PPT97: How To Add Your Own Menu to PowerPoint 97 and 98 (160246)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft PowerPoint 97 for Windows
This article was previously published under Q160246

SUMMARY

In PowerPoint 97, you can customize existing menus and toolbars as well as create your own menus. This article describes how to create a new menu and add commands to your menu.

MORE INFORMATION

Creating a New Menu

  1. On the Tools menu, click Customize.
  2. Click the Commands tab.
  3. From the Categories list, click New Menu.
  4. Drag the New Menu command from the Commands list and drop it on the toolbar on which you want to add the new menu.
  5. Click Modify Selection.
  6. In the Name box, type the name you want to use for your menu.

Adding Commands to Your New Menu

  1. On the Tools menu, click Customize.
  2. Click the Commands tab.
  3. Click the category that contains the command you want to add.
  4. Drag the command from the Commands List and position your mouse pointer on top of the new menu. If the menu does not contain any other commands, a gray box appears beneath it. If the menu already contains one or more commands, those commands appear.
  5. Point to the location you want to use for the new command. Release the mouse button.
  6. Repeat steps 1 through 5 to add additional commands.

REFERENCES

For more information about adding new menus, click the Office Assistant, type create a new menu, click Search, and then click to view "Add a custom menu to a toolbar."
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:2/25/2002
Keywords:kbhowto kbtemplate kbui KB160246
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