XL: Macro to Change the ToolTip Name for Custom Toolbar

ID: Q126895

The information in this article applies to:

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

SUMMARY

When you create a custom toolbar button in Microsoft Excel, the default ToolTip that is created for that button will be "Custom." The only way to change this ToolTip is to run a Visual Basic for Applications macro.

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Visual Basic Code Example

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To change the ToolTips for a toolbar:

Change the word "standard" in the second line of the macro to the name of the toolbar that you want to change, for example formatting or toolbar 1.

On a module sheet, enter the following Visual Basic macro code:


'----------------------------------------------------------------
   Sub ChangeTooltips()

      Set mytoolbar = Toolbars("standard")

      For Each mytool In mytoolbar.ToolbarButtons

         Message = "Enter a new ToolTip name"   ' Set prompt.
         Title = "ToolTip changer" ' Set title.
         Default = mytool.Name   ' Set default.

         ' If tool is not a gap, display input box.
         If Not mytool.IsGap Then
            MyValue = InputBox(Message, Title, Default)

            ' Change ToolTip name,
            mytool.Name = MyValue
         End If
      Next
   End Sub
   '---------------------------------------------------------------

NOTE: This macro will allow you to change the ToolTip for each button on a toolbar. If you do not want to change the ToolTip for a particular button, click Cancel.

The following sample code will change the ToolTip of a single toolbar button.


   '---------------------------------------------------------------
   Sub ChangeSingleTooltip()
      Toolbars("name of toolbar").ToolbarButtons("index number of button in
      toolbar").Name = "it's changed"
   End Sub
   '---------------------------------------------------------------

For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q112632 XL: Setting Status Bar Text and ToolTips for Toolbar Buttons

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