Tuesday, July 14, 2009

How to Create New Menu using Excel VBA

How to automatically add menu to Excel using VBa

Here is a code to add a new menu and a button whenever a sheet is opened.

Option Explicit
Private Const APPNAME As String = "Sample Menu"
Private Sub Workbook_Open()



Dim ctlNewMenu As CommandBarControl
Dim ctlNewGroup As CommandBarControl
Dim ctlNewItem As CommandBarControl
Dim vID

On Error GoTo Err_DUD

On Error Resume Next
Application.CommandBars("Worksheet Menu Bar").Controls(APPNAME).Delete
On Error GoTo 0

Set ctlNewMenu = Application.CommandBars("Worksheet Menu Bar").Controls.Add(Type:=msoControlPopup)
ctlNewMenu.Caption = APPNAME

'--- Add Control Buttons ---------------
Set ctlNewItem = ctlNewMenu.Controls.Add(Type:=msoControlButton)
ctlNewItem.Caption = "Sample Button"
ctlNewItem.OnAction = "SayHello"
ctlNewItem.TooltipText = "Sample Button by VBADUD"

Err_DUD:
If Err <> 0 Then
Err.Clear
Resume Next
End If
End Sub



5 comments:

  1. Anonymous4:10 PM

    Where is macro "SayHello"?

    ReplyDelete
  2. Hi
    Once it is added, how do I remove it?

    ReplyDelete
  3. Anonymous4:07 PM

    perfect!
    but, how assign name to tabs?
    thanks so much

    ReplyDelete
  4. BASANT BALLABH JOSHI ALMORA KUMOULI11:49 PM

    PL. GIVE THE FULL EXAMPLE HOW MAKE A MENU FOR RUNNING .VBS FILE

    ReplyDelete
  5. just-me,

    In menu area, right click on button you want to remove, than choose "Delete Custom Command". That's all.

    ReplyDelete

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