Create a custom menu bar for the current Access database or Access project

1. On the View menu, point to Toolbars, and then click Customize.
   
   
2. On the Toolbars tab, click New.
   
   
3. In the Toolbar Name box, type the name you want, and then click OK.
   
   
4. On the Toolbars tab, click Properties.
   
   
5. In the Type list, click Menu Bar.
   
   
6. Set any other properties you want, and then click Close.

   The new menu bar is now placed to the right of the Customize dialog box.

7. To complete the menu bar, do the following:
   • Add custom menus. For more information, click .
     
     
   • Add a built-in menu. For more information, click .

Notes  

• Microsoft Access supports menu bar macros for applications created with a prior version of Microsoft Access. For more information, click .
  
  
• You can attach the custom menu bar to a form or report. For more information, click . Or, you can designate the bar as the global menu bar. For more information, click .