XL97: How to Customize a Custom Toolbar Button
ID: Q161496
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The information in this article applies to:
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Microsoft Excel 97 for Windows
SUMMARY
This article explains how to create a custom button on a toolbar and
how to assign a macro to that custom button.
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In order to make your custom toolbar button useful, you must first write
a Visual Basic for Applications procedure to attach to the button. Follow
these steps to create a simple Visual Basic procedure:
- Close and save any open workbooks, and then open a new workbook.
- Start the Visual Basic Editor (press ALT+F11).
- On the Insert menu, click Module.
- In the module type the following code:
Sub HelloWorld()
MsgBox "Hello, World!"
End Sub
- Click "Close and Return to Microsoft Excel" on the File menu.
Now that you have created a simple Visual Basic procedure, follow these
steps to create a custom toolbar button:
- Click Customize on the Tools menu.
- Activate the Commands tab in the Customize dialog box.
- Select Macros in the Categories list box.
- In the Commands list box, drag the Custom Button item and drop it on
any toolbar where you want the custom toolbar button to appear.
The button now appears on the toolbar. To assign the HelloWorld macro to
the button, follow these steps:
- Click Modify Selection in the Customize dialog box. A menu appears
with different options for your custom toolbar button.
- Click Assign Macro, click HelloWorld on the Macro Name list,
and then click OK.
You may also want to change the ScreenTip that appears when you place the
insertion point over the button. To change the ScreenTip, follow these
steps:
- Click Modify Selection in the Customize dialog box.
A menu appears with different options for your custom toolbar button.
- In the Name box, type Hello, World!.
To modify the image displayed for your custom button, follow these steps:
- Click Modify Selection in the Customize dialog box. A menu appears
with different options for your custom toolbar button.
- On the menu, point to Change Button Image, and then click the image
to display on the button.
Now click Close in the Customize dialog box. When you click the button
you just added to the toolbar, you will see a message box with the text
Hello, World!.
REFERENCES
For more information about creating custom toolbar buttons, click the
Index tab in Microsoft Excel Help, type the following text
buttons, toolbars
and then double-click the selected text to go to the "Add a button to a
toolbar" topic.
Additional query words:
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Keywords : kbprg kbdta kbdtacode xlui KbVBA
Version : WINDOWS:
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbhowto
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