SUMMARY
This article includes sample Visual Basic for Applications macros that
customize and control shortcut menus using the Commandbar object.
IMPORTANT: Some of the examples in this article use the ID number for a
particular control. To restore a built-in menu that is deleted by a sample
macro, you must know its ID number.
For additional information, please see the following articles in the
Microsoft Knowledge Base:
159466
XL97: List of ID Numbers for Built-In Command Bar Controls
162814
XL97: Sample Macros to Return ID for a CommandBar Control
159619
XL97: Sample Macros for Customizing Menus and Submenus
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Deleting and Restoring an Entire ShortCut Menu Bar
The following macro example deletes the worksheet cell shortcut menu:
Sub Del_ShortCutMenu()
CommandBars("Cell").Enabled = False
End Sub
The following macro example restores the worksheet cell shortcut menu:
Sub Restore_ShortCutMenu()
CommandBars("Cell").Enabled = True
End Sub
Deleting and Restoring a Menu on a Shortcut Menu
The following macro example deletes the Cut command on the worksheet cell
shortcut menu:
Sub Del_Item()
CommandBars("Cell").Controls("Cut").Delete
End Sub
The following macro example restores the Cut command on the worksheet cell
shortcut menu:
Sub Add_Item()
CommandBars("Cell").Controls.Add Type:=msoControlButton, Id:=21, _
Before:=1
End Sub
NOTE: ID 21 corresponds to the Cut command.
Deleting and Restoring a Submenu on a Shortcut Menu
The following macro example deletes the Formulas submenu on the PivotTable
shortcut menu:
Sub Del_Submenu()
CommandBars("PivotTable Context Menu").Controls("Formulas").Delete
End Sub
NOTE: ID 21 corresponds to the Cut command.
The following macro example restores the Formulas submenu on the PivotTable
shortcut menu:
Sub Restore_Submenu()
Dim x as Object
set x = CommandBars("PivotTable Context Menu")
x.Controls.Add Type:=msoControlPopup, Id:=30254, Before:=8
x.Reset ' The reset method is used to populate the Formulas submenu
End Sub
NOTE: ID 30254 corresponds to the Formulas submenu.
Deleting and Restoring a Command on Submenu
The following macro example deletes the Calculated Field command on the
Formulas submenu on the PivotTable shortcut menu:
Sub Del_Submenu_Item()
Dim x as Object
set x = CommandBars("PivotTable Context Menu").Controls("Formulas")
x.Controls("Calculated Field...").Delete
End Sub
The following macro example restores the Formulas submenu on the PivotTable
shortcut menu:
Sub Restore_Submenu_Item()
Dim x as Object
set x = CommandBars("PivotTable Context Menu").Controls("Formulas")
x.Controls.Add Type:=msoControlButton, Id:=1597, Before:=1
End Sub
NOTE: ID 1597 corresponds to the Calculated Field command on the Formulas
submenu.
REFERENCES
For more information about programmatically customizing command bars, click
Microsoft Visual Basic Help on the Help menu in the Visual Basic Editor,
type "Customizing menus," click Search, and then click "Overview of Command
Bars" to go to the topic.
NOTE: If the Assistant is hidden, click the Office Assistant button on the
Standard toolbar. If Microsoft Visual Basic 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