Excel

Add custom menu items to the Menu Bar

Ease of Use

Intermediate

Version tested with

2000, 2002 

Submitted by:

Glaswegian

Description:

Add custom menu items to the Menu Bar. You can then assign specific macros to run from these items 

Discussion:

It can be useful to add custom menu items to a variety of workbooks. These items can be added to a specific workbook, to an add-in or to your Personal.xls. This allows you to run specific macros direct from the Menu Bar - something that is easy even for inexperienced users. By adding the code to your Personal.xls you can assign your favourite or most commonly used macros - ready to run when you need them. This can also be useful when creating an add-in and allows you to create client specific menu items - which increases the professional look of your work. There are two pieces of code involved - the first creates the menu items on opening and the second deletes them on closing the workbook. 

Code:

instructions for use

			

Private Sub Workbook_Open() Dim cmbBar As CommandBar Dim cmbControl As CommandBarControl Set cmbBar = Application.CommandBars("Worksheet Menu Bar") Set cmbControl = cmbBar.Controls.Add(Type:=msoControlPopup, temporary:=True) 'adds a menu item to the Menu Bar With cmbControl .Caption = "&My Macros" 'names the menu item With .Controls.Add(Type:=msoControlButton) 'adds a dropdown button to the menu item .Caption = "My Macro No 1" 'adds a description to the menu item .OnAction = "RunMyMacro1" 'runs the specified macro .FaceId = 1098 'assigns an icon to the dropdown End With With .Controls.Add(Type:=msoControlButton) .Caption = "My Macro No 2" .OnAction = "RunMyMacro2" .FaceId = 108 End With With .Controls.Add(Type:=msoControlButton) .Caption = "My Macro No 3" .OnAction = "RunMyMacro3" .FaceId = 21 End With End With End Sub Private Sub Workbook_BeforeClose(Cancel As Boolean) On Error Resume Next 'in case the menu item has already been deleted Application.CommandBars("Worksheet Menu Bar").Controls("My Macros").Delete 'delete the menu item End Sub

How to use:

  1. Press Alt+F11 from Excel to open the VB Editor.
  2. Click on the Project(Workbook) name in the left pane.
  3. Double click on 'ThisWorkbook'
  4. Paste the code into the right pane of the Module
  5. Press Alt+F11 to return to Excel
  6. Save your changes
 

Test the code:

  1. The sample workbook adds a menu item called 'My Macros'. Click this, you will see there are 3 dropdown items below this.
  2. Note that these are simply example names. You need to substitute correct macro names for the items on the menu.
  3. NOTE: If you change the menu item name from 'My Macros' then you must match the name in the code to delete the item when the workbook closes.
 

Sample File:

Menu Sample.zip 7.68KB 

Approved by mdmackillop


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