OFF97: How to Change the ToolTip for a Custom Toolbar Control

• Microsoft Excel 97 for Windows
• Microsoft PowerPoint 97 for Windows
• Microsoft Word 97 for Windows

SUMMARY

Microsoft Office 97 programs do not allow you to change the ToolTip for a custom toolbar control by using the Customize command (on the Tools menu). To change the ToolTip, you must use a Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications macro. This article contains a sample macro that changes the ToolTip for a custom toolbar control.

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   Sub ChangeToolTip()

      With CommandBars("Standard")          ' The toolbar (command bar).
         With .Controls("My Custom Button") ' The custom control.
            .TooltipText = "My Custom Tip"  ' The ToolTip to change or set.
         End With
      End With

   End Sub

You must also specify the button index or name of the control you want to change. To determine the name of an existing custom control, follow these steps:

1. On the Tools menu, click Customize.

2. While the Customize dialog box is displayed, click to select the toolbar control.

3. On the Customize dialog box, click Modify Selection.

   The toolbar control name is listed in the Name box on the Modify Selection shortcut menu.

REFERENCES

For more information about the CommandBars collection, from the Visual Basic Editor, click the Office Assistant, type "CommandBars Collection," click Search, and then click to view "CommandBars Collection."

NOTE: If the Assistant is hidden, click the Office Assistant button on the Standard toolbar. If the Assistant is not able to answer your query, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   ARTICLE-ID: Q176476
   TITLE     : OFF: Office Assistant Not Answering Visual Basic Questions