XL97: Cannot Add Macros to the Tools Menu

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SYMPTOMS

In Microsoft Excel 97, when you record a new macro, you are not given the option of creating a menu item on the Tools menu for the new macro.

Also, if you try to use the MacroOptions method to create a menu item on the Tools menu for a macro, the method fails to create the new menu item.

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CAUSE

These problems occur because, by design, this feature has been removed from Microsoft Excel 97.

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WORKAROUND

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In the following example, the Visual Basic macro code creates an item on the Tools menu called "Run Test" and assigns the macro "Test" to the menu item:

   Sub AddTesttoToolsMenu()
       Set xItem = _
            CommandBars("Tools").Controls.Add(Type:=msoControlButton)
       With xItem
           .Caption = "Run Test"
           .OnAction = "Test"
       End With
   End Sub

To remove the menu item, use this code:

   Sub RemoveTestFromToolsMenu()
       CommandBars("Tools").Controls("Run Test").Delete
   End Sub

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MORE INFORMATION

In Microsoft Excel versions 5.0 and 7.0, when you record a new macro, you can click the Options button to create a new menu item on the Tools menu to run the macro you are about to record.

Also, in Microsoft Excel versions 5.0 and 7.0, if you click Macro on the Tools menu, and then click Options in the Macro dialog box, you can create or delete a menu item on the Tools menu for the specified macro.

These options are not available in Microsoft Excel 97. To add or remove a menu item from the Tools menu, you must use a Visual Basic macro.

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APPLIES TO

Microsoft Excel 97 Standard Edition

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kbdtacode kbfaq kbprb kbprogramming KB157203

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