XL2000: Cannot Add Macros to the Tools Menu (213587)

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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
				

To add or remove a menu item from the Tools menu, you must use a Visual Basic macro.