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MS Office Forum / Word / Programming / March 2008Dropdown menus in a template?
Is it possible to add a dropdown menu in a template and assign macros to this dropdown menu? i know that I can do this in the toolbar but is it possible to do it in a template as well? e.g. if a made a template “letter” and I the end add a dropdown menu wit 3 different fields for running three different macros. (Insert file “kind regards” or “yours sincerely” or “with love”) > Is it possible to add a dropdown menu in a template and assign macros to this > dropdown menu? i know that I can do this in the toolbar but is it possible to > do it in a template as well? ??? Toolbars *are* in templates (or less often in documents)... So I do not understand your dilema... > > Is it possible to add a dropdown menu in a template and assign macros to this > > dropdown menu? i know that I can do this in the toolbar but is it possible to [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > Toolbars *are* in templates (or less often in documents)... > So I do not understand your dilema... Ah! After reading Jonathan's reply, it occured to me that you may not have known that toolbars customizations are actually stored in templates. From the way you wrote your question it seems that you have made customizations (for your macros)to toolbars before, so I assumed that you understood the underlying principles. When you make changes to the toolbar without specifying anything in particular as to where those customizations are stored, they are stored in the Normal.dot template. If you make changes to a template and place that template in the Startup folder (Tools > Options... > File Locations tab), then those toolbar modifications will be available to all documents. If you just place the template in a regular folder, the customizations will be vailable only to documents based on that template. > Is it possible to add a dropdown menu in a template and assign macros to > this [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > different fields for running three different macros. (Insert file “kind > regards” or “yours sincerely” or “with love”) Yes, this can be done. You can add a menu either to a custom toolbar or to the menu bar in a template using the Tools Customize dialog. You can then add buttons to the menu that point to macros in the normal way. Make sure that when you use the Customize dialog, your template is open, and the "Save in" box of the dialog is set to your template. On the Commands tab of the Customize dialog, the last item in the Categories list is "New menu". Click that, and there is just a single item in the "Commands list", also called "New Menu". Click and drag that item either to a custom toolbar or to the menu bar. Then select Macros from the category list, and select the macros you want to add to your menu by clicking and dragging the item onto your newly-created menu.  SignatureRegards Jonathan West - Word MVP www.intelligentdocuments.co.uk Please reply to the newsgroup
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