OFF97: How to Add a Command to a New Toolbar (165070)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Office 97 for Windows
  • Microsoft Word 97 for Windows
  • Microsoft Excel 97 for Windows
  • Microsoft PowerPoint 97 for Windows
  • Microsoft Access 97
This article was previously published under Q165070

SUMMARY

In the programs listed at the beginning of this article, the steps for creating a new toolbar may differ from steps you use in earlier versions of these programs. This article lists the steps to use when you want to add a command to a new toolbar.

MORE INFORMATION

In the following example, you add the Save As command to a new toolbar called MyToolbar. To do this, use the following steps:

  1. Open one of the programs listed at the beginning of this article.
  2. On the View menu, point to Toolbars and click Customize.
  3. Click the Toolbars tab and click New. Type "MyToolbar" (without the quotation marks) in the Toolbar Name box, and then click OK.

    A blank toolbar entitled "MyToolbar" appears on the screen.
  4. Click the Commands tab.
  5. Drag the Save As command onto the MyToolbar toolbar.

    Repeat step 4 for any other commands that you want to add to the new toolbar.
  6. In the Customize dialog box, click Close.

REFERENCES

For more information about creating toolbars, click the Office Assistant, type "create a toolbar," click Search, and then click to view "Create a Toolbar."

NOTE: If the Assistant is hidden, click the Office Assistant button on the Standard toolbar. If Microsoft Help is not installed on your computer, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

120802 Office: How to Add/Remove a Single Office Program or Component

Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:5/23/2003
Keywords:kbhowto kbui KB165070
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