What list, select your custom menu name (for example, Work).
 * 7) On the FileOpenFile list (under the Menu Bar), select the name of the open document that you want to add to your custom menu.
 * 8) On the Save Changes In list, select the template you would like this change saved in. (Select your Normal template if you would like the custom menu available in all documents.)
 * 9) Click Add and then click Close.

To add an AutoText entry to a custom menu in Word 6.0, follow these steps:
 * 1) On the Tools menu, click Customize.
 * 2) Click the Menus tab.
 * 3) From the Categories list, select AutoText.
 * 4) From the Commands list, select the AutoText entry that you want displayed on the menu.
 * 5) From the Change What list, select your custom menu name (for example, Work).
 * 6) On the Save Changes In list, select the template you would like this change saved in. (Select your Normal template if you would like the custom menu available in all documents.)
 * 7) Click Add.
 * 8) Click Close.
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Last reviewed: February 5, 1998

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